FERC Withdraws Consultation Request for Oregon LNG Project
Posted on Mar 29, 2012 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Withdraws Consultation Request for Oregon LNG Project
Noting that the developers of the Oregon LNG terminal and pipeline project expect to change their plans for the project, FERC informed the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that it is withdrawing its Endangered Species Act section 7 consultation request regarding the proposed project. In its letters to each agency, available under Docket No....
Group Questions Jordan Cove Leaders During Site Visit
Posted on Mar 29, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Group Questions Jordan Cove Leaders During Site Visit
The World reports that a group of interested persons questioned leaders of Jordan Cove Energy Partners on various topics, including hypothetical dangers, market conditions, and federal permit review processes, during an open house and FERC Staff visit to Jordan Cove’s proposed LNG export terminal...
Jordan Cove Energy Files DOE Application for LNG Exports to Non-FTA Countries
Posted on Mar 28, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Jordan Cove Energy Files DOE Application for LNG Exports to Non-FTA Countries
On March 23, 2012, Jordan Cove Energy Project L.P. filed an application with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for authority to export up to six million metric tons per annum of LNG (292 Bcfe) from its proposed Coos Bay, Oregon, terminal to countries that do not have a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. Jordan Cove proposes that exports would commence no later than seven...
Jordan Cove Geared Up for a Second Round of FERC Review
Posted on Mar 27, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Jordan Cove Geared Up for a Second Round of FERC Review
“We are going through the whole thing again,” remarked Jordan Cove Energy Partners’ project manger Bob Braddock, referring to FERC Staff’s visit to Jordan Cove’s proposed LNG export terminal site. This time, however, FERC will be reviewing the differences between Jordan Cove’s proposed LNG export terminal and its LNG import terminal project, which was...
Sabine Pass LNG Files Opposition to Sierra Club FERC Intervention
Posted on Mar 27, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sabine Pass LNG Files Opposition to Sierra Club FERC Intervention
On March 23, 2012, Sabine Pass LNG filed a motion to oppose the Sierra Club’s late intervention in the Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction Project proceeding at FERC. Documents from this case can be found in FERC’s eLibrary under Docket No....
DOE Study on LNG Exports Delayed
Posted on Mar 26, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on DOE Study on LNG Exports Delayed
The U.S. Department of Energy’s study on the economic effects of increased LNG exports will not be released until late summer 2012 according to a DOE spokeswoman. Pending applications for LNG exports to countries without a free trade agreement with the United States will be delayed until the Obama Administration has an opportunity to review the study results. The spokeswoman...