Comments Filed on Scope of FERC Environmental Review of the Oregon LNG Project
Posted on Jan 2, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Comments Filed on Scope of FERC Environmental Review of the Oregon LNG Project
Comments were filed by state and federal agencies, environmental groups, municipalities and individual citizens on the scope of FERC’s environmental review of the Oregon LNG export project and related pipeline. The comments can be found on eLibrary under Docket No....
Sierra Club Files Protest on Cheniere Marketing DOE Export Application
Posted on Jan 2, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sierra Club Files Protest on Cheniere Marketing DOE Export Application
Sierra Club filed a protest at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) opposing Cheniere Marketing, LLC’s application to export LNG from a proposed terminal near Corpus Christi, Texas to countries without a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. Sierra Club opposes the application arguing that DOE has not considered the potential environmental harm from increased hydraulic...
Two Former Energy Secretaries Support LNG Exports
Posted on Dec 21, 2012 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Two Former Energy Secretaries Support LNG Exports
An opinion article in the Financial Times by Bill Richardson, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary (DOE) under President Bill Clinton, and Spencer Abraham, DOE Secretary under George W. Bush, supports exports of domestically produced LNG, stating that “LNG exports can buttress US geopolitical leadership and trade, while at the same time continuing to support low domestic natural...
Pangea LNG Files for DOE Authority to Export LNG to Non-FTA Nations
Posted on Dec 20, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Pangea LNG Files for DOE Authority to Export LNG to Non-FTA Nations
Pangea LNG (North America) Holdings, LLC (Pangea) filed an application with the U.S. Department of Energy to export up to 398.5 Bcf/year of LNG (approximately 8 million mtpa) over a 25-year term to nations without a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. Pangea proposes to export the LNG from its planned South Texas LNG Export Project at the Port of Corpus Christi in Ingleside,...
Port of Lake Charles Files Comments Supporting Cameron LNG Exports
Posted on Dec 20, 2012 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Port of Lake Charles Files Comments Supporting Cameron LNG Exports
The Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District (Port of Lake Charles) filed comments at FERC in support of Cameron LNG, LLC’s (Cameron LNG) application to construct facilities for the export of LNG. The Port anticipates that Cameron LNG’s project will result in increased revenues and other economic benefits for the local and state economy. The comments can be found on...
State of Oregon Requests FERC to Consider Environmental Effects of Fracking from Oregon LNG Project
Posted on Dec 20, 2012 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on State of Oregon Requests FERC to Consider Environmental Effects of Fracking from Oregon LNG Project
The State of Oregon filed comments at FERC requesting consideration of the environmental effects of hydraulic fracturing in FERC’s environmental review of the Oregon LNG export terminal project. The comments can be found on eLibrary under Docket No....