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Sabine Pass Files to Increase Authorized LNG Production Capacity

Sabine Pass LNG (Sabine Pass) filed an application with FERC to increase the authorized LNG production capacity of the first four liquefaction trains at the proposed LNG export facility in Cameron Parish, La. from an aggregate of 803 Bcf/year to an aggregate of 1006 Bcf/year. Sabine Pass states that the 803 Bcf/year authorization was based on the conservative nameplate capacity of...

Delfin LNG Files for DOE FTA Export Authority

Delfin LNG LLC filed an application with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for authority to export, on behalf of itself and others, up to 1.8 Bcf/day of LNG from a proposed floating liquefaction facility located in West Cameron Block 167, Gulf of Mexico to nations with a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. Delfin states that it will subsequently file an application to...

Magnolia LNG Secures Funding for LNG Export Project; Requests Additional FTA Export Authority

Magnolia LNG announced that it has entered into an Equity Commitment Agreement with Stonepeak Partners LP to provide 100% of the construction equity for the first phase of the Magnolia LNG Project at Lake Charles, La. The total Stonepeak equity contribution is estimated to be US$660 million, for which Stonepeak will receive an approximate 50% interest in the Magnolia LNG Project. Read...

Carib Energy Requests Expedited DOE Processing of its Non-FTA LNG Export Application

Carib Energy (USA) LLC (Carib) filed a letter with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) requesting that DOE process Carib’s application to export LNG to nations without a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States promptly and before those listed above it in the DOE’s Order of Precedence. Carib states that it filed its application before those listed in the Order of Precedence...

Venture Global LNG Receives DOE Authority to Export LNG to FTA Nations

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has granted Venture Global LNG (Venture) authority to export, on behalf of itself and as agent for others, up to 243.6 Bcf/year of domestically produced LNG to nations with a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. The LNG would be exported from a proposed terminal on the Calcasieu Ship Channel, Cameron Parish, La. Venture’s application to...

Comments Filed at FERC Regarding Golden Pass LNG Export Project

Comments in support of the proposed Golden Pass LNG export terminal project were filed recently at FERC by the Texas Oil Gas Association, the Greater Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce, and several state legislators and businessmen. Alleging potential pollution from the project, Sierra Club requested that FERC prepare a complete environmental impact statement for the project rather than...

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