FERC Denies Rehearing and Stay of Order Approving Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Project
Posted on May 5, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Denies Rehearing and Stay of Order Approving Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Project
Yesterday, FERC issued an order denying requests for rehearing and motions for stay of its order approving Dominion Cove Point LNG’s (DCP) export terminal project in Lusby, Md. FERC denied BP Energy’s (BP) request for rehearing, which argued that BP was unduly discriminated against by DCP because BP was not offered the same opportunity to turnback its DCP terminal capacity as DCP...
New LNG Tanker Tolls Approved for Widened Panama Canal
Posted on May 4, 2015 in LNG Exports, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on New LNG Tanker Tolls Approved for Widened Panama Canal
The Cabinet Council of the Republic of Panama has officially approved a new segment and tolling structure for LNG and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) vessels passing through the Panama Canal. Tolls for LNG and LPG vessels will be based on cubic meters, whereas tolls for other vessels and tankers will be based on other units of measurement and pricing. The new tolls for LNG tankers will...
First Nations Band Offered C$1 Billion to Consent to Petronas-Led LNG Export Project
Posted on May 1, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Pipelines | Comments Off on First Nations Band Offered C$1 Billion to Consent to Petronas-Led LNG Export Project
The Globe and Mail reports that Canadian First Nations band Lax Kw’alaams has been offered C$1 billion (approximately $820 million) in cash over 40 years in return for the band’s consent to the Petronas-led Pacific NorthWest LNG export terminal project on Lelu Island, near Prince Rupert, British Columbia (B.C.), and the interconnected pipeline. The offer is from Pacific NorthWest LNG,...
FERC Releases Schedule for Environmental Review of Proposed Magnolia LNG Project
Posted on Apr 30, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Pipelines | Comments Off on FERC Releases Schedule for Environmental Review of Proposed Magnolia LNG Project
FERC has released its schedule for environmental review of the proposed Magnolia LNG export terminal at Lake Charles, La., and the proposed Lake Charles Expansion interconnected pipeline project. FERC plans to release its final environmental impact statement covering both projects on November 16, 2015. Other federal agencies having jurisdiction over either project will then have...
Sabine Pass LNG Files Monthly Construction Status Report
Posted on Apr 30, 2015 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sabine Pass LNG Files Monthly Construction Status Report
Sabine Pass LNG filed a report with FERC covering construction activities through March 2015 at its LNG export terminal in Cameron Parish, La. Stage 1 (liquefaction trains 1 and 2) engineering and procurement are 100% complete, and subcontract and direct hire construction work are 65% and 73.4% complete, respectively. Stage 1 overall project completion is 87.2% against the plan of...
Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals Affirms County Denial of Permit for Oregon LNG Feeder Pipeline
Posted on Apr 30, 2015 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals Affirms County Denial of Permit for Oregon LNG Feeder Pipeline
The Oregonian reports that Oregon’s Land Use Board of Appeals has upheld Clatsop County’s decision to deny a land use permit for a proposed pipeline that would serve Oregon LNG’s proposed bidirectional LNG terminal at Warrenton, Ore. Peter Hansen, chief executive of Oregon LNG, downplayed the ruling, calling it a “purely political decision” since FERC has exclusive...