DOE Authorizes Long-Term Non-FTA LNG Exports from Four Proposed Texas Terminals
Posted on Feb 12, 2020 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on DOE Authorizes Long-Term Non-FTA LNG Exports from Four Proposed Texas Terminals
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced the issuance of four orders granting long-term authorization of exports of domestically produced LNG to countries with which the United States does not have a free trade agreement (FTA) requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas, and with which trade is not prohibited by U.S. law or policy (non-FTA countries), from four proposed LNG...
Cameron LNG Seeks 6-Year Extension to Construct Expansion Project
Posted on Jan 31, 2020 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Cameron LNG Seeks 6-Year Extension to Construct Expansion Project
Cameron LNG has filed a letter with FERC seeking a 6-year extension of time, until May 5, 2026, to construct and place into service the Expansion Project at its Cameron and Calcasieu Parishes, La., liquefaction and LNG export terminal. The Expansion Project consists of liquefaction Trains 4 and 5 and appurtenant facilities, which will allow Cameron LNG to export an additional 515 Bcf...
Annova LNG Signs Precedent Agreement with Enbridge Affiliate
Posted on Jan 22, 2020 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Pipelines | Comments Off on Annova LNG Signs Precedent Agreement with Enbridge Affiliate
Annova LNG announced that it has signed a Precedent Agreement with Enbridge affiliate Valley Crossing Pipeline, LLC (VCP), providing transportation for Annova LNG’s total natural gas requirements at its proposed 6.5 metric tonnes per annum LNG facility in Brownsville, Texas. According to the press release, under “the Precedent Agreement, the existing Valley Crossing Pipeline from Agua...
Freeport LNG Train 2 Begins Commercial Operation
Posted on Jan 22, 2020 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Freeport LNG Train 2 Begins Commercial Operation
Freeport LNG announced the start of commercial operations for the second liquefaction train of its three train facility on Quintana Island, Texas, with the commencement of gas deliveries from BP under its 20-year tolling agreement with Freeport. According to the press release, “Freeport LNG’s Train 1 began commercial operations in [December], with the commencement of Osaka Gas’s and...
FERC Authorizes Exports from Elba Island Unit 4
Posted on Jan 8, 2020 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Authorizes Exports from Elba Island Unit 4
FERC has issued an order authorizing Kinder Morgan affiliates Elba Liquefaction Company, L.L.C. and Southern LNG Company, L.L.C. to commence service for liquefaction and LNG export activities from the Moveable Modular Liquefaction System No. 4 at Kinder Morgan’s Elba Island terminal near Savannah, Ga....
DOE Responds to Comments on Updated LNG Greenhouse Gas Report
Posted on Jan 6, 2020 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Responds to Comments on Updated LNG Greenhouse Gas Report
The U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) has released its response to public comments on its September 19, 2019 report Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Perspective on Exporting Liquefied Natural Gas from the United States: 2019 Update (“LCA GHG Update”). DOE’s response concludes that the “LCA GHG Update, combined with the observation that many LNG-importing nations rely heavily on fossil fuels...