Comments Filed on DOE LNG Export Study
Posted on Jan 8, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Comments Filed on DOE LNG Export Study
Comments touting the economic benefits of exporting U.S. produced LNG to countries without a Free Trade Agreement with the United States were submitted to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) by Pennsylvania state legislators and the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce. The Fertilizer Institute filed a comment criticizing the Export Study for underestimating the contributions of the...
FERC to Prepare Environmental Assessment for Sabine Pass Modification Project
Posted on Jan 7, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC to Prepare Environmental Assessment for Sabine Pass Modification Project
FERC issued a notice of intent to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) for the Sabine Pass Liquefaction Modification Project, which involves construction and operation of a heavies removal unit; condensate storage, metering and send-out facilities, four gas pipeline meter stations, natural gas liquids truck loading facilities, and other facility modifications to the Sabine Pass LNG...
Sierra Club and American Public Gas Association Continue Opposition to LNG Exports
Posted on Jan 7, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sierra Club and American Public Gas Association Continue Opposition to LNG Exports
Sierra Club and the American Public Gas Association (APGA), which represents municipal gas utilities, each filed protests at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) opposing Gulf Coast Liquefaction Company’s application to export LNG to countries without a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. Consistent with their previous filings in other dockets, Sierra Club’s protest...
Court Ruling Favorable for Dominion Cove Point LNG Expansion
Posted on Jan 4, 2013 in Litigation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Court Ruling Favorable for Dominion Cove Point LNG Expansion
The Circuit Court for Calvert County, Md. issued an order holding that a 2005 agreement among Dominion Cove Point LNG, L.P., Sierra Club and Maryland Conservation Counsel, Inc., permits the construction of additional facilities for liquefaction of natural gas within the fenced area of the existing Dominion Cove Point LNG terminal site and the export of LNG from the terminal. The...
American Public Gas Association Protests Cheniere Marketing’s LNG Export Application
Posted on Jan 3, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on American Public Gas Association Protests Cheniere Marketing’s LNG Export Application
The American Public Gas Association (APGA), a trade organization for publicly owned natural gas distribution systems, filed a protest at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) opposing Cheniere Marketing, LLC’s (Cheniere) application to export LNG to countries without a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. APGA argued that approval of Cheniere’s application would not...
Chevron Canada to Acquire 50% Interest in Kitimat LNG Project
Posted on Jan 2, 2013 in LNG Exports | Comments Off on Chevron Canada to Acquire 50% Interest in Kitimat LNG Project
An article in the Oil & Gas Financial Journal reports that Chevron Canada Ltd. (Chevron Canada), an affiliate of Chevron Corporation, will acquire all of the interests in the proposed Kitimat LNG Project and Pacific Trail Pipeline (PTP) currently held by affiliates of EOG Resources Canada Inc. and Encana Corp. Upon consummation of the transaction, Chevron Canada and a subsidiary of...