FERC Releases Environmental Assessment for Sabine Pass Modification Project
Posted on Apr 25, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Releases Environmental Assessment for Sabine Pass Modification Project
Today, FERC released its Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Sabine Pass LNG Modification Project, which consists of various facility modifications to enhance the operation and reliability, and facilitate the construction, of the Sabine Pass Liquefaction Project currently under construction at the existing Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Cameron Parish, La. The EA concludes that approval...
FERC to Prepare Environmental Assessment for Elba Island LNG Export Project
Posted on Apr 23, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC to Prepare Environmental Assessment for Elba Island LNG Export Project
FERC has issued a notice that it will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) for the Elba Liquefaction Project, which involves the construction of LNG export facilities and related pipeline modifications at the existing LNG terminal at Elba Island, Ga. Comments on the scope of the EA are due May 22, 2013. FERC’s notice can be accessed here, and the complete docket for the Elba...
Article Examines LNG Export Terminal Financing Arrangements
Posted on Apr 22, 2013 in Financing, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Article Examines LNG Export Terminal Financing Arrangements
An official with the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects writes in the Alaska Dispatch regarding how various LNG export terminals were financed and options for Alaska LNG terminal...
Magnolia LNG Files Draft Resource Reports
Posted on Apr 22, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Magnolia LNG Files Draft Resource Reports
Magnolia LNG, LLC filed Draft Resource Reports 1 (General Project Description) and 10 (Alternatives) under FERC’s pre-filing environmental review procedures for Magnolia’s proposed LNG export terminal at the Port of Lake Charles, La. The reports can be found on eLibrary under Docket No....
DOE Official Predicts Action on LNG Export Applications Soon
Posted on Apr 19, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on DOE Official Predicts Action on LNG Export Applications Soon
The Hill reports that U.S. Department of Energy Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee yesterday that DOE is reviewing pending LNG export applications, and that DOE would be in a position to start making decisions on those applications “very...
Sabine Pass LNG Submits Construction Progress Report
Posted on Apr 19, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sabine Pass LNG Submits Construction Progress Report
Sabine Pass LNG (“Sabine”) has submitted its March 2013 status report to the FERC regarding construction of Sabine’s LNG export terminal in Cameron Parish, La. The report states that engineering on the project is 51.9% complete, procurement is 43.7% complete, and overall project completion stands at 26.4%. On an overall basis, the project schedule is ahead of the...