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Trunkline LNG Files Application to Convert FERC Jurisdiction Over LNG Terminal From Section 7 to Section 3

Concurrent with its filing of an application to construct LNG liquefaction and export terminal facilities, Trunkline LNG Company filed an application with FERC to abandon the Lake Charles LNG import terminal facilities certificated under Natural Gas Act (NGA) Section 7(c), and its FERC gas tariff and the services provided thereunder.  Trunkline requests that FERC exercise jurisdiction...

FERC Releases Draft EIS for Freeport LNG Export and Modification Projects

FERC has released the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for Freeport LNG’s Liquefaction Project and its Phase II Modification Project at its Quintana Island, Texas terminal.  The Liquefaction Project consists of, among other things, construction of three liquefaction trains, each capable of producing a nominal 4.4 million metric tons/year of LNG for export (1.8 Bcf/day) and a...

FERC Plans to Issue FEIS for Corpus Christi LNG Terminal in October 2014

FERC has released a notice that it plans to release the final environmental impact statement for Corpus Christi Liquefaction’s (CCL) proposed LNG import and export terminal on October 8, 2014.  The terminal would be located near Corpus Christi, Texas, and would have the capacity to liquefy up to approximately 2.1 Bcf/day.  Other federal agencies must act by January 6, 2015, on any...

Centrica Contracts for Sabine Pass LNG Supplies – Cheniere Files Full Contract

British energy company Centrica plc announced that it has signed a contract with Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P., to purchase 89 Bcf (approximately 1.75 million metric tons) per year of LNG from the Sabine Pass liquefaction plant in Cameron Parish, La. The contract is for an initial 20 year period with the purchase price indexed to the Henry Hub natural gas price plus a fixed component....

Alaska LNG Project Concept Revealed

On Friday, executives from BP Exploration Alaska, ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc., ExxonMobil Production Company, and TransCanada submitted a letter to Alaska Governor Sean Parnell outlining the concept for an Alaska LNG project and related pipeline. The concept includes a 42-inch 800-mile pipeline, a gas treatment plant to be located on the North Slope near Prudhoe Bay, an LNG...

Sabine Pass LNG Export Terminal Construction Continues

On Friday, FERC granted Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC’s request to commence installation of structural steel for Train 1, Train 2, and additional common areas for the Sabine Pass Liquefaction Project in Cameron Parish, La. FERC’s order can be found on eLibrary under Docket No....

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