FERC Releases Final EIS for the Proposed Magnolia LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Nov 13, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Releases Final EIS for the Proposed Magnolia LNG Export Terminal
FERC has released the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for the proposed Magnolia LNG export terminal at Lake Charles, La. and the various liquefaction, LNG distribution, and appurtenant facilities. The notice states that FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed projects would result in adverse environmental impacts but these impacts would be reduced to...
N.Y. Governor Cuomo Rejects Port Ambrose Deepwater LNG Port
Posted on Nov 12, 2015 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on N.Y. Governor Cuomo Rejects Port Ambrose Deepwater LNG Port
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has sent a letter to the U.S. Maritimes Administration (MARAD) disapproving of the grant of a deepwater port license for Liberty Natural Gas’s proposed Port Ambrose Deepwater Port LNG import terminal for offshore New York and New Jersey. According to the letter, the Deepwater Port Act requires the approval from the governor of each adjacent coastal state...
Downeast LNG Requests Pause of FERC Review
Posted on Nov 5, 2015 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Downeast LNG Requests Pause of FERC Review
Downeast LNG has filed a letter requesting that FERC hold its review of Downeast LNG’s proposed LNG export terminal in Robbinston, Maine in abeyance “until February 29, 2016 while Downeast LNG and its investors undertake an economic analysis of current market conditions and the associated impact on the proposed Downeast LNG project.”...
FERC Responds to Questions on LNG Terminal Land Rights
Posted on Nov 2, 2015 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Responds to Questions on LNG Terminal Land Rights
FERC has released a letter from Chairman Norman Bay in response to questions posed by Oregon Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici and Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkly regarding the land rights dispute over the proposed the Oregon LNG project site in Warrenton, Ore. The letter asserts, among other things, that: – Holders of Section 3 authorizations for LNG facilities do not...
Corpus Christi Liquefaction Files Construction Update
Posted on Oct 29, 2015 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Corpus Christi Liquefaction Files Construction Update
Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC, a subsidiary of Cheniere Energy, Inc., has filed a report with FERC covering construction activities through September 2015 at its liquefaction facility and LNG export terminal at Corpus Christi, Texas. The report states that engineering has progressed to 82.0%, procurement has progressed to 32%, and Bechtel’s construction has progressed to 0.4%. The...
Woodfibre LNG Receives Environmental Assessment Certificate for B.C. Export Terminal
Posted on Oct 28, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Woodfibre LNG Receives Environmental Assessment Certificate for B.C. Export Terminal
The British Columbia (B.C.) Environmental Assessment Office has issued an environmental assessment certificate approving Woodfibre LNG’s proposed liquefaction and export terminal near Squamish, B.C. According to The Vancouver Sun article, the facility “still requires federal environmental approval and it could be the first test of the incoming Liberal government’s approach to energy...