FERC to Prepare Environmental Assessment for Freeport LNG Train 4 Project
Posted on Aug 20, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC to Prepare Environmental Assessment for Freeport LNG Train 4 Project
FERC has issued a notice of its intent to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) for Freeport LNG Development, L.P.’s proposal to add a fourth liquefaction train (Train 4 Project) at its LNG export terminal currently under construction on Quintana Island in Brazoria County, Texas. The Train 4 Project would provide additional liquefaction capacity of approximately 5.1 million metric...
FERC Plans Several Public Meetings to Discuss Oregon LNG Environmental Impact
Posted on Aug 19, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Plans Several Public Meetings to Discuss Oregon LNG Environmental Impact
FERC has released a notice of public meetings it has scheduled during September in Oregon and Washington to permit the public to present its views on FERC’s draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Oregon LNG terminal and interconnected pipeline. FERC’s notice can be found here, and the complete docket for the project can be found on eLibrary under Docket No. CP09-6....
Canadian Energy Board Grants Pieridae Energy Import and Export Licenses
Posted on Aug 19, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Pipelines | Comments Off on Canadian Energy Board Grants Pieridae Energy Import and Export Licenses
The Canadian National Energy Board has granted Pieridae Energy (Canada) Ltd. (Pieridae) 20-year licenses to import up to 419.75 Bcf/year of natural gas from the United States to Canada via the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline and to export up to 587.65 Bcf/year of LNG from Pieridae’s proposed terminal near Goldboro, Nova Scotia. The licenses are subject to the approval of the...
FERC Releases Final Environmental Impact Statement for Lake Charles Liquefaction Project
Posted on Aug 14, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Releases Final Environmental Impact Statement for Lake Charles Liquefaction Project
Today, FERC released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for Trunkline Gas and affiliates’ proposed Lake Charles Liquefaction and LNG export terminal project in Calcasieu Parish, La. The liquefaction facilities would have a design production capacity of 16.45 million metric tons of LNG per year, which would provide an LNG export capacity equivalent to about 2 Bcf/day. The...
Canadian Energy Board Grants Bear Head LNG Import and Export License
Posted on Aug 14, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Canadian Energy Board Grants Bear Head LNG Import and Export License
The Canadian National Energy Board has granted Bear Head LNG, a subsidiary of Liquefied Natural Gas Limited, 25-year licenses to import up to 503 Bcf/year of natural gas from the United States to Canada via the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline and to export up to 685.9 Bcf/year of LNG from Bear Head LNG’s proposed terminal in Richmond County near Point Tupper, Nova Scotia. The...
Environmental Groups Petition Commerce Department to Ban Natural Gas Exports
Posted on Aug 13, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Environmental Groups Petition Commerce Department to Ban Natural Gas Exports
The Center for Biological Diversity, Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace (Petitioners) have filed a petition requesting that the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) “immediately promulgate a rule or rules prohibiting the export of all natural gas products . . . from the United States pursuant to Section 103 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), as amended.” The...