Golden Pass Files Draft Resource Reports
Posted on Jul 2, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Golden Pass Files Draft Resource Reports
Golden Pass Products filed draft Resource Reports 1 (General Project Description) and 10 (Alternatives) with FERC for its proposed LNG export terminal and interconnected pipeline located in Jefferson and Orange Counties, Texas and Calcasieu Parish, La. Copies of Resource Report 1 can be accessed here, and copies of Resource Report 10 can be accessed here. The complete docket for the...
No Volume Limits Planned for U.S. LNG Exports to Non-FTA Nations
Posted on Jul 2, 2013 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on No Volume Limits Planned for U.S. LNG Exports to Non-FTA Nations
Kyodo News International reports that U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Moniz recently said in an interview that DOE is not planning to impose volume limits on U.S. LNG exports to nations without a Free Trade Agreement with the United...
Coast Guard and MARAD to Prepare Environmental Impact Statement for Port Ambrose Deepwater Port Application
Posted on Jul 2, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Coast Guard and MARAD to Prepare Environmental Impact Statement for Port Ambrose Deepwater Port Application
The U.S. Coast Guard and the Maritime Administration issued a notice of their intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for Liberty Natural Gas’s application to own, construct, and operate Port Ambrose, a proposed LNG import terminal located in the federal waters off the coasts of New Jersey and New York. The notice can be accessed here, and the complete docket...
Bill Introduced to Transfer Natural Gas Export Authority to FERC
Posted on Jun 21, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Bill Introduced to Transfer Natural Gas Export Authority to FERC
Yesterday, U.S. Representative Ted Poe (R-TX) introduced H.R. 2471, which would amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to transfer regulatory authority over exports of natural gas from the Secretary of Energy to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The text of the bill was not available at press...
FERC to Process Downeast LNG’s Terminal Application Despite Canada’s Opposition
Posted on Jun 21, 2013 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC to Process Downeast LNG’s Terminal Application Despite Canada’s Opposition
FERC Chairman Wellinghoff sent a letter to Canadian Ambassador Gary Doer in response to Doer’s letter to FERC reiterating the Canadian government’s opposition to the proposed Downeast LNG import terminal. Wellinghoff stated that FERC was under a legal obligation to process Downeast LNG’s application, and explained that if FERC finds the project to be in the public...
Canada Commences Environmental Assessment for Prince Rupert LNG Export Project
Posted on Jun 21, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Federal Regulation | Comments Off on Canada Commences Environmental Assessment for Prince Rupert LNG Export Project
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has commenced an environmental assessment of BG Group affiliate Prince Rupert LNG Limited’s proposed LNG liquefaction and export terminal on Ridley Island at the Port of Prince Rupert in British Columbia. Public comments on the scope of the environmental assessment are due July 21, 2013. Read more in the...