Project Opponent Asks FERC to Dismiss Calais LNG Application
Posted on Oct 12, 2011 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Project Opponent Asks FERC to Dismiss Calais LNG Application
Save Passamaquoddy Bay, a group opposed to LNG import projects in the region around the Passamaquoddy Bay region, has requested that FERC dismiss the application to build and operate the Calais LNG import terminal without prejudice. The letter requesting dismissal is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
DOE Approves LNG Exports from Cove Point Facility to FTA Countries
Posted on Oct 11, 2011 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Approves LNG Exports from Cove Point Facility to FTA Countries
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has approved Dominion Cove Point LNG’s application to export up to 1Bcf/d of LNG to countries with which the United States has entered or will enter into a free trade agreement. Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] offers additional...
Official Says DOE Will Act on LNG Export Applications in “Not-Too-Distant Future”
Posted on Oct 11, 2011 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Official Says DOE Will Act on LNG Export Applications in “Not-Too-Distant Future”
Speaking to an industry conference in Washington, D.C., Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Assistant Secretary Christopher Smith said that he expects his office to issue decisions on two LNG export applications “in the not-too-distant future.” Separately, AOL Energy reports that Deputy Assistant Secretary Smith said that his office...
PHMSA Approves Two Vapor Dispersion Models
Posted on Oct 11, 2011 in Federal Regulation, Safety & Security | Comments Off on PHMSA Approves Two Vapor Dispersion Models
The U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has approved two additional vapor dispersion models for calculating exclusion zones: Det Norske Veritas’s Process Hazard Analysis Software Tool – Unified Dispersion Model and GexCon US Inc.’s FLACS (Version 9.1, Release...
BG Group May Seek FERC Authorization for LNG Exports
Posted on Oct 6, 2011 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on BG Group May Seek FERC Authorization for LNG Exports
An official with BG Group Plc told BusinessWeek that her company may seek FERC authorization in 2012 to export LNG from the United States via its Lake Charles terminal. Exports would begin no earlier than...
Dominion Cove Point Says Proposed LNG Exports Would Have Minor Impact on U.S. Natural Gas Prices
Posted on Oct 6, 2011 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Dominion Cove Point Says Proposed LNG Exports Would Have Minor Impact on U.S. Natural Gas Prices
Platts reports that Dominion Cove Point predicts a minor impact on domestic natural gas prices if the U.S. Department of Energy grants the company’s request to export gas as LNG. Dominion Cove Point’s application to export LNG to non-free trade agreement countries is available now from the Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil...