Freeport LNG Files to Increase Existing LNG Production Capacity Authorization
Posted on Jun 25, 2015 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Freeport LNG Files to Increase Existing LNG Production Capacity Authorization
Freeport LNG Development has filed an application with FERC to amend its existing authorization to increase the total LNG production capacity of its Liquefaction Project under construction on Quintana Island, in Brazoria County, Texas, from the currently authorized 1.8 Bcf/day (657 Bcf/year) to 2.14 Bcf/day (782 Bcf/year). Freeport states that 2.14 Bcf/day is the maximum peak day...
FERC to Prepare EIS for Port Arthur LNG Project
Posted on Jun 25, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC to Prepare EIS for Port Arthur LNG Project
FERC has issued a notice of its intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for Sempra LNG affiliate Port Arthur LNG’s proposed liquefaction and export terminal project and interconnected pipeline near Port Arthur, Texas. As proposed, the liquefaction facilities will consist of two liquefaction trains with a total production capacity of up to 1.38 Bcf/day of LNG. FERC’s...
Sabine Pass LNG Files Construction Status Report
Posted on Jun 24, 2015 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sabine Pass LNG Files Construction Status Report
Sabine Pass LNG filed a report with FERC covering construction activities through May 2015 at its LNG export terminal in Cameron Parish, La. Stage 1 (liquefaction trains 1 and 2) engineering and procurement are 100% complete, and subcontract and direct hire construction work are 71.2% and 81.9% complete, respectively. Stage 1 overall project completion is 90.8% against the plan of...
FERC Denies Rehearing of Sabine Pass LNG Terminal Expansion Authorization
Posted on Jun 23, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Denies Rehearing of Sabine Pass LNG Terminal Expansion Authorization
FERC has issued an order denying Sierra Club’s request for rehearing of FERC’s order which authorized Cheniere affiliate Sabine Pass Liquefaction to construct its Stage 3 expansion, consisting of the construction of two additional liquefaction trains (Trains 5 and 6) to its LNG export terminal under construction at Cameron Parish, La. FERC rejected Sierra Club’s arguments that in...
Port Arthur LNG Files Non-FTA Export Application
Posted on Jun 22, 2015 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Port Arthur LNG Files Non-FTA Export Application
Port Arthur LNG has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Energy to export 517 Bcf/year (approximately 10 million metric tons) of LNG over a 20-year period from its proposed LNG terminal in Port Arthur, Texas to nations without a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States....
Court Denies Request for Stay of Dominion Cove Point LNG Terminal Construction
Posted on Jun 22, 2015 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, Litigation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Court Denies Request for Stay of Dominion Cove Point LNG Terminal Construction
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has issued an order denying EarthReports, Inc. et al.’s emergency motion for a stay of FERC orders authorizing construction of the Dominion Cove Point LNG export terminal at Lusby, Md. The court ruled that Earthjustice had “neither satisfied the stringent requirements for a stay pending court review … nor articulated ‘strongly compelling’...