FERC to Prepare EA for Sabine Pass LNG Terminal Expansion
Posted on Jun 10, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC to Prepare EA for Sabine Pass LNG Terminal Expansion
FERC issued a notice of its intent to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) for the proposed expansion of the existing Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Cameron Parish, La. and the interconnected Cheniere Creole Trail pipeline. Comments on the scope of the EA are due by July 10, 2013. Copies of the notice of intent can be accessed here, and the complete docket for the Sabine Pass LNG...
Oregon LNG Files LNG Export Application
Posted on Jun 10, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Oregon LNG Files LNG Export Application
LNG Development Company, LLC and Oregon Pipeline Company, LLC (together, Oregon LNG) filed an amended application with FERC to add LNG export capability to its proposed LNG import terminal application filed in 2008. Oregon LNG’s proposed bidirectional LNG terminal in Warrenton, Ore. would include (i) berthing accommodations for a single LNG vessel; (ii) two liquefaction trains...
Jordan Cove LNG Feeder Pipeline Files Certificate Application
Posted on Jun 7, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Pipelines | Comments Off on Jordan Cove LNG Feeder Pipeline Files Certificate Application
Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline, LLC (PCGP) has filed an application with the FERC to construct pipeline facilities to supply natural gas to Jordan Cove Energy Project’s proposed LNG export terminal at Coos Bay, Ore. PCGP proposes to construct pipeline facilities to deliver up to 1,060,000 Dth/day to the Jordan Cove LNG export terminal and to markets along the pipeline path from...
BP Continues Push for Turnback of Cove Point LNG Import Capacity
Posted on Jun 5, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on BP Continues Push for Turnback of Cove Point LNG Import Capacity
Alleging undue discrimination and undue preference, BP Energy Company (BP) filed a pleading at FERC yesterday requesting that FERC require Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP (DCP) to give BP an opportunity to relinquish its LNG import capacity in the same manner as DCP provided to Statoil Natural Gas. The pleading can be found here, and the complete docket for DCP’s export terminal...
Venture Global LNG Files for DOE LNG Export Authorization
Posted on Jun 5, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Venture Global LNG Files for DOE LNG Export Authorization
Venture Global LNG, LLC filed an application with the U.S. Department of Energy for authority to export up to 5 million metric tons (243.6 Bcf) of LNG per year from a proposed mid-scale liquefaction and LNG export terminal at the Calcasieu Ship Channel, Cameron Parish, La. to countries with and without a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. The application can be found...
FERC Releases Project Update for Trunkline LNG’s Lake Charles Export Project
Posted on Jun 4, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Releases Project Update for Trunkline LNG’s Lake Charles Export Project
FERC released an update on its environmental review of Trunkline LNG Company LLC’s (Trunkline) Lake Charles export project. According to the update, the next major step in the process will be Trunkline’s filing of draft environmental resource reports, expected in June 2013. Trunkline plans to file a formal application for the project in late 2013. Copies of the update can...