Sabine Pass Files Construction Status Report
Posted on Mar 20, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sabine Pass Files Construction Status Report
Sabine Pass LNG LP (SPLNG) filed its February 2013 status report on the construction of its liquefaction and export terminal project in Cameron Parish, La. SPLNG reports that engineering is now 47.0% complete, procurement is 36.0% complete, and the overall project completion is 22.0%. SPLNG states that the overall project schedule is progressing ahead of the contractual schedule basis,...
DOE Approves Gasfin and Trunkline LNG Applications to Export LNG to FTA Nations
Posted on Mar 18, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Approves Gasfin and Trunkline LNG Applications to Export LNG to FTA Nations
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) approved Gasfin Development USA, LLC’s (Gasfin) application to export, on its own behalf and also as agent for third parties, over a 25-year term up to 74 Bcf/year of LNG (approximately 1.5 million metric tons) to nations that have a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. Gasfin would export the LNG from the proposed Gasfin LNG Export...
ConocoPhillips Not Planning to Renew Alaska LNG Export Authority
Posted on Mar 14, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on ConocoPhillips Not Planning to Renew Alaska LNG Export Authority
Bloomberg reports that ConocoPhillips, citing lack of gas supplies, is not planning to renew its U.S. Department of Energy authority to export LNG from its Kenai, Alaska liquefaction plant to foreign countries not having a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. During 2012, ConocoPhillips shipped four LNG cargoes to...
Environmental Groups Urge Timeout on LNG Exports
Posted on Mar 14, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Environmental Groups Urge Timeout on LNG Exports
The Center for International Environmental Law, Clean Water Action, Earthjustice, Earthworks, Environment America, Friends of the Earth, League of Conservation Voters, Sierra Club, and The Wilderness Society sent a joint letter to President Obama urging the Administration to thoroughly study the economic and environmental aspects of increased LNG exports before making final decisions...
Magnolia LNG Files to Initiate Pre-filing Procedures
Posted on Mar 14, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Magnolia LNG Files to Initiate Pre-filing Procedures
Magnolia LNG, LLC (Magnolia), a subsidiary of Australian company Liquefied Natural Gas Limited, filed a request that FERC initiate pre-filing environmental review of the proposed Magnolia Liquefied Natural Gas Project. Magnolia proposes to build, own, and operate an 8 million tons per year LNG facility in the Port of Lake Charles, La. to receive domestically sourced natural gas for...
DOE Secretary Nominee Viewed as Supportive of LNG Exports
Posted on Mar 13, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on DOE Secretary Nominee Viewed as Supportive of LNG Exports
Bloomberg reports that Ernest Moniz, nominee for U.S. Department of Energy Secretary, was a director of a study concluding that the U.S. should not erect barriers to LNG exports. The report also states, however, that Moniz is supportive of regulatory efforts to address environmental issues related to hydraulic...