Golden Pass Withdraws Request Regarding Applicability of Pre-Filing Procedures at FERC
Posted on Mar 30, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Golden Pass Withdraws Request Regarding Applicability of Pre-Filing Procedures at FERC
Golden Pass LNG Terminal LLC withdrew its request at FERC for a determination that the company’s proposal to re-export previously imported LNG from its Sabine Pass, Texas, terminal is not subject to FERC’s pre-filing procedures. The filing can be found in FERC’s eLibrary under Docket No....
Kitimat Investment Decision Pushed to Year’s End
Posted on Mar 30, 2012 in LNG Exports | Comments Off on Kitimat Investment Decision Pushed to Year’s End
The Calgary Herald reports that Encana Corp. chief executive Randy Eresman said that an investment decision on the Kitimat LNG project has been delayed until the end of 2012 to allow the project sponsors time to secure one or two gas buyers to become equity partners in the...
FERC Withdraws Consultation Request for Oregon LNG Project
Posted on Mar 29, 2012 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Withdraws Consultation Request for Oregon LNG Project
Noting that the developers of the Oregon LNG terminal and pipeline project expect to change their plans for the project, FERC informed the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that it is withdrawing its Endangered Species Act section 7 consultation request regarding the proposed project. In its letters to each agency, available under Docket No....
Group Questions Jordan Cove Leaders During Site Visit
Posted on Mar 29, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Group Questions Jordan Cove Leaders During Site Visit
The World reports that a group of interested persons questioned leaders of Jordan Cove Energy Partners on various topics, including hypothetical dangers, market conditions, and federal permit review processes, during an open house and FERC Staff visit to Jordan Cove’s proposed LNG export terminal...
Indonesia Considering U.S. LNG Supplies
Posted on Mar 29, 2012 in LNG Exports | Comments Off on Indonesia Considering U.S. LNG Supplies
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that due to dwindling reserves, Indonesia’s state-owned power utility is considering long-term imports of U.S. LNG for power generation, even as it shifts to building more coal-fired power...
Cheniere Energy Official Eyes South America for US LNG Exports
Posted on Mar 28, 2012 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Cheniere Energy Official Eyes South America for US LNG Exports
Speaking at a conference this week, Cheniere Energy CEO Charif Souki said that South America, rather than Asia, is the better market for US LNG exports, where LNG could displace diesel as the fuel for power generation. Read more in Platts LNG Daily [subscription required]. On a related note, Upstream reported that Souki expects Cheniere to file its FERC application to construct an LNG...