Two LNG Export Projects Request FERC to Initiate Pre-Filing Procedures
Posted on Dec 6, 2012 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Two LNG Export Projects Request FERC to Initiate Pre-Filing Procedures
Gulf LNG Liquefaction Company, LLC (Gulf LNG) has asked FERC to initiate the pre-filing environmental review process for its proposed two-phased liquefaction and export project that will be integrated with Gulf LNG Energy, LLC’s existing LNG terminal near Pascagoula, Miss. Gulf LNG anticipates in-service dates of September 2018 and March 2019 for Phases I and II,...
DOE Releases Report on Macroeconomic Impacts of LNG Exports
Posted on Dec 5, 2012 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on DOE Releases Report on Macroeconomic Impacts of LNG Exports
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy released the NERA Study assessing the macroeconomic impacts of LNG exports on the U.S. economy. The report finds that under all scenarios studied, the United States is projected to gain net economic benefits from allowing LNG exports, with an increase in net economic benefits as the level of LNG exports increased. The report also finds that...
Dominion Cove Point LNG Files Draft Resource Reports
Posted on Dec 4, 2012 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Dominion Cove Point LNG Files Draft Resource Reports
Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP, filed draft resource reports for its LNG export project in the prefiling environmental review docket at FERC. The reports can be found on eLibrary under Docket No....
Local Fishing Industry Group Supports Oregon LNG Project
Posted on Dec 4, 2012 in LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Fishing Industry Group Supports Oregon LNG Project
The Lower Columbia Alliance for Sustainable Fisheries filed a letter at FERC in support of Oregon LNG’s proposed bi-directional LNG terminal to be located at Warrenton, Ore., and the related pipeline. The group, consisting of mostly commercial, charter boat, and sport fishing families and businesses in the Lower Columbia that cater to the fishing industry, supports the project as...
Article Evaluates Likelihood of Construction for Proposed U.S. LNG Export Projects
Posted on Dec 3, 2012 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Article Evaluates Likelihood of Construction for Proposed U.S. LNG Export Projects
An article in Oil & Gas Journal [subscription required] provides a qualitative assessment of proposed U.S. LNG export terminals to determine which are most likely to advance towards construction and commissioning. The article is the first of a two-part analysis. The second article will examine the projects on a quantitative...
Issues Facing BC LNG Terminal Projects
Posted on Dec 3, 2012 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Issues Facing BC LNG Terminal Projects
An article in the Vancouver Sun discusses issues facing proposed LNG terminal projects in British Columbia, Canada. The article states that while gas supplies in the region are plentiful, BC producers will lose the United States as their major customer for gas exports if production in the United States continues to develop. Consequently, BC producers must look elsewhere for...