Chevron, Kinder Morgan Intervene in Sabine Pass Liquefaction Proceeding at FERC
Posted on Jun 8, 2011 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Chevron, Kinder Morgan Intervene in Sabine Pass Liquefaction Proceeding at FERC
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. has filed a request to intervene and comments in the Sabine Pass LNG export proceeding at FERC. In its filing, Chevron argues that FERC should decide several jurisdictional questions in a declaratory order. The filing is available in FERC’s eLibrary under Docket No. RP11-2127. Separately, Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline LLC also submitted a request to...
Cove Point LNG Requests Approval for Changes to Tariff
Posted on Jun 1, 2011 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Cove Point LNG Requests Approval for Changes to Tariff
Cove Point LNG has requested that FERC approve several changes to the terminal’s tariff. The revisions to the tariff would permit Cove Point LNG to require firm shippers to import cargos of LNG and other measures that would encourage regular deliveries of LNG to the terminal. Cove Point LNG argues that regular imports of LNG are necessary to circulate LNG throughout its systems...
Cheniere Submits Petition for Declaratory Order on LNG Terminal Buy/Sell Arrangement
Posted on May 27, 2011 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Cheniere Submits Petition for Declaratory Order on LNG Terminal Buy/Sell Arrangement
Cheniere subsidiary Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC has submitted a Request for Declaratory Order from FERC declaring that Cheniere’s proposal to offer bi-directional LNG import and export services, including transportation on the Creole Trail interstate pipeline, at the Sabine Pass LNG facility does not violate FERC’s capacity release rules, particularly the rules prohibiting...
DOE Conditionally Approves Cheniere’s LNG Export Application for Non-FTA Countries
Posted on May 23, 2011 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Conditionally Approves Cheniere’s LNG Export Application for Non-FTA Countries
Last week, the U.S. Department of Energy approved Cheniere Energy’s application to export U.S. domestic gas as LNG via the Sabine Pass LNG terminal to countries with which the United States does not already have a free trade agreement in place. DOE determined that “opponents of the application have not demonstrated that a conditional grant of the requested authorization for a term of...
FERC Grants Crown Landing LNG Developer’s Request for an Extension of Time
Posted on May 18, 2011 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Grants Crown Landing LNG Developer’s Request for an Extension of Time
Yesterday, FERC granted a request by Crown Landing LNG developer Hess LNG to extend the deadline for requesting to use the Commission’s pre-filing process. Hess LNG now has until June 30, 2012, to file its request to use the pre-filing process. FERC’s letter order is available in the Commission’s eLibrary under Docket No....
Letter Submitted to FERC Argues Siting Challenges for Crown Landing LNG Also Apply to Weaver’s Cove LNG
Posted on May 17, 2011 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Letter Submitted to FERC Argues Siting Challenges for Crown Landing LNG Also Apply to Weaver’s Cove LNG
In a letter submitted to FERC last week, opponents of the Weaver’s Cove LNG import project argue that siting challenges facing Hess LNG, the developer of the Crown Landing LNG project as well as the Weaver’s Cove project, apply to both projects. As Crown Landing LNG asked FERC to extend the deadline for the company to develop its project due to siting difficulties caused by...