Environmental Groups Ask for Court Stay of Dominion Cove Point LNG Authorizations
Posted on Jun 2, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, Litigation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Environmental Groups Ask for Court Stay of Dominion Cove Point LNG Authorizations
EarthReports, Inc. (d.b.a. Patuxent Riverkeeper), Sierra Club, and the Chesapeake Climate Action Network have filed a motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit requesting an immediate stay of two FERC orders authorizing construction and operation of the Dominion Cove Point LNG export terminal in Lusby, Md., and to halt all construction on the project. The groups...
Environmental Group Files Complaint with the SEC Over Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Terminal
Posted on May 7, 2014 in Litigation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Environmental Group Files Complaint with the SEC Over Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Terminal
Yesterday, the Chesapeake Climate Action Network and Ruth McElroy Amundsen, an existing shareholder in Dominion Resources, Inc., filed a complaint with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleging that Dominion Midstream Partners LP (Dominion Midstream), a new gas export subsidiary of Dominion Resources, may have omitted or inadequately disclosed in its registration...
Court Hears Arguments on Plan to Export LNG From Dominion Cove Point Terminal
Posted on Jan 14, 2014 in Litigation, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Court Hears Arguments on Plan to Export LNG From Dominion Cove Point Terminal
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals heard arguments last week on whether an agreement first signed in 1972 and subsequently amended would prohibit exports of LNG from the Dominion Cove Point LNG terminal in Lusby, Md. The Sierra Club argued that the agreement does not provide for exports of LNG by sea. A lower court earlier ruled that such exports are permitted under the...
Court Ruling Favorable for Dominion Cove Point LNG Expansion
Posted on Jan 4, 2013 in Litigation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Court Ruling Favorable for Dominion Cove Point LNG Expansion
The Circuit Court for Calvert County, Md. issued an order holding that a 2005 agreement among Dominion Cove Point LNG, L.P., Sierra Club and Maryland Conservation Counsel, Inc., permits the construction of additional facilities for liquefaction of natural gas within the fenced area of the existing Dominion Cove Point LNG terminal site and the export of LNG from the terminal. The...
Dominion Files Lawsuit Regarding Cove Point LNG Export Facilities
Posted on May 18, 2012 in Federal Regulation, Litigation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Dominion Files Lawsuit Regarding Cove Point LNG Export Facilities
Dominion Cove Point LNG, L.P. today filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Calvert County, Md., to confirm its right under a 2005 agreement with the Sierra Club to construct liquefaction facilities at its Cove Point LNG terminal in Lusby, Md. Dominion filed the complaint for declaratory judgment in response to the Sierra Club’s allegation that it has the authority under the 2005...
Prison Sentences for Two Participants in Bonny Island LNG Bribery Scheme
Posted on Feb 24, 2012 in Liquefaction, Litigation | Comments Off on Prison Sentences for Two Participants in Bonny Island LNG Bribery Scheme
Albert Stanley, the former CEO of KBR, Inc., and Jeffrey Tesler were sentenced to 30 months and 21 months in prison, respectively, for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The bribery scheme directed more than $180 million in bribes to Nigerian government officials in order to participate in the Bonny Island LNG liquefaction project. Upstream Online provides additional...