Environmental Groups Petition DOE for New Rules on Processing LNG Export Applications
Posted on Apr 10, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Environmental Groups Petition DOE for New Rules on Processing LNG Export Applications
Sierra Club, Catskill Citizens for Safe Energy, Center for Biological Diversity, Delaware Riverkeeper Network, Earthworks, Environment America, Friends of the Earth, Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper, and Rogue Riverkeeper filed a joint petition with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) requesting DOE to promulgate new regulations or guidance defining the process for considering LNG export...
LNG Demand Enough to Support Some B.C. LNG Export Projects
Posted on Apr 9, 2013 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on LNG Demand Enough to Support Some B.C. LNG Export Projects
According to an article in The Vancouver Sun, two industry officials recently predicted that there is enough global LNG demand to support some, but not all, of the LNG export terminals proposed for construction in British...
Sabine Pass Files for DOE Authority to Export LNG Pursuant to Centrica Contract
Posted on Apr 9, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sabine Pass Files for DOE Authority to Export LNG Pursuant to Centrica Contract
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC (SPL) filed an application with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to export 91,250,000 MMBtu per year (approximately 88.3 Bcf) of domestically produced LNG pursuant to the terms of the LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement between SPL as seller and Centrica PLC as buyer. SPL seeks authority to export the LNG from SPL’s terminal at Sabine Pass, La. to...
Senator Wyden Supports DOE Secretary Nominee Moniz
Posted on Apr 9, 2013 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Senator Wyden Supports DOE Secretary Nominee Moniz
Today, the U.S. Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee held a confirmation hearing for U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary nominee Ernest Moniz. Committee Chairman Ron Wyden released a statement following the hearing in support of Moniz’s nomination. According to Bloomberg, at the hearing Moniz stated that DOE should consider the cumulative effects of increased LNG...
Court Appeal Challenges LNG Canada Development’s NEB Export License
Posted on Apr 5, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Court Appeal Challenges LNG Canada Development’s NEB Export License
CBC News reports that British Columbia First Nation Gitxaala has filed a court appeal challenging the LNG export license granted by the National Energy Board to LNG Canada Development Inc., a joint venture of Shell Canada Energy and affiliates of KOGAS, Mitsubishi Corporation and PetroChina Company Limited. The Gitxaala contend that the NEB did not consult them in approving the...
FERC Releases Schedule for Environmental Review of Cameron LNG Export Project
Posted on Apr 5, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Releases Schedule for Environmental Review of Cameron LNG Export Project
FERC has released the schedule for its environmental review of Cameron LNG LLC’s liquefaction and LNG export project to be constructed at the site of Cameron’s existing LNG import terminal in Cameron Parish, La. FERC plans to release a Final Environmental Impact Statement on November 22, 2013, triggering the 90-day deadline for other federal agencies to complete their...