Oregon LNG Refutes Clatsop County Preemption Claims
Posted on Aug 27, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Oregon LNG Refutes Clatsop County Preemption Claims
Oregon LNG filed an answer to Clatsop County, Oregon’s and others’ motions to intervene in its FERC LNG terminal application docket. In its answer, Oregon LNG argues that the Clatsop County land use permitting requirements are preempted by the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and that existing legal precedent clearly establishes that Clatsop County may not use its land use regulations...
Sabine Pass LNG Files Monthly Construction Report
Posted on Aug 27, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sabine Pass LNG Files Monthly Construction Report
Sabine Pass LNG has submitted its monthly construction progress report for July 2013 for its LNG export terminal in Cameron Parish, La., to FERC. The report states that Stage 1 engineering is 72% complete, procurement is 65% complete, and subcontract and direct hire construction work are 25.5% and 3.3% complete, respectively. The overall project completion is 40.2%. The report states...
Environmental Groups and Citizens File Comments Opposing Port Ambrose Project
Posted on Aug 23, 2013 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Environmental Groups and Citizens File Comments Opposing Port Ambrose Project
A group of environmental organizations led by Clean Ocean Action, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and numerous citizens have filed comments with the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Maritime Administration opposing Liberty Natural Gas’s Port Ambrose LNG import terminal application. The proposed deepwater terminal would be located offshore New Jersey and New York. Documents...
FERC Releases Cameron LNG Export Terminal Project Update
Posted on Aug 23, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Releases Cameron LNG Export Terminal Project Update
FERC has released an update on its processing of Cameron LNG’s application to construct LNG export facilities at its existing LNG import terminal in Hackberry, La. The update states that FERC is currently conducting an environmental analysis of the proposed project and is awaiting input from Cameron LNG regarding questions from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The results...
Cambridge Energy Affiliate Requests Extension for LNG Terminal Application
Posted on Aug 19, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Cambridge Energy Affiliate Requests Extension for LNG Terminal Application
Cambridge Energy affiliate CE FLNG, LLC (CE) filed a request with FERC to extend the date by which CE proposes to submit an LNG export terminal application under FERC’s pre-filing environmental review process. CE proposes to submit an application on April 16, 2014, rather than October 10, 2013 as originally planned, and anticipates an in-service date of January 31, 2018 for the...
FERC Approves Additional Structural Steel Installation and Pipeline Interconnects for Sabine Pass LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Aug 14, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Approves Additional Structural Steel Installation and Pipeline Interconnects for Sabine Pass LNG Export Terminal
FERC issued an order yesterday granting Sabine Pass LNG’s request to (1) commence installation of structural steel for the Stage 1 (Trains 1 and 2) Heavies Removal Unit facilities and (2) construct the Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline and Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America meter interconnects. FERC’s order can be accessed here, and the complete docket for the Sabine Pass...