E.ON Global Commodities Enters Into Pipeline and Shipping Agreements Related to Freeport LNG Terminal
Posted on Feb 12, 2015 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on E.ON Global Commodities Enters Into Pipeline and Shipping Agreements Related to Freeport LNG Terminal
Two E.ON Global Commodities entities announced that they have entered into agreements for pipeline capacity to serve the proposed Freeport LNG export terminal on Quintana Island, near Freeport, Texas, and for shipping capacity to export LNG from the Freeport terminal. E.ON Global Commodities North America LLC has entered into a 20-year precedent agreement for capacity on Gulf South...
New Times Energy Files Application to Export LNG from B.C.
Posted on Feb 12, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on New Times Energy Files Application to Export LNG from B.C.
New Times Energy Ltd has filed an application with the Canadian National Energy Board for a 25-year license to export 12 million tonnes/year (586 Bcf) of LNG from a proposed floating LNG terminal facility near Prince Rupert, British...
Venture Global LNG Obtains Financing for Calcasieu Pass Export Project
Posted on Feb 11, 2015 in Financing, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Venture Global LNG Obtains Financing for Calcasieu Pass Export Project
Venture Global LNG, Inc. announced that it has obtained $125 million in equity financing to fund the development of LNG export facilities in the United States, including Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass Project in Cameron Parish, La. According to the press release, full commencement of the Calcasieu Pass Project is expected in late...
FERC Issues Revised Schedule for Environmental Review of Jordan Cove Energy Project’s LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Feb 9, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Issues Revised Schedule for Environmental Review of Jordan Cove Energy Project’s LNG Export Terminal
FERC has issued a notice of a revised schedule for its environmental review of Jordan Cove Energy Project’s proposed LNG export terminal at Coos Bay, Ore., and the proposed interconnected pipeline. The final environmental impact statement will be released June 12, 2015. Other federal agencies having jurisdiction over the project will have until September 10, 2015 to complete their...
Live Oak LNG Announces Proposed LNG Export Terminal on the Calcasieu River
Posted on Feb 4, 2015 in LNG Exports | Comments Off on Live Oak LNG Announces Proposed LNG Export Terminal on the Calcasieu River
Live Oak LNG LLC has announced that it proposes to construct an LNG liquefaction plant and export terminal on the Calcasieu River, Calcasieu Parish, La. According to the press release, the mid-sized project is being designed for a plant capacity of up to five million tonnes per annum production. It will include two 130,000 m3 storage tanks, and port facilities with a jetty for...
Environmental Groups File Court Appeal of FERC’s Freeport LNG Export Terminal Orders
Posted on Feb 3, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Environmental Groups File Court Appeal of FERC’s Freeport LNG Export Terminal Orders
Sierra Club and Galveston Baykeeper (together, Groups) have filed a petition for review with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenging FERC’s orders authorizing construction of the Freeport LNG export terminal on Quintana Island, near Freeport, Texas. Among other issues, the Groups allege that (1) FERC erred in concluding that the effects of the Freeport LNG project...