DOE Denies Rehearing of Order Authorizing Dominion Cove Point LNG Exports
Posted on Apr 25, 2016 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Denies Rehearing of Order Authorizing Dominion Cove Point LNG Exports
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued an order denying Sierra Club’s request for rehearing of DOE’s order, which authorizes Dominion Cove Point LNG (DCP) to export 281 Bcf/year of LNG over a 20-year period from DCP’s proposed LNG export terminal at Lusby, Md. to nations without a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. On rehearing, Sierra Club asserted that DOE’s...
Corpus Christi Liquefaction Files Construction Progress Report
Posted on Apr 21, 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 through March 2016 at its liquefaction and LNG export terminal at Corpus Christi, Texas. The report states that engineering has progressed to 97.1%, procurement has progressed to 46.0%, and Bechtel’s direct hire construction has progressed to 4.6%. The total Project has progressed to 32.5% complete. ...
Sabine Pass LNG Supplies Headed to Portugal
Posted on Apr 21, 2016 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Sabine Pass LNG Supplies Headed to Portugal
The Wall Street Journal [subscription] reports that a cargo of LNG from Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass LNG export terminal in Cameron Parish, La. is headed for the Port of Sines, Portugal and is expected to arrive on April 26, 2016. The cargo is the first shipment of LNG from the United States to Europe and, according to the report, U.S. LNG supplies could compete with natural gas...
Sabine Pass LNG Begins Train 2 Commissioning
Posted on Apr 19, 2016 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sabine Pass LNG Begins Train 2 Commissioning
FERC has issued an order authorizing Sabine Pass LNG to introduce feed gas, refrigerants and process fluids in certain areas related to the commissioning of Train 2 LNG production at Sabine Pass LNG’s Cameron Parish, La., export facility....
Oregon LNG Project Terminated
Posted on Apr 18, 2016 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Oregon LNG Project Terminated
On Friday, Oregon LNG announced that it is “ceasing operations immediately” on its proposed LNG export terminal at Warrenton, Ore. due to Leucadia National Corporation’s decision to cease funding the project. Read more in The Daily Astorian article....
FERC Approves Magnolia LNG Export Terminal Application
Posted on Apr 15, 2016 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Approves Magnolia LNG Export Terminal Application
FERC issued an order today granting Magnolia LNG, LLC’s application to construct and operate a liquefaction and LNG export terminal at Lake Charles, La. and Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline LLC’s application to construct an interconnected pipeline. In approving the applications, FERC rejected arguments by Allegheny Defense Project and Sierra Club that FERC should find that Magnolia...