Fourteen Lawmakers Send Letter to FERC in Support of Jordan Cove Energy LNG Terminal
Posted on Jan 13, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Fourteen Lawmakers Send Letter to FERC in Support of Jordan Cove Energy LNG Terminal
U.S. Senator Barrasso (R-WY) and thirteen other Republican congressmen from Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming have sent a letter to FERC Chairman Cheryl LaFleur expressing support for Jordan Cove Energy Project’s proposed LNG terminal at Coos Bay, Ore., and requesting completion of the final environmental impact statement for the project as soon as possible. Read more in the press...
Bill Introduced to Expedite U.S. LNG Exports to WTO Countries
Posted on Jan 13, 2015 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Bill Introduced to Expedite U.S. LNG Exports to WTO Countries
U.S. Representative Jim Bridenstine (R-OK) has introduced H.R. 89, the Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act, which, according to the press release, “calls for pending [LNG] export applications to be granted immediately upon enactment of the bill” and removes “an additional level of scrutiny” for applications to export U.S. LNG to World Trade Organization...
Bill Introduced to Expedite DOE LNG Export Approvals
Posted on Jan 7, 2015 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Bill Introduced to Expedite DOE LNG Export Approvals
Yesterday, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and six other co-sponsors introduced the “LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act,” which is intended to expedite the U.S. Department of Energy’s approval process for LNG exports to countries without a free trade agreement with the United States (Non-FTA countries). According to the press release, the bill...
Eagle LNG Partners Jacksonville Files Draft Resource Reports
Posted on Jan 6, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Eagle LNG Partners Jacksonville Files Draft Resource Reports
Eagle LNG Partners Jacksonville LLC (Eagle LNG) has submitted to FERC Draft Resource Reports 1 (General Project Description) and 10 (Alternatives) for its proposed LNG production, storage, and export facility on the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Fla. The reports can be found here, and the complete docket for the Eagle LNG project can be found on eLibrary by searching Docket No....
Sabine Pass LNG Files Monthly Construction Status Report
Posted on Jan 6, 2015 in Federal Regulation, 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 November 2014 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 52.8% and 53.4% complete, respectively. Stage 1 overall project completion is 79% against the plan of...
Excelerate Requests that FERC Delay Consideration of Lavaca Bay LNG Project
Posted on Jan 5, 2015 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Excelerate Requests that FERC Delay Consideration of Lavaca Bay LNG Project
Excelerate Liquefaction Solutions (Excelerate) has filed a motion requesting that FERC hold Excelerate’s Lavaca Bay LNG Export Project (Project) application in abeyance until April 1, 2015. Excelerate states that “[r]ecent global economic conditions—including, among other things, a steep decrease in the price of oil—have created uncertainty regarding the economics of the Project,” and...