MARAD Begins Processing Delfin LNG Deepwater Port Application
Posted on Jul 17, 2015 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Marine Regulation | Comments Off on MARAD Begins Processing Delfin LNG Deepwater Port Application
The U.S. Maritimes Administration (MARAD) has issued a notice stating that Delfin LNG’s Deepwater Port application to construct an LNG export terminal for offshore Louisiana contains all information necessary to initiate processing of the application. The MARAD notice references the notice of Delfin LNG’s FERC application for the onshore portion of the project, where FERC states that...
FERC Releases Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Magnolia LNG Project
Posted on Jul 17, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Pipelines | Comments Off on FERC Releases Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Magnolia LNG Project
FERC has released its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed Magnolia LNG liquefaction and export terminal project at Lake Charles, La. and the interconnected pipeline. The DEIS concludes that construction and operation of the proposed projects would result in adverse environmental impacts, but the impacts would be reduced to less-than-significant levels with the...
Dominion Cove Point LNG Files Construction Status Report
Posted on Jul 16, 2015 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Dominion Cove Point LNG Files Construction Status Report
Dominion Cove Point LNG has filed a report with FERC on construction activities through June 2015 at its LNG export terminal near Lusby, Md. The status report states that engineering is 90% complete, procurement is 77% complete, and construction is 5.3% complete....
Floridian Natural Gas Storage Granted Order to Reduce LNG Storage, Sendout Capacity
Posted on Jul 16, 2015 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Floridian Natural Gas Storage Granted Order to Reduce LNG Storage, Sendout Capacity
FERC issued an order granting Floridian Natural Gas Storage Company’s request to modify the previously authorized proposed Phase 1 LNG storage facilities near Indiantown, Fla. by substituting a 1 Bcf single-containment LNG storage tank for the previously authorized 4 Bcf full-containment tank and reducing the associated Phase 1 vaporization capacity or sendout capacity from 400...
Kinder Morgan to Purchase Shell’s Equity Interest in the Elba LNG Liquefaction Joint Venture
Posted on Jul 16, 2015 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Kinder Morgan to Purchase Shell’s Equity Interest in the Elba LNG Liquefaction Joint Venture
Today, Kinder Morgan, Inc. announced that it has agreed to purchase 100% of Shell’s equity interest in Elba Liquefaction Company, LLC (ELC), the owner of the proposed Elba Liquefaction and export project, to be located at the existing Elba Island LNG import terminal near Savannah, Ga. Kinder Morgan currently owns 51% of the ELC joint venture and will purchase Shell’s remaining 49%. ...
National Marine Fisheries Service Requests More Information for Jordan Cove Energy Project Biological Assessment
Posted on Jul 14, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on National Marine Fisheries Service Requests More Information for Jordan Cove Energy Project Biological Assessment
The West Coast Region of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has filed a lengthy request with FERC for more information to enable NMFS to perform its evaluation of FERC’s Biological Assessment for the proposed Jordan Cove Energy Project LNG export terminal at Coos Bay, Ore., and interconnected pipeline. NMFS’s request can be found here, and the complete docket for the Jordan...