Sabine Pass LNG Submits Monthly Construction Progress Report
Posted on Jan 22, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sabine Pass LNG Submits Monthly Construction Progress Report
Sabine Pass LNG, L.P., filed a status report at FERC on the progress of construction of its LNG export terminal in Cameron County, La. The report indicates that engineering was now 39.1% complete; procurement was 30.2% complete; and construction work was 5.0% complete at the end of December. The overall project completion was 18.0% against a target plan of 18.0%. The overall project...
More Comments Filed on DOE LNG Export Study
Posted on Jan 18, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on More Comments Filed on DOE LNG Export Study
Comments in support of U.S. LNG exports were filed at the U.S. Department of Energy by NiSource Gas Transmission & Storage, the Virginia Oil and Gas Association, the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce, and the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry. Indian oil company ONGC Videsh Limited also submitted supportive comments, suggesting that there should be no distinction for...
FERC Rules on Hawaii Gas Company LNG Import Application
Posted on Jan 17, 2013 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Rules on Hawaii Gas Company LNG Import Application
FERC issued an order today dismissing The Gas Company, LLC’s (GasCo) application to import and vaporize LNG transported from the continental United States for distribution to end-use customers in Hawaii. FERC ruled that GasCo’s proposed facilities do not constitute an LNG terminal under Natural Gas Act (NGA) section 3, and that its proposed facilities and operations are...
Sierra Club Protests Cameron LNG FERC Export Application
Posted on Jan 17, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sierra Club Protests Cameron LNG FERC Export Application
Sierra Club and Gulf Restoration Network (GRN) filed a motion to intervene and protest at FERC in response to Cameron LNG, LLC’s (Cameron) application to construct facilities to export LNG near its existing LNG import terminal in Cameron Parish, La., and related pipeline facilities. As in other LNG export cases, Sierra Club, now with GRN, alleges that Cameron’s proposal...
Two More DOE LNG Export Applications Filed
Posted on Jan 16, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Two More DOE LNG Export Applications Filed
Gasfin Development USA, LLC (Gasfin) has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to export over a 25-year term up to 74 Bcf/year of LNG (approximately 1.5 million metric tons) to nations having a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. Gasfin would export the LNG from the proposed Gasfin LNG Export Project, a mid-scale natural gas liquefaction and LNG export...
Pangea LNG Files Application to Export LNG to Non-FTA Nations
Posted on Jan 14, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Pangea LNG Files Application to Export LNG to Non-FTA Nations
Pangea LNG (North America) Holdings, LLC (Pangea), filed an application with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) seeking a 25-year authorization to export domestically produced LNG up to the equivalent of 398.5 Bcf/year to nations without a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. Pangea proposes to export the LNG from its proposed South Texas LNG Project to be located at the Port...