FERC Gives Final Clean Air Act Approval for Freeport LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Sep 15, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Gives Final Clean Air Act Approval for Freeport LNG Export Terminal
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Clean Air Act, FERC Staff has prepared a final General Conformity Determination (GCD) for the Freeport LNG export terminal project near Quintana Island, Brazoria County, Texas. The purpose of the GCD is to ensure that the project does not violate the Texas State Implementation Plan and address the potential air quality...
Downeast LNG Files Status Report on Proposed LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Sep 15, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Downeast LNG Files Status Report on Proposed LNG Export Terminal
Downeast LNG filed a report with FERC on recent pre-filing activities it has undertaken related to engineering and design, environmental surveys, stakeholder communications, and agency meetings for Downeast LNG’s proposed LNG export terminal at Robbinston, Maine. The report can be found here, and the complete docket for the project can be found on eLibrary under Docket No....
FERC Approves Pre-filing Process for Alaska LNG Project
Posted on Sep 12, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Approves Pre-filing Process for Alaska LNG Project
Today, FERC approved the request of the sponsors of the proposed Alaska LNG Project near Nikiski, Alaska to begin FERC’s pre-filing environmental review process. FERC’s order can be found here, and the complete pre-filing docket can be found on eLibrary under Docket No....
U.S. House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Shipping of U.S. LNG Exports
Posted on Sep 12, 2014 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on U.S. House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Shipping of U.S. LNG Exports
The U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing this week on the status of the U.S. Merchant Marine. The hearing focused on H.R. 5270, the bipartisan “Growing American Shipping Act” or GAS Act, which would promote the export of U.S. LNG on U.S.-flagged vessels by (1) authorizing the Secretary of Transportation to develop and...
Alaska LNG Project Sponsors Request Permission to Begin FERC’s Pre-filing Process
Posted on Sep 11, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Alaska LNG Project Sponsors Request Permission to Begin FERC’s Pre-filing Process
The sponsors of the Alaska LNG Project, ExxonMobil Alaska LNG LLC, ConocoPhillips Alaska LNG Company, BP Alaska LNG LLC, TransCanada Alaska Midstream LP, and the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, filed a request with FERC to begin the pre-filing environmental review process for their proposed LNG export terminal and related facilities near Nikiski in south central Alaska and an...
DOE Authorizes Louisiana LNG Energy to Export LNG to FTA Nations
Posted on Sep 10, 2014 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Authorizes Louisiana LNG Energy to Export LNG to FTA Nations
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has authorized Louisiana LNG Energy to export via vessel over a 25-year period 2 million metric tonnes per annum (103.4 Bcf) from a proposed LNG terminal in Plaquemines Parish, La. to nations with a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. DOE’s order can be found...