FERC Requests Operational Information for Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction Project
Posted on Dec 14, 2011 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Requests Operational Information for Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction Project
FERC has submitted a set of questions to Cheniere Energy regarding the company’s planned LNG liquefaction and export project at the Sabine Pass terminal. Specifically, the Commission is seeking information regarding the entity or entities that will serve as the operator of the liquefaction facilities, whether the facility can provide regasification and liquefaction services...
Freeport LNG Offers Cost Estimate for Liquefaction Project
Posted on Dec 14, 2011 in Financing, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Freeport LNG Offers Cost Estimate for Liquefaction Project
Speaking at an industry event in Houston, Freeport LNG CFO Hugh Urbantke said that building and installing one liquefaction train at the Freeport LNG facility would cost $4 billion, while installing two liquefaction trains would cost $6.5 billion and three liquefaction trains would cost $10 billion. Read more in Platts LNG Daily [subscription...
Cheniere: Negotiations Ongoing for Sabine Pass LNG Train 3 Liquefaction Capacity
Posted on Dec 13, 2011 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Cheniere: Negotiations Ongoing for Sabine Pass LNG Train 3 Liquefaction Capacity
A spokesperson for Cheniere Energy told Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] that his company is in negotiation for contracts for liquefaction and export capacity for the planned Train 3 at the Sabine Pass LNG...
Haisla Nation Praises LNG Partners for Efforts to Develop Liquefaction Project on Canada’s West Coast
Posted on Dec 13, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Haisla Nation Praises LNG Partners for Efforts to Develop Liquefaction Project on Canada’s West Coast
Elliot Ross, chief councilor for the Haisla National Council, told the Vancouver Sun that he was pleased that LNG Partners LLC asked the first nation to become a partner in the B.C. LNG Export Co-operative liquefaction project. Ross noted that Houston-based LNG Partners is the first U.S. company to partner with the first nation to develop an industrial project on Haisla...
Cheniere Signs LNG Export Deal with GAIL
Posted on Dec 12, 2011 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Cheniere Signs LNG Export Deal with GAIL
Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. and GAIL (India) Limited., an Indian energy firm, have executed a long-term LNG export sale and purchase agreement. Under the terms of the arrangement, initially Cheniere will sell 0.2 million tons of LNG per year to GAIL from Train 2, and when Train 4 begins operations, Cheniere will sell an estimated 3.5 million tons of LNG per year at the Sabine Pass...
Energy Consultant Argues for LNG Liquefaction Facility on Alaska’s North Slope
Posted on Dec 12, 2011 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, Pipelines, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Energy Consultant Argues for LNG Liquefaction Facility on Alaska’s North Slope
Energy consultant Pedro Van Meurs told the Alaska Dispatch that he believes an LNG liquefaction and export facility on Alaska’s North Slope could allow Alaskan natural gas to compete with other sources of LNG for market share in Asia. Van Meurs said that he does not believe that proposals to transport North Slope gas via pipeline to an LNG liquefaction facility in southern Alaska...