State of Oregon Requests FERC to Consider Environmental Effects of Fracking from Oregon LNG Project
Posted on Dec 20, 2012 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on State of Oregon Requests FERC to Consider Environmental Effects of Fracking from Oregon LNG Project
The State of Oregon filed comments at FERC requesting consideration of the environmental effects of hydraulic fracturing in FERC’s environmental review of the Oregon LNG export terminal project. The comments can be found on eLibrary under Docket No....
Congressman Markey Calls on DOE to Re-run LNG Export Report
Posted on Dec 19, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Congressman Markey Calls on DOE to Re-run LNG Export Report
U.S. Congressman Ed Markey (D-MA) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chu calling DOE’s recent report on the macroeconomic effects of LNG exports fundamentally flawed since it is based on outdated data and could underestimate the increase in domestic gas prices to American consumers from additional LNG exports. The letter requests that DOE re-run and...
Magnolia LNG Files at DOE to Export to FTA Nations
Posted on Dec 19, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Magnolia LNG Files at DOE to Export to FTA Nations
Magnolia LNG, LLC, an affiliate of Australian company Liquefied Natural Gas Limited, filed an application with the U.S. Department of Energy to export, on behalf of itself and others, 0.54 Bcf of natural gas per day, or approximately 4 million tons per year of domestically produced LNG, over a twenty-five year period. Magnolia LNG proposes to export the LNG from a terminal it will...
Sierra Club and Municipal Gas Utilities Continue Opposition to LNG Exports
Posted on Dec 18, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sierra Club and Municipal Gas Utilities Continue Opposition to LNG Exports
Sierra Club and the American Public Gas Association (APGA), which represents municipal gas utilities, each filed protests at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) opposing Southern LNG Company, L.L.C.’s application to export LNG to countries without a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. Sierra Club opposes the application arguing that DOE has not considered the potential...
Calhoun LNG Abandons LNG Import Project
Posted on Dec 17, 2012 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Calhoun LNG Abandons LNG Import Project
Calhoun LNG, L.P. and Point Comfort Pipeline (Calhoun) have requested that FERC vacate their certificate authorizations for construction of an LNG import terminal and interconnected pipeline at the Port of Port Lavaca-Point Comfort in Calhoun County, Texas. Calhoun states that changes in U.S. natural gas markets that have dramatically limited the prospects for substantial LNG imports...
Cameron LNG Terminal Pipeline Files at FERC to Reverse Flow
Posted on Dec 17, 2012 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines | Comments Off on Cameron LNG Terminal Pipeline Files at FERC to Reverse Flow
Cameron Interstate Pipeline, LLC (Cameron Interstate) filed an application at FERC to construct facilities to reverse the flow of gas on its pipeline to transport domestically-produced gas to the Cameron LNG terminal for processing, liquefaction and export. Cameron Interstate states that during a recent open season, it received confidential expressions of interest for 100% of the...