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Cheniere to Jointly Sponsor Live Oak LNG and Louisiana LNG Projects with Parallax Enterprise

Cheniere Energy announced that it has agreed in principle to partner with Parallax Enterprises, LLC (Parallax), to develop up to 10 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG production capacity through Parallax’s two proposed mid-scale LNG export terminal projects: Live Oak LNG, to be located on the Calcasieu Ship Channel in southwestern La., and Louisiana LNG (LLNG), to be located...

“Soft” Investment Decision on Pacific Northwest LNG Project Possible this Week

The Globe and Mail reports that a “soft” investment decision on the proposed Petronas-led Pacific Northwest LNG (PNWLNG) export terminal on Lelu Island, near Prince Rupert, British Columbia could be made this week.  According to the report, PNWLNG will have the option to render a “soft” investment decision to move forward and defer consideration of environmental and First Nations...

AltaGas DCLNG Files for Export License for Douglas Channel B.C. Project

AltaGas DCLNG General Partner Inc. (“AltaGas GP”) filed an application with the Canadian National Energy Board to export approximately 365 Bcf/year over 25 years from a proposed floating LNG terminal near Kitimat, British Columbia (B.C.).  The project is a partnership among AltaGas GP, AltaGas Idemitsu Joint Venture Limited Partnership, a partnership between AltaGas Ltd. and Japanese...

IEA Report: No Operational B.C. LNG Export Projects Likely Within the Next 5 Years

The Financial Post reports that the International Energy Agency (IEA) has released a report forecasting that none of the LNG export terminal projects proposed for British Columbia will be operational within the next five years.  The report notes that none of the sponsors of the 19 or so proposed projects have yet to make a final investment decision (FID), and predicts that FID...

Corpus Christi Liquefaction Requests Initiation of FERC Pre-Filing Review Process for Expansion

Corpus Christi Liquefaction (CCL) has filed a request with FERC to initiate the pre-filing environmental review process for its proposed Stage 3 expansion project at the CCL LNG export terminal under construction near Corpus Christi, Texas.  Under the Stage 3 project, CCL intends to construct, among other things, two ConocoPhillips Optimized CascadeSM LNG liquefaction trains, each...

Sempra LNG and Woodside Sign MOU for Potential Development of Port Arthur LNG Export Terminal

Today, Sempra LNG, a unit of Sempra Energy, announced that it has executed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with an affiliate of Australian company Woodside Petroleum Ltd. (Woodside) to commence discussions and assessments for the potential development of Sempra LNG’s proposed Port Arthur LNG liquefaction and LNG export project in Port Arthur, Texas.  Port Arthur...

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