FERC to Prepare an EA for Corpus Christi LNG Export Project
Posted on Jun 5, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC to Prepare an EA for Corpus Christi LNG Export Project
FERC issued a notice of intent last week to prepare an environmental assessment for the Corpus Christi LNG terminal and interconnected pipeline proposed to be constructed in Nueces and San Patricio Counties, Texas. The deadline for public comments on the scope of the environmental review is July 2, 2012. The notice can be found on FERC’s eLibrary under Docket No....
Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline Submits Pre-Filing Request at FERC
Posted on Jun 5, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline Submits Pre-Filing Request at FERC
Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline has requested that FERC initiate pre-filing environmental review procedures for a proposed 36-inch diameter, 230-mile pipeline to interconnect the proposed Jordan Cove LNG export terminal near Coos Bay, Ore., to existing pipelines near Malin, Ore. The request can be found on FERC’s eLibrary under Docket No....
TransCanada to Build Pipeline to Serve Shell’s BC LNG Export Plant
Posted on Jun 5, 2012 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on TransCanada to Build Pipeline to Serve Shell’s BC LNG Export Plant
TransCanada announced that it has been chosen by Shell Canada Limited and its partners to construct and operate the proposed Coastal GasLink project, a $4-billion pipeline that will transport natural gas from the Montney gas-producing region near Dawson Creek, British Columbia (BC) to Shell’s proposed LNG Canada gas export facility near Kitimat,...
Comment Date Set for Gulf Coast LNG Export Application
Posted on Jun 4, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Comment Date Set for Gulf Coast LNG Export Application
Notice was published in the Federal Register of Gulf Coast LNG Export’s application, filed with the U.S. Department of Energy, to export LNG from a terminal to be constructed at Port Brownsville, Texas. In its application, Gulf Coast LNG Export requests authority to export to countries with and without Free Trade Agreements with the United States. Comments on the application are...
Dominion Cove Point Files Pre-Filing Request at FERC
Posted on Jun 4, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Dominion Cove Point Files Pre-Filing Request at FERC
On Friday, Dominion Cove Point LNG (Cove Point) filed a request at FERC to begin the pre-filing environmental review process for proposed liquefaction facilities to be constructed at Cove Point’s existing LNG import terminal in Lusby, Md. The liquefaction facilities will consist of up to two LNG trains, capable of processing an average total of 750 MMcf/d of natural gas for a nominal...
Administration Says Japan Will Have to Wait for U.S. LNG Supplies
Posted on Jun 1, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Administration Says Japan Will Have to Wait for U.S. LNG Supplies
The Wall Street Journal [subscription required] reports that the Obama Administration has told Japan and other countries that they face a waiting period while the United States decides whether to move forward with LNG exports, mostly due to the political sensitivity of the issue. A Japanese official familiar with recent talks between Japan and the United States on energy issues stated...