Cheniere Affiliates Receive DOE Final Order for Non-FTA Exports; Cheniere Announces FID and Notice to Proceed
Posted on May 14, 2015 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Cheniere Affiliates Receive DOE Final Order for Non-FTA Exports; Cheniere Announces FID and Notice to Proceed
The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a Final Order and Opinion granting Cheniere Energy affiliates Corpus Christi Liquefaction and Cheniere Energy Marketing authority to export, over 20 years, up to 767 Bcf/yr of LNG from the proposed Corpus Christi Liquefaction and LNG export project near Corpus Christi, Texas, to nations without a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United...
CB&I Wins Engineering Contract for Rio Grande LNG Project
Posted on May 14, 2015 in E&P, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on CB&I Wins Engineering Contract for Rio Grande LNG Project
CB&I has been awarded a contract by NextDecade LLC, for the front end engineering and design (FEED) and engineering, procurement and construction terms related to the proposed Rio Grande LNG export project in Brownsville, Texas. The contract covers all design and engineering activities required for the FERC permitting process, as well as for preparation for procurement of critical...
B.C. First Nation Again Rejects C$1 Billion Offer to Support Petronas-led Pacific NorthWest LNG Terminal
Posted on May 14, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on B.C. First Nation Again Rejects C$1 Billion Offer to Support Petronas-led Pacific NorthWest LNG Terminal
The Globe and Mail reports that British Columbia (B.C.) First Nations Band Lax Kw’alaams has, after three votes, unanimously rejected a C$1 billion (approximately $820 million) offer to support the Petronas-led Pacific NorthWest LNG export terminal on Lelu Island, near Prince Rupert, B.C. The terminal is proposed to be built on the traditional lands of the Lax Kw’alaams. The offer is...
B.C. Signs LNG Revenue Sharing Agreements with 28 First Nations
Posted on May 12, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on B.C. Signs LNG Revenue Sharing Agreements with 28 First Nations
The Financial Post reports that British Columbia (B.C.) Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Minister John Rustad recently revealed that “the province had now signed revenue-sharing agreements with 28 First Nations that would be affected by the development of LNG projects and connecting pipelines.” The agreements are expected to “bring the province closer to its goals for LNG.” ...
CE FLNG Submits Status Report
Posted on May 12, 2015 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on CE FLNG Submits Status Report
CE FLNG has submitted a report to FERC on the status of its proposed self-propelled floating LNG export terminal on the Mississippi River near Baptiste Collette Bayou in Plaquemines Parish, La. The report states that in March 2015, CE FLNG executed a term-sheet and other LNG marketing agreement(s) with an undisclosed off-taker whose parent companies are state-owned. The report also...
Delfin LNG Files Deepwater Port Application for LNG Exports
Posted on May 11, 2015 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Marine Regulation | Comments Off on Delfin LNG Files Deepwater Port Application for LNG Exports
Delfin LNG LLC has submitted an application to the U.S. Maritime Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard to construct, own, and operate the Delfin LNG Project (Port Delfin) under the Deepwater Port Act. The proposed project will be located approximately 50 miles off the coast of Cameron Parish, La, and, according to the press release, will be the first LNG export deepwater port...