FERC Provides Project Update for Golden Pass LNG
Posted on Jun 25, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Provides Project Update for Golden Pass LNG
FERC has released an update on the status of its review of Golden Pass LNG’s application for an export facility at an existing import terminal in Jefferson County, Texas, a new three-mile long pipeline in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, three new compressor stations in Jefferson County, Texas, Orange County, Texas, and Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. The project also includes modifications...
Downeast LNG alters plan for LNG Terminal
Posted on Jun 25, 2014 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Downeast LNG alters plan for LNG Terminal
Dean Girdis, CEO of Downeast LNG, announced that the company is altering the proposed Washington County, Maine, facility to be a “bi-directional facility.” The facility would handle both the import and export of natural gas. The proposed project would have the ability to liquefy 2 million tons of LNG (270 mmcfd of gas) per year or regasify 100 mmcfd of LNG, based on market...
House to Vote on Amended LNG Export Bill Next Week
Posted on Jun 24, 2014 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on House to Vote on Amended LNG Export Bill Next Week
Early next week, the House of Representative is expected to vote on H.R. 6, a bill that intends to expedite U.S. LNG exports to World Trade Organization countries. Rep. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) announced an amendment that he and Rep. Gene Green (D-Tex.) have proposed, which would require the US Department of Energy to issue a final decision on any application to export natural gas 30...
WesPac Midstream seeks Permission to Export LNG from B.C.’s Lower Mainland
Posted on Jun 23, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on WesPac Midstream seeks Permission to Export LNG from B.C.’s Lower Mainland
WesPac Midstream Vancouver LLC (“WPMV”) filed an application with Canada’s National Energy Board seeking a license to export up to 146 Bcf or 4.14 billion cubic meters of LNG per year over 25 years. WPMV intends to export the LNG produced at the Tilbury LNG Plant located in Delta, British...
China Oil and Gas Group to Purchase Calgary-based Baccalieu Energy
Posted on Jun 23, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on China Oil and Gas Group to Purchase Calgary-based Baccalieu Energy
China Oil and Gas Group Ltd., a natural gas distributor and operator of LNG facilities in China, announced that it will buy Calgary-based Baccalieu Energy, Inc. for CAD$236 million. Baccalieu operates in west central Alberta, Canada concentrating on unconventional oil and gas operations in a formation known as the...
AltaGas Enters into LOI with British Columbia
Posted on Jun 23, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on AltaGas Enters into LOI with British Columbia
AltaGas Ltd. and the Province of British Columbia announced that they have signed a Letter of Intent related to the potential development of a liquefaction facility in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. AltaGas plans to build small LNG facilities throughout northern British Columbia, and the Letter of Intent is intended to advance the first phase of the project...