FERC Releases DEIS for the Aguirre Offshore GasPort Project
Posted on Aug 7, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction | Comments Off on FERC Releases DEIS for the Aguirre Offshore GasPort Project
FERC Staff has released the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the proposed Aguirre Offshore GasPort Project, which involves construction of an offshore LNG import terminal near the towns of Salinas and Guayama, Puerto Rico and an interconnected pipeline to provide gas supplies for the existing Aguirre Power Complex in Salinas. The DEIS concludes that construction and...
Pivotal LNG Requests One-Time Authority to Transport LNG to Puerto Rico
Posted on Aug 4, 2014 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction | Comments Off on Pivotal LNG Requests One-Time Authority to Transport LNG to Puerto Rico
Pending FERC action on Pivotal LNG’s petition for declaratory order (PDO) regarding LNG transportation on an expedited based, Pivotal has requested a one-time authorization from FERC by August 7, 2014 to sell approximately 30,000 gallons of LNG via ISO containers starting August 11, 2014, for subsequent transportation by truck and waterborne vessel to Puerto Rico. Pivotal explained...
World Bank to Help Finance World’s First Floating Liquefaction Plant
Posted on Jul 17, 2014 in Financing, Liquefaction | Comments Off on World Bank to Help Finance World’s First Floating Liquefaction Plant
Bloomberg News reports that the International Finance Corp. (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group focused exclusively on the private sector, will help finance a $300 million project to develop the world’s first floating LNG liquefaction plant, which will be located in Colombia. The project is a joint venture between Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. and Exmar NV. IFC’s global head of...
Cameron Parish Supports SCT&E LNG Project
Posted on Jul 16, 2014 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Cameron Parish Supports SCT&E LNG Project
SCT&E LNG went before the Cameron Parish Police Jury to formally announce the twelve million metric tons per annum (mtpa) Liquefaction Project on Monkey Island. At the meeting, the Cameron Parish Police Jury announced its decision to fund a $150,000 feasibility study to determine the construction of one or more bridges linking Monkey Island with Cameron Parish mainland. The new...
Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline LLC’s Files Application for Lake Charles Expansion Project at FERC
Posted on Jul 14, 2014 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Pipelines | Comments Off on Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline LLC’s Files Application for Lake Charles Expansion Project at FERC
Liquefied Natural Gas Limited announced that the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has accepted Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline LLC’s application for the Lake Charles Expansion Project. FERC established an August 1, 2014 deadline by which interested parties must formally intervene or submit comments on the filing. The FERC approval process for the Lake Charles...
Vancouver Island First Nations Band Signs Agreement with Steelhead LNG
Posted on Jul 8, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Vancouver Island First Nations Band Signs Agreement with Steelhead LNG
The Huu-ay-aht First Nations (HFN) and Steelhead LNG Corp. announced an agreement to begin an LNG project at Sarita Bay in British Columbia, Canada. The proposed project includes a liquefaction facility at the southern end of Alberni Inlet on Vancouver Island. Steelhead LNG applied to the National Energy Board on July 8 for a license to export 30 million tonnes of LNG per year for 25...