FERC Extends Schedule for Completion of Oregon LNG Environmental Review
Posted on Feb 1, 2016 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Extends Schedule for Completion of Oregon LNG Environmental Review
FERC issued a notice today extending the date for the release of its environmental impact statement for the proposed Oregon LNG export terminal project from February 12, 2016 to June 3, 2016. Other federal agencies having jurisdiction over the project will have until September 1, 2016 to complete their review....
Eagle LNG Partners Files FTA and Non-FTA LNG Export Application
Posted on Jan 28, 2016 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Eagle LNG Partners Files FTA and Non-FTA LNG Export Application
Eagle LNG Partners announced that it has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) requesting long-term, multi-contract authorization to export up to 49.8 Bcf (approximately 1.0 million tons) of LNG/year to both free trade agreement (FTA) and non-free trade agreement (non-FTA) countries. The LNG would be exported from Eagle LNG Partners’ proposed FERC-jurisdictional...
Sabine Pass LNG Trains 1 and 2 “Substantial Completion” Dates Pushed Back Two Months
Posted on Jan 26, 2016 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sabine Pass LNG Trains 1 and 2 “Substantial Completion” Dates Pushed Back Two Months
Sabine Pass LNG has filed a report with FERC on the status of construction of its LNG export terminal in Sabine Pass, La., through December 2015. The report states that “actual project progress supports the achievement of substantial completion for Trains 1 and 2 by May 2016 and August 2016, respectively.” These dates are two months later than predicted in Sabine Pass LNG’s report...
EPA Recommends FERC Revise its Guidance to LNG Project Applicants to Address Increased Gas Production and Climate Change
Posted on Jan 21, 2016 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on EPA Recommends FERC Revise its Guidance to LNG Project Applicants to Address Increased Gas Production and Climate Change
In comments submitted to FERC regarding FERC’s review of its Guidance Manual for environmental reports prepared for Natural Gas Act applicants, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recommends that the Guidance Manual request LNG export project applicants (1) to provide information regarding the potential for increased natural gas production and the related environmental impacts due...
Canadian Energy Board Grants Two Long-Term LNG Export Licenses
Posted on Jan 21, 2016 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Canadian Energy Board Grants Two Long-Term LNG Export Licenses
Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) has approved New Times Energy Ltd’s application for a license to export over 25 years up to 586 Bcf/year of LNG with an additional annual tolerance of 15 percent from a floating liquefaction and LNG export terminal facility it intends to build near Port of Prince Rupert, British Columbia. The NEB also approved an application by AltaGas DCLNG General...
Canadian Environmental Agency Concludes Pacific NorthWest LNG Terminal Unlikely to Cause Significant Adverse Effects
Posted on Jan 19, 2016 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Canadian Environmental Agency Concludes Pacific NorthWest LNG Terminal Unlikely to Cause Significant Adverse Effects
The Globe and Mail reports that scientists from Fisheries and Oceans Canada, a federal agency, sent a letter last week to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency concluding that “[t]he effects of the [Pacific NorthWest LNG] marine structure on fish and fish habitat have been categorized as having a low potential of resulting in significant adverse effects.” Malaysian state oil...