U.S. Senators Request More Time for Scoping Comments on Oregon LNG Export Project
Posted on Oct 31, 2012 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on U.S. Senators Request More Time for Scoping Comments on Oregon LNG Export Project
Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) have requested that FERC extend the deadline for comments on the scope of FERC’s environmental review of the Oregon LNG export terminal and related pipeline project from November 8, 2012 to January 8, 2013. The request can be found on eLibrary under Docket No....
Senator Wyden Asks for DOE LNG Export Criteria
Posted on Oct 24, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Senator Wyden Asks for DOE LNG Export Criteria
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu requesting an “all-inclusive description of the factors” DOE will use in deciding whether to approve or revoke a supplier’s LNG export authority. Read more in the Hill...
DOE Grants Applications to Export LNG to FTA Nations
Posted on Oct 22, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Grants Applications to Export LNG to FTA Nations
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently granted authority to Cheniere Marketing, LLC (Cheniere Marketing) and Gulf Coast LNG Export, LLC (Gulf Coast) to export domestically produced LNG to nations with a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. Cheniere Marketing proposes to export LNG from its Corpus Christi LNG terminal and Gulf Coast LNG would export LNG from its proposed...
Environmental Groups File Protests on Hawaiian LNG Import Proposal
Posted on Oct 22, 2012 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Environmental Groups File Protests on Hawaiian LNG Import Proposal
Sierra Club filed a protest on The Gas Company’s FERC application to import into Hawaii LNG produced in the continental United States. Sierra Club opposes Gas Company’s request that FERC review only the first phase of the project and requests that FERC prepare an environmental impact statement on all phases of the proposal. Sierra Club’s protest also raises other...
Sabine Pass LNG Files Monthly Status Report
Posted on Oct 22, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sabine Pass LNG Files Monthly Status Report
Sabine Pass LNG filed a status report on construction of its LNG export terminal in Sabine Pass, La., stating that as of the end of September, engineering is 24.2% complete, procurement is 20.6%, and the overall project completion is 11.8%. Sabine Pass states that the overall project schedule is progressing ahead of the contractual schedule basis, with significant acceleration of the...
FERC Provides Status Update for Corpus Christi LNG Export Project
Posted on Oct 17, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Provides Status Update for Corpus Christi LNG Export Project
FERC has released an update on the status of its review of the Corpus Christi LNG terminal and related pipeline project applications. The update can be found on eLibrary under Docket No....