Cameron LNG Files to Initiate FERC Pre-Filing Process for LNG Export Facilities
Posted on May 9, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Cameron LNG Files to Initiate FERC Pre-Filing Process for LNG Export Facilities
Cameron LNG has filed a request with FERC to initiate the pre-filing review process for proposed liquefaction and export facilities to be constructed at Cameron’s existing LNG import terminal in Hackberry, La. According to the request, Cameron LNG anticipates filing a formal application with FERC in December 2012. Cameron Interstate Pipeline also filed a related request for its...
Canadian Official Concerned about Losing LNG Export Opportunities
Posted on May 9, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Canadian Official Concerned about Losing LNG Export Opportunities
Canadian Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver told reporters Friday that he is concerned that Canadian companies may lose opportunities to the Australians to export LNG to Asia due to the slow pace of the Canadian regulatory approval process for LNG projects. Oliver hopes that the Canadian government’s recently published Responsible Resource Development plan will...
Alaska Approves TransCanada’s Alternate LNG Proposal; TransCanada Closes Alaska Pipeline Open Season
Posted on May 4, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Alaska Approves TransCanada’s Alternate LNG Proposal; TransCanada Closes Alaska Pipeline Open Season
The Alaska Departments of Natural Resources and Revenue have approved TransCanada Alaska and its co-licensees’ request to amend their pending proposal to construct a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to Alberta (Alberta Project) to include an alternate proposal to build a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to a south-central Alaska port to export gas as LNG (LNG...
FERC Provides Status of Environmental Review for Downeast LNG Import Project
Posted on May 3, 2012 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction | Comments Off on FERC Provides Status of Environmental Review for Downeast LNG Import Project
FERC has published a memorandum regarding the Downeast LNG import project, summarizing an inter-agency meeting on the project and stating that the next major step in FERC’s environmental review process will be the issuance of a supplement to the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), which will be subject to a 45-day public comment period. The memo also states that once FERC...
Cheniere Pipeline Files to Supply Sabine Pass Export Terminal
Posted on May 2, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Cheniere Pipeline Files to Supply Sabine Pass Export Terminal
Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline, L.P. filed an application at FERC to enable bi-directional gas flow on its system to permit deliveries of feed gas to the Sabine Pass Liquefaction Project. The application states that Creole Trail and Sabine Liquefaction have negotiated a binding transportation precedent agreement for up to 1,530,000 Dth/d of firm transportation service on the Creole...
Cheniere Marketing Files for Re-Export Authority
Posted on May 1, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Cheniere Marketing Files for Re-Export Authority
Cheniere Marketing, LLC has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a two-year, blanket authorization to export, on behalf of itself and as agent for other parties, up to 500 Bcf equivalent of previously imported LNG from the Sabine Pass LNG terminal. Cheniere requests authority to export the LNG to any country with the capacity to import LNG via ocean-going...