Rio Grande LNG Files FERC Application
Posted on May 9, 2016 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Rio Grande LNG Files FERC Application
Rio Grande LNG, LLC and Rio Bravo Pipeline Company, LLC (together, Applicants) have filed an application with FERC for authorization to site, construct and operate liquefaction and LNG export terminal facilities in the Brownsville Navigation District in Cameron County, Texas and an interconnected pipeline. The terminal facilities would consist of six liquefaction trains, each with a...
FERC Authorizes Two Additional Trains for Cameron LNG
Posted on May 9, 2016 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Authorizes Two Additional Trains for Cameron LNG
FERC has issued an order authorizing Cameron LNG to construct and operate a fifth 160,000-cubic meter (m3) LNG storage tank, which would store LNG pending export, and two additional liquefaction trains, Trains 4 and 5, each with a liquefaction capability of 4.985 million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA). Cameron proposes to construct the facilities at its LNG terminal on the Calcasieu...
FERC Denies Request to Rehear Aguirre Approval
Posted on May 5, 2016 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Denies Request to Rehear Aguirre Approval
FERC has issued an order denying Comité Diálogo Ambiental, Inc.’s (Diálogo) request for rehearing of FERC’s July 24, 2015 order, which approved Aguirre Offshore GasPort, LLC’s (Aguirre) proposed LNG import terminal facilities along the southern shore of Puerto Rico near Salinas. FERC rejected Diálogo’s allegation that the July 24 Order erred in determining that Aguirre’s floating...
PHMSA Schedules Public Meeting on LNG Facility Regulations
Posted on Apr 26, 2016 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Safety & Security | Comments Off on PHMSA Schedules Public Meeting on LNG Facility Regulations
The U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has announced a public LNG Workshop meeting to be held May 18-19, 2016, “to solicit input and obtain background information for the formulation of a future regulatory change to 49 CFR part 193, Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities: Federal Safety Standards.” PHMSA is co-sponsoring the meeting with the National...
DOE Denies Rehearing of Order Authorizing Dominion Cove Point LNG Exports
Posted on Apr 25, 2016 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Denies Rehearing of Order Authorizing Dominion Cove Point LNG Exports
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued an order denying Sierra Club’s request for rehearing of DOE’s order, which authorizes Dominion Cove Point LNG (DCP) to export 281 Bcf/year of LNG over a 20-year period from DCP’s proposed LNG export terminal at Lusby, Md. to nations without a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. On rehearing, Sierra Club asserted that DOE’s...
Corpus Christi Liquefaction Files Construction Progress Report
Posted on Apr 21, 2016 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Corpus Christi Liquefaction Files Construction Progress Report
Corpus Christi Liquefaction has filed a report with FERC covering construction through March 2016 at its liquefaction and LNG export terminal at Corpus Christi, Texas. The report states that engineering has progressed to 97.1%, procurement has progressed to 46.0%, and Bechtel’s direct hire construction has progressed to 4.6%. The total Project has progressed to 32.5% complete. ...