Tokyo Gas Looking to Swap U.S. LNG Supplies with Europe
Posted on Aug 1, 2016 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Tokyo Gas Looking to Swap U.S. LNG Supplies with Europe
Bloomberg reports that to reduce shipping times and costs, Tokyo Gas is in talks with unnamed European companies to swap Tokyo Gas’s LNG supplies to be produced at Dominion Cove Point LNG’s terminal in Lusby, Md. with European companies’ LNG supplies produced in Asia. According to the report, Japan is seeking flexibility in its LNG supply contracts, since it is “among countries...
DOE Authorizes Non-FTA LNG Exports from Lake Charles Terminal
Posted on Aug 1, 2016 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Authorizes Non-FTA LNG Exports from Lake Charles Terminal
The U.S. Department of Energy issued two orders on Friday authorizing Lake Charles LNG Export Company, LLC and Lake Charles Exports, LLC to export a total of 730 Bcf/year (2.0 Bcf/day), or 15 million metric tons per annum, of LNG over 20 years to nations without a Free Trade Agreement (non-FTA) with the United States from the proposed Lake Charles LNG export terminal in Calcasieu...
FERC Releases FEIS for Golden Pass LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Jul 29, 2016 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Releases FEIS for Golden Pass LNG Export Terminal
FERC Staff has released its Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for Golden Pass LNG’s proposed liquefaction and export terminal on the Sabine-Neches Waterway in Jefferson County, Texas, and the interconnected pipeline. Staff concludes that if the project is constructed and operated in accordance with applicable laws, regulations and proposed and recommended mitigation, the...
Shell Delays FID for Lake Charles LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Jul 28, 2016 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Shell Delays FID for Lake Charles LNG Export Terminal
Reuters reports that Shell has indefinitely delayed a final investment decision (FID) for its affiliate BG Group’s proposed Lake Charles LNG export terminal at Lake Charles, La. In February, Shell Canada, primary sponsor of LNG Canada, indefinitely postponed an FID on its proposed LNG export terminal at Kitimat, British Columbia. ...
Second Sabine Pass LNG Cargo Lands in Europe
Posted on Jul 25, 2016 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Second Sabine Pass LNG Cargo Lands in Europe
Platts [subscription required] reports that a second shipment of LNG from Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Cameron Parish, La. has arrived in Europe at Spain’s Murgados LNG import terminal. The first cargo landed at Portugal’s Sines terminal at the end of April. According to the report, to date, other Sabine Pass LNG cargoes have been delivered to Dubai,...
Corpus Christi Liquefaction Files Construction Progress Report
Posted on Jul 25, 2016 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Corpus Christi Liquefaction Files Construction Progress Report
Corpus Christi Liquefaction has filed a report with FERC covering construction progress at its liquefaction and LNG export terminal near Corpus Christi, Texas through June 2016. The report states that engineering has progressed to 98.4%, procurement has progressed to 50.6%, Bechtel’s direct hire construction progressed to 8.8%, and the total project has progressed to 36.6% complete....