Sierra Club Files Protest on Oregon LNG Export Terminal Application
Posted on Aug 13, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sierra Club Files Protest on Oregon LNG Export Terminal Application
Sierra Club has filed a protest with FERC in opposition to LNG Development Company, LLC’s (d/b/a Oregon LNG) application to construct an LNG export and import terminal in Warrenton, Ore. Sierra Club argues, as it has in other LNG export terminal cases, that LNG exports will (1) induce gas production from hydraulic fracturing leading to environmental harm and (2) raise domestic...
DOE Releases U.S. LNG Import Figures For June 2013
Posted on Aug 12, 2013 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Uncategorized | Comments Off on DOE Releases U.S. LNG Import Figures For June 2013
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released the latest data for LNG imports into the United States. During June 2013, three shipments of LNG were imported from Trinidad; two shipments totaling 5.2 Bcf were received at the Everett, Mass. terminal and one shipment of 2.9 Bcf was received at the Sabine Pass, La. terminal. The monthly report can be found...
Downeast LNG Moving Forward with LNG Import Project
Posted on Aug 9, 2013 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Downeast LNG Moving Forward with LNG Import Project
In response to a recent FERC data request, Downeast LNG, Inc. has submitted a letter stating that it has exercised its land option agreement for its proposed LNG import terminal site, and has purchased the terminal site property. The letter can be accessed here, and the complete docket for the Downeast LNG project can be found on eLibrary by searching for Docket No....
Freeport-McMoRan Energy Asks DOE for Separate Review of Non-FTA LNG Exports from Deepwater Terminals
Posted on Aug 9, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Freeport-McMoRan Energy Asks DOE for Separate Review of Non-FTA LNG Exports from Deepwater Terminals
Freeport-McMoRan Energy LLC (FME) recently submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) requesting that DOE consider FME’s application to export LNG from its proposed Main Pass Deepwater port to nations without a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States separately from applications to export LNG to non-FTA nations from onshore facilities. Because...
Group of Democratic Lawmakers Urge Review of LNG Exports Impact on Climate Change
Posted on Aug 8, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Group of Democratic Lawmakers Urge Review of LNG Exports Impact on Climate Change
The Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change, comprised of U.S. Senators and Representatives from the Democratic Party, has released a white paper encouraging the U.S. Secretary of Energy to consider 20 recommendations as he implements the President’s Climate Action Plan, including a recommendation that the Department of Energy “conduct a thorough analysis of the climate change...
Murkowski Releases White Paper Urging Swift Approval of More LNG Exports
Posted on Aug 8, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Murkowski Releases White Paper Urging Swift Approval of More LNG Exports
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) has released a white paper urging swift action and removal of barriers to LNG export permit approvals “before the nation misses a historic opportunity … to generate enormous geopolitical and economic benefits by expanding its role in the global gas trade.” Read more in the press...