Port Arthur LNG Files Draft Resource Reports with FERC
Posted on May 6, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Port Arthur LNG Files Draft Resource Reports with FERC
Port Arthur LNG has filed Draft Resource Reports 1 (General Project Description) and 10 (Alternatives) with FERC as part of the pre-filing environmental review process for its proposed liquefaction and LNG export terminal near the City of Port Arthur, Texas. The reports can be found here, and the complete docket for the project can be found on eLibrary under Docket No. PF15-18. ...
Article Provides Update on REI’s Proposed Port Mackenzie LNG Project
Posted on May 5, 2015 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Article Provides Update on REI’s Proposed Port Mackenzie LNG Project
The Alaska Journal of Commerce reports that Resources Energy Inc. (REI) is moving forward with plans to construct a small LNG export terminal at Port Mackenzie in Cook Inlet, Alaska, but the company currently has no gas suppliers for its proposed terminal. According to the article, REI plans to supply LNG to two municipal and regional industrial customers in Japan and hopes to be in...
FERC Denies Rehearing and Stay of Order Approving Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Project
Posted on May 5, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Denies Rehearing and Stay of Order Approving Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Project
Yesterday, FERC issued an order denying requests for rehearing and motions for stay of its order approving Dominion Cove Point LNG’s (DCP) export terminal project in Lusby, Md. FERC denied BP Energy’s (BP) request for rehearing, which argued that BP was unduly discriminated against by DCP because BP was not offered the same opportunity to turnback its DCP terminal capacity as DCP...
FERC Releases Schedule for Environmental Review of Proposed Magnolia LNG Project
Posted on Apr 30, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Pipelines | Comments Off on FERC Releases Schedule for Environmental Review of Proposed Magnolia LNG Project
FERC has released its schedule for environmental review of the proposed Magnolia LNG export terminal at Lake Charles, La., and the proposed Lake Charles Expansion interconnected pipeline project. FERC plans to release its final environmental impact statement covering both projects on November 16, 2015. Other federal agencies having jurisdiction over either project will then have...
Sabine Pass LNG Files Monthly Construction Status Report
Posted on Apr 30, 2015 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sabine Pass LNG Files Monthly Construction Status Report
Sabine Pass LNG filed a report with FERC covering construction activities through March 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 65% and 73.4% complete, respectively. Stage 1 overall project completion is 87.2% against the plan of...
Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals Affirms County Denial of Permit for Oregon LNG Feeder Pipeline
Posted on Apr 30, 2015 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals Affirms County Denial of Permit for Oregon LNG Feeder Pipeline
The Oregonian reports that Oregon’s Land Use Board of Appeals has upheld Clatsop County’s decision to deny a land use permit for a proposed pipeline that would serve Oregon LNG’s proposed bidirectional LNG terminal at Warrenton, Ore. Peter Hansen, chief executive of Oregon LNG, downplayed the ruling, calling it a “purely political decision” since FERC has exclusive...