Construction Status Report Filed for Corpus Christi LNG Project
Posted on Aug 26, 2015 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Construction Status Report Filed for Corpus Christi LNG Project
Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC has filed a report with FERC on the status of construction of its LNG export terminal near Corpus Christi, Texas through July 2015. The report states that engineering has progressed to 71.9%, procurement has progressed to 25.9%, subcontract and direct hire construction are 0% and 0.1%, respectively, and the total Project has progressed to 18.9%...
Alaska Governor Seeks to Buyout TransCanada from Alaska LNG Project
Posted on Aug 26, 2015 in LNG Exports, Pipelines, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Alaska Governor Seeks to Buyout TransCanada from Alaska LNG Project
The Alaska Dispatch News reports that Alaska Governor Bill Walker will ask state legislators to exercise an option to buyout TransCanada Corporation’s 25% pipeline share of the Alaska LNG project, which involves construction of an 800-mile pipeline and LNG terminal to access North Slope gas supplies for export. North Slope producers BP, ConocoPhillips and ExxonMobil are the other...
Steelhead LNG and Malahat First Nation Sign Agreements for Floating LNG Terminal
Posted on Aug 24, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Steelhead LNG and Malahat First Nation Sign Agreements for Floating LNG Terminal
Steelhead LNG Corp. (Steelhead LNG) and the Malahat First Nation (Malahat Nation) announced completion of a Mutual Benefits Agreement and Long-Term Lease for the development of Malahat LNG, a 6 million tonnes per year floating liquefaction and LNG export terminal facility to be located approximately 8 kilometers south of Mill Bay on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Steelhead LNG...
New Report Projects Global Oversupply of LNG
Posted on Aug 21, 2015 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on New Report Projects Global Oversupply of LNG
MarketWatch reports that a new study released by Bentek Energy, “LNG Exports: Oasis or Mirage,” projects an oversupply of LNG in global markets, predicting, among other things, that “U.S. export capacity holders are likely to operate without regard to their sunk cost tolling fees and deliver gas at a cost of feedstock plus transport plus margin.” ...
FERC to Prepare Environmental Assessment for Freeport LNG Train 4 Project
Posted on Aug 20, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC to Prepare Environmental Assessment for Freeport LNG Train 4 Project
FERC has issued a notice of its intent to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) for Freeport LNG Development, L.P.’s proposal to add a fourth liquefaction train (Train 4 Project) at its LNG export terminal currently under construction on Quintana Island in Brazoria County, Texas. The Train 4 Project would provide additional liquefaction capacity of approximately 5.1 million metric...
FERC Plans Several Public Meetings to Discuss Oregon LNG Environmental Impact
Posted on Aug 19, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Plans Several Public Meetings to Discuss Oregon LNG Environmental Impact
FERC has released a notice of public meetings it has scheduled during September in Oregon and Washington to permit the public to present its views on FERC’s draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Oregon LNG terminal and interconnected pipeline. FERC’s notice can be found here, and the complete docket for the project can be found on eLibrary under Docket No. CP09-6....