PHMSA and FERC Issue Orders Regarding LNG Storage Leaks at Sabine Pass Facility
Posted on Feb 15, 2018 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Safety & Security | Comments Off on PHMSA and FERC Issue Orders Regarding LNG Storage Leaks at Sabine Pass Facility
The U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has issued a corrective action order requiring Cheniere Energy subsidiary Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC (Sabine Pass) to remove from service and evaluate two LNG storage tanks at Sabine Pass’s liquefaction facility in Cameron Parish, La. Leaks of LNG and natural gas from the storage tanks were identified on January...
Sierra Club Withdraws Court Challenge to LNG Exports
Posted on Jan 31, 2018 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, Litigation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sierra Club Withdraws Court Challenge to LNG Exports
Law360 reports that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has granted Sierra Club’s voluntary motion to dismiss its appeal of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) orders approving LNG export volumes for Cheniere Energy Inc.’s Sabine Pass LNG project in Cameron Parish, La. Sierra Club lost several court cases where it challenged FERC orders approving the construction of various LNG...
FERC Releases Update on Plaquemines LNG Project
Posted on Jan 26, 2018 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Releases Update on Plaquemines LNG Project
FERC has released an update on its review of the proposed Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC (Plaquemines LNG) liquefaction and LNG export terminal and interconnected Gator Express Pipeline slated for construction in Plaquemines Parish, La. FERC is currently reviewing data submitted with the project applications and is preparing a draft environmental impact statement, which will be...
Corpus Christi Liquefaction Forecasts Train 1 Substantial Completion By March 2019
Posted on Jan 25, 2018 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Corpus Christi Liquefaction Forecasts Train 1 Substantial Completion By March 2019
Corpus Christi Liquefaction (CCL) has filed a report with FERC projecting that CCL’s LNG production Train 1 will achieve substantial completion in March 2019 and Train 2 will achieve substantial completion in September 2019. The report covers construction activity at CCL’s LNG production and export facility at Corpus Christi, Texas, through December 2017....
Coast Guard Approves WSA for Rio Grande LNG Project
Posted on Jan 18, 2018 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Coast Guard Approves WSA for Rio Grande LNG Project
The San Antonio Business Journal reports that the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has approved the water suitability assessment (WSA) for the proposed Rio Grande LNG project. The USCG found that the Brownsville, Texas ship channel is suitable for carrying shipments of LNG and that the proposed Rio Grande LNG export facility could safely co-exist with a SpaceX rocket launch pad being built 5...
EIA Projects Average U.S. LNG Exports to Increase by 1 Bcf/day in 2018
Posted on Jan 10, 2018 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on EIA Projects Average U.S. LNG Exports to Increase by 1 Bcf/day in 2018
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released its monthly Short-Term Energy Outlook. EIA projects that LNG gross exports will average 3.0 Bcf/d in 2018, up from 1.9 Bcf/d in 2017, as U.S. liquefaction capacity continues to expand. EIA expects Dominion Energy’s Cove Point LNG terminal under construction in Lusby, Md., to ramp up to full capacity and, at the Elba Island...