Russian LNG Arrives in Boston
Posted on Jan 29, 2018 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Russian LNG Arrives in Boston
The Washington Post reports that a tanker carrying LNG produced at the Yamal facility in the Arctic Circle has docked at the Engie SA Everett LNG import terminal in Boston, Mass. Russian company Novatek, reported to be Russia’s largest independent producer of natural gas, is the majority owner of the Yamal facility. Although the U.S. Treasury Department issued sanctions in July 2014...
FERC Releases Update on Plaquemines LNG Project
Posted on Jan 26, 2018 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Releases Update on Plaquemines LNG Project
FERC has released an update on its review of the proposed Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC (Plaquemines LNG) liquefaction and LNG export terminal and interconnected Gator Express Pipeline slated for construction in Plaquemines Parish, La. FERC is currently reviewing data submitted with the project applications and is preparing a draft environmental impact statement, which will be...
Corpus Christi Liquefaction Forecasts Train 1 Substantial Completion By March 2019
Posted on Jan 25, 2018 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Corpus Christi Liquefaction Forecasts Train 1 Substantial Completion By March 2019
Corpus Christi Liquefaction (CCL) has filed a report with FERC projecting that CCL’s LNG production Train 1 will achieve substantial completion in March 2019 and Train 2 will achieve substantial completion in September 2019. The report covers construction activity at CCL’s LNG production and export facility at Corpus Christi, Texas, through December 2017....
Coast Guard Approves WSA for Rio Grande LNG Project
Posted on Jan 18, 2018 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Coast Guard Approves WSA for Rio Grande LNG Project
The San Antonio Business Journal reports that the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has approved the water suitability assessment (WSA) for the proposed Rio Grande LNG project. The USCG found that the Brownsville, Texas ship channel is suitable for carrying shipments of LNG and that the proposed Rio Grande LNG export facility could safely co-exist with a SpaceX rocket launch pad being built 5...
EIA Projects Average U.S. LNG Exports to Increase by 1 Bcf/day in 2018
Posted on Jan 10, 2018 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on EIA Projects Average U.S. LNG Exports to Increase by 1 Bcf/day in 2018
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released its monthly Short-Term Energy Outlook. EIA projects that LNG gross exports will average 3.0 Bcf/d in 2018, up from 1.9 Bcf/d in 2017, as U.S. liquefaction capacity continues to expand. EIA expects Dominion Energy’s Cove Point LNG terminal under construction in Lusby, Md., to ramp up to full capacity and, at the Elba Island...
FERC Releases Schedule For Driftwood LNG Environmental Review
Posted on Jan 2, 2018 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Releases Schedule For Driftwood LNG Environmental Review
FERC has released the schedule for its environmental review of Driftwood LNG, LLC’s (Driftwood) proposed liquefaction and LNG export terminal to be located on the west bank of the Calcasieu River between river mile markers 22 and 23 in Calcasieu Parish, La. FERC intends to release its Final Environmental Impact Statement for the project on October 12, 2018. Other federal agencies...