Kitsault Energy Files for National Energy Board Export License
Posted on Dec 30, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Kitsault Energy Files for National Energy Board Export License
The Financial Post reports that Kitsault Energy filed an application with Canada’s National Energy Board to export 20 million tonnes/year of LNG from a proposed terminal at Kitsault, north of Prince Rupert, British Columbia. According to the article, a final investment decision on the project is anticipated by the end of...
Article Summarizes B.C. LNG Export Picture
Posted on Dec 30, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Article Summarizes B.C. LNG Export Picture
An article in The Globe and Mail provides a summary of key developments in 2013 and projections for 2014 regarding LNG export developments in British Columbia.
New Bill Would Require DOE to Act on LNG Export Applications Within 60 Days
Posted on Dec 30, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on New Bill Would Require DOE to Act on LNG Export Applications Within 60 Days
U.S. Representative Ted Poe (R-Tex.) has introduced the “Export American Natural Gas Act of 2013″ (H.R. 3760), which would “provide for the expedited approval by the Secretary of Energy of liquefied natural gas exports.” The bill would require the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy to either approve or deny an application to export LNG within 60 days of (1) receiving an LNG...
Oregon Delays Coastal Zone Management Act Consistency Review for 90 Days
Posted on Dec 20, 2013 in Environmental, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Delays Coastal Zone Management Act Consistency Review for 90 Days
The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) and Oregon LNG have entered into a stay agreement delaying until April 3, 2014 DLCD’s decision under the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) on whether Oregon LNG’s proposed LNG import and export terminal is consistent with Oregon’s Coastal Management Plan. The agreement states that additional stays of CZMA review may...
Elba Island Export Terminal Moving Forward with Phase 2
Posted on Dec 20, 2013 in LNG Exports | Comments Off on Elba Island Export Terminal Moving Forward with Phase 2
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. announced that Shell US Gas & Power LLC has directed Elba Liquefaction Company, L.L.C. to commence Phase II of the jointly-owned natural gas liquefaction project at Southern LNG Company’s Elba Island LNG Terminal, near Savannah, Ga. Phase II, covering two additional liquefaction units with an expected in-service date of 2017-2018, will provide...
Cabot to Supply Gas for LNG Export from Cove Point Terminal
Posted on Dec 20, 2013 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Cabot to Supply Gas for LNG Export from Cove Point Terminal
Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation announced that it has executed a definitive gas sale and purchase agreement with Pacific Summit Energy LLC (Pacific Summit), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation. Under the agreement, Cabot will sell 350,000 MMBtu/day of natural gas from its Marcellus Shale position to Pacific Summit. The agreement has a 20-year term, commencing on the...