BG Considering LNG Liquefaction Project on Canada’s Pacific Coast
Posted on Feb 9, 2012 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on BG Considering LNG Liquefaction Project on Canada’s Pacific Coast
CBC News reports that BG Group confirmed that it has entered into an agreement with the Prince Rupert Port Authority to explore developing an LNG liquefaction and export project on Canada’s Pacific coast. A spokesperson for the Port Authority noted that an LNG facility “fits very neatly into the development plan at Ridley...
Developers Schedule Open House for Corpus Christi LNG Export Project
Posted on Feb 9, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Developers Schedule Open House for Corpus Christi LNG Export Project
The developers of the proposed Corpus Christi LNG liquefaction and export project have scheduled an open house for February 28, 2012, to be held in Portland, Texas. Additional information is available in the Monthly Progress Report submitted to FERC by the developers and located under Docket No. PF12-3 in the Commission’s...
FERC, GCELC Raise Questions Regarding Air Emissions from Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction Project
Posted on Feb 9, 2012 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC, GCELC Raise Questions Regarding Air Emissions from Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction Project
FERC has requested additional environmental information regarding air emissions from the proposed Sabine Pass LNG liquefaction project. Specifically, the Commission has asked for data to “correct the calculations it used to determine the emissions of hydrogen sulfide, volatile organic compounds, carbon dioxide, and methane from the acid vents.” In its information request,...
Oregon Congressman Seeks to Limit Use of Eminent Domain for LNG Export Projects
Posted on Feb 9, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Oregon Congressman Seeks to Limit Use of Eminent Domain for LNG Export Projects
United States Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) has introduced H.R. 3913, a bill that would amend the Natural Gas Act to prohibit the use of eminent domain by a pipeline developer if its pipeline would be used to transport natural gas “to an LNG terminal for export to a foreign country from the United States.” The bill also would prohibit FERC from authorizing an LNG export project if any of...
DOE Planning Changes for LNG Export Procedures
Posted on Feb 8, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Planning Changes for LNG Export Procedures
Noting that “the market and technology have outgrown” current federal regulatory processes for permitting LNG exports, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy Christopher Smith told an audience in Washington, D.C., that his office will revise regulatory procedures for LNG export applications. Find further information in Platts LNG Daily. [Subscription...
Editorial Cites Economic Benefits from Jordan Cove LNG Export Project
Posted on Feb 8, 2012 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Editorial Cites Economic Benefits from Jordan Cove LNG Export Project
An editorial carried by The World (Coos Bay, Ore.) notes U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu’s recent comments suggesting that “[e]xporting natural gas means wealth comes into the United States.” The editorial concludes that “importing foreign money” through LNG export projects, including the Jordan Cove LNG export proposal, is...