Corpus Christi Liquefaction Files Hazard Analysis at FERC
Posted on Aug 9, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Corpus Christi Liquefaction Files Hazard Analysis at FERC
Corpus Christi Liquefaction filed a hazard analysis report in the pre-filing environmental review proceeding for its LNG export project at FERC. The report can be found on eLibrary under Docket No....
DOE Issues Final Opinion and Order on Sabine Pass LNG Export Authorization
Posted on Aug 9, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Issues Final Opinion and Order on Sabine Pass LNG Export Authorization
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a Final Opinion and Order granting Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC (Sabine Pass) authorization to export LNG from its LNG terminal in Cameron Parish, La., to nations not having a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. The order requires exports to commence within seven years of DOE’s initial order in the case, which was issued May...
Numerous Comments Filed on Jordan Cove LNG Export Application
Posted on Aug 8, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Numerous Comments Filed on Jordan Cove LNG Export Application
Comments have been filed in support of and in opposition to Jordan Cove Energy Project’s application to export LNG pending before the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Parties opposing the application include the American Public Gas Association, Citizens Against LNG, Rogue Riverkeeper, and the Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center. Commenters in support include Oregon International...
FERC to Prepare EIS for Cameron LNG Export Project
Posted on Aug 7, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC to Prepare EIS for Cameron LNG Export Project
FERC has issued a notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Cameron LNG export project located in Cameron Parish, La., and the related Cameron Pipeline Expansion Project. Comments on the scope of the EIS are due September 4, 2012. FERC’s notice can be found on eLibrary under Docket No....
Members of Congress Urge Expedited DOE Approval of LNG Export Applications
Posted on Aug 7, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Members of Congress Urge Expedited DOE Approval of LNG Export Applications
Forty-four members of Congress sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chu today, urging the Secretary to expedite the approval process for LNG exports. The Congressional members are from four major producing states, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas. Of the 44 signatories, 10 are Democrats and 34 are Republicans. A press release can be found...
NMFS Declines to be Cooperating Agency for Environmental Review of Jordan Cove LNG Export Project
Posted on Aug 7, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on NMFS Declines to be Cooperating Agency for Environmental Review of Jordan Cove LNG Export Project
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) sent a letter to FERC declining FERC’s request that NMFS be a cooperating agency in the pre-filing environmental review of Jordan Cove Energy’s proposed LNG export terminal. NMFS instead seeks intervenor status and requests that FERC review NMFS’s comments previously filed in Jordan Cove Energy’s LNG import...