Oregon LNG Submits Draft Resource Reports to FERC
Posted on Aug 15, 2012 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Oregon LNG Submits Draft Resource Reports to FERC
LNG Development Company, LLC, d/b/a Oregon LNG, has filed Draft Resource Reports 1 (General Project Description) and 10 (Alternatives) with FERC for the pre-filing environmental review of its proposed bi-directional LNG terminal at Warrenton, Ore. The reports can be found on eLibrary under Docket No....
Cheniere Issues Notice to Proceed with Construction of Sabine Pass Export Facilities
Posted on Aug 14, 2012 in LNG Exports | Comments Off on Cheniere Issues Notice to Proceed with Construction of Sabine Pass Export Facilities
Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. announced that it has issued a notice to proceed to Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals, Inc. to construct the first two liquefaction trains of the Sabine Pass liquefaction project. Cheniere expects the first liquefaction train to start operations as early as 2015 and the second liquefaction train to begin operating six to nine months...
Excelerate Receives LNG Export Authorization
Posted on Aug 14, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Excelerate Receives LNG Export Authorization
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has granted authorization to Excelerate Liquefaction Solutions I, LLC to export over a 20-year period up to 10 million metric tons per annum (approximately 504 Bcf) of domestically produced LNG from its proposed terminal in Calhoun County, Texas to countries with a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. The order can be found on DOE’s...
New Study Predicts Low Price Impacts from Increased U.S. LNG Exports
Posted on Aug 14, 2012 in LNG Exports | Comments Off on New Study Predicts Low Price Impacts from Increased U.S. LNG Exports
A new study entitled “US LNG Exports: Truth and Consequence,” by Kenneth B. Medlock III of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University argues that the domestic price impacts of increased U.S. LNG exports will not be large and that the long-term volume of such exports will not likely be very large given expected market developments...
Numerous Comments Filed on Gulf Coast LNG Export Application
Posted on Aug 10, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Numerous Comments Filed on Gulf Coast LNG Export Application
Numerous comments have been filed on Gulf Coast LNG Export’s application to export LNG pending at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), including opposition comments by Sierra Club and the American Public Gas Association and supportive comments by a number of local entities. The comments can be found on DOE’s website under Docket No....
Sierra Club Files Protest to Jordan Cove LNG Export Application
Posted on Aug 10, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sierra Club Files Protest to Jordan Cove LNG Export Application
Sierra Club filed a motion to intervene and protest to Jordan Cove Energy Project’s (Jordan Cove) LNG export application pending at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Sierra Club alleges that Jordan Cove’s proposal is inconsistent with the public interest and the developer has not provided adequate environmental and economic analysis to support its proposal. Sierra...