Freeport LNG Selects Texas Agency as the Greenhouse Gas Permitting Authority for its LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Apr 7, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Freeport LNG Selects Texas Agency as the Greenhouse Gas Permitting Authority for its LNG Export Terminal
Freeport LNG Development (FLNG) has filed a letter with FERC stating that it has selected the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) as the reviewing authority for FLNG’s pending application for a Greenhouse Gas Prevention of Significant Deterioration Permit for FLNG’s proposed LNG export terminal near Quintana Island, Texas. According to the letter, the U.S. Environmental...
Oregon LNG Submits Revisions to FERC LNG Project Application
Posted on Apr 7, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Oregon LNG Submits Revisions to FERC LNG Project Application
Oregon LNG has filed a supplement to its pending FERC application to construct a bidirectional LNG terminal facility at Warrenton, Ore. and interconnected pipeline. The supplement reflects (1) revisions to the land requirements for the LNG storage tanks and process areas, and the associated revised wetland impacts, (2) updates to the projected quarterly water needs and water sources,...
Trunkline LNG Files Application to Convert FERC Jurisdiction Over LNG Terminal From Section 7 to Section 3
Posted on Apr 4, 2014 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Trunkline LNG Files Application to Convert FERC Jurisdiction Over LNG Terminal From Section 7 to Section 3
Concurrent with its filing of an application to construct LNG liquefaction and export terminal facilities, Trunkline LNG Company filed an application with FERC to abandon the Lake Charles LNG import terminal facilities certificated under Natural Gas Act (NGA) Section 7(c), and its FERC gas tariff and the services provided thereunder. Trunkline requests that FERC exercise jurisdiction...
Dominion Claims Widespread Support for Cove Point LNG Export Project
Posted on Apr 4, 2014 in LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Dominion Claims Widespread Support for Cove Point LNG Export Project
Dominion announced that over 20,000 favorable comments were submitted to the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) in support of Dominion Cove Point LNG’s proposed export terminal in Lusby, Md. According to the press release, the comments were submitted by Calvert County elected officials, business leaders and residents, plus about 20,000 additional comments submitted by members of...
U.S. House Trade Subcommittee Schedules Hearing On Trade Implications Of LNG Exports
Posted on Apr 4, 2014 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on U.S. House Trade Subcommittee Schedules Hearing On Trade Implications Of LNG Exports
The U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee has scheduled a hearing for April 9, 2014 on the trade implications of U.S. energy policy and LNG exports. The focus of the hearing will include discussion of: (1) the trade implications of removing barriers to U.S. LNG exports, including potential effects on the trade deficit; (2) economic implications of increased...
Senate Bill Would Provide for Automatic Approval of LNG Exports to Ukraine, Japan, and NATO Countries
Posted on Apr 2, 2014 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Senate Bill Would Provide for Automatic Approval of LNG Exports to Ukraine, Japan, and NATO Countries
The Energy Security Act, introduced by Senators John Hoeven (R-ND), John Barrasso (R-WY), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), would require the U.S. Department of Energy to automatically approve applications to export LNG to Ukraine, Japan, and NATO member countries, similar to current law that provides for automatic approval of gas exports to countries with which the United States has a free...