Cheniere Proposes NGL Facility at Sabine Pass LNG Terminal
Posted on Mar 25, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Cheniere Proposes NGL Facility at Sabine Pass LNG Terminal
Cheniere Midstream Services, LLC and Sabine Pass LNG, L.P. have jointly requested that FERC waive pre-filing procedures for a proposed natural gas liquids (NGL) processing facility proposed for the Sabine Pass LNG terminal site. The NGL processing facility would be installed in two phases and have the capacity to process 1 Bcf/d of NGL. The facility would also have NGL storage tanks,...
FERC Chairman Tentatively Informs Alaskan Officials FERC May Not Oversee Proposed Gas Pipeline
Posted on Mar 23, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Chairman Tentatively Informs Alaskan Officials FERC May Not Oversee Proposed Gas Pipeline
Last week FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff told Alaskan state officials that the Commission likely would leave oversight of a planned intrastate natural gas pipeline to Alaskan authorities. According to the Fairbanks News Miner, this informal assessment is not final because the full commission has not addressed the question. Separately, a study commissioned by Alaskan gas and electrical...
Freeport LNG Seeking Authorization to Export Foreign-Sourced LNG to All Countries with Regasification Terminals
Posted on Mar 23, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Trade Restrictions | Comments Off on Freeport LNG Seeking Authorization to Export Foreign-Sourced LNG to All Countries with Regasification Terminals
Earlier this month Freeport LNG Development, L.P. filed an application with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy to amend the company’s blanket authorization to re-export previously imported LNG. According to the announcement in today’s Federal Register, Freeport LNG is seeking authorization to export foreign sourced LNG to any country “with...
MARAD Releases Final Supplemental EIS for TORP Bienville LNG Deepwater Port Project
Posted on Mar 22, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on MARAD Releases Final Supplemental EIS for TORP Bienville LNG Deepwater Port Project
The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has issued its Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS) for the TORP Bienville LNG deepwater port project. MARAD also announced in the Federal Register that it will host a public meeting on the project in Mobile, Ala., on March 31, 2010. The FSEIS will be available soon in the Regulations.gov system under Docket No....
FERC Schedules Post-Certification Reviews for EcoElectrica, Cameron LNG Facilities
Posted on Mar 18, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Schedules Post-Certification Reviews for EcoElectrica, Cameron LNG Facilities
FERC announced yesterday that it will conduct its annual post-certification reviews of the EcoElectrica and Cameron LNG import facilities. FERC’s letters regarding the inspections are available in the Commission’s eLibrary under Docket Nos. CP95-35 and CP02-378,...
Comment on Bradwood Landing LNG Project Focuses on Fish Entrainment in LNG Vessel Ballast Systems
Posted on Mar 17, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Comment on Bradwood Landing LNG Project Focuses on Fish Entrainment in LNG Vessel Ballast Systems
A local Washington resident and shipping engineer filed comments with FERC urging the Commission to hold Bradwood Landing LNG import project developers, NorthernStar Natural Gas, responsible for environmental effects that the operations of LNG vessels will cause while docking or undocking at the facility. The comments focus specifically on the likelihood of fish entrainment in an LNG...