Dominion CEO: LNG Exports from Cove Point Facility Under Consideration
Posted on Jan 31, 2011 in LNG Exports, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Dominion CEO: LNG Exports from Cove Point Facility Under Consideration
Bloomberg reports that Dominion Resources Inc. CEO Thomas Farrell said last week that the company is considering using its Cove Point LNG facility to export natural gas as LNG.
Cheniere CEO Shares Details on Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction Project
Posted on Jan 28, 2011 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Cheniere CEO Shares Details on Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction Project
Today’s New York Times offers an in-depth piece on Cheniere Energy’s CEO, Charif Souki, and the company’s Sabine Pass LNG liquefaction project. The Times reports that the liquefaction project is expected to cost approximately $3 billion. Separately, Cheniere has announced the signing of a non-binding memorandum of understanding between Cheniere subsidiary Sabine Pass...
Industry Players Discuss Prospects for U.S. LNG Exports
Posted on Jan 26, 2011 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Industry Players Discuss Prospects for U.S. LNG Exports
Major U.S. LNG industry players, including officials from Exxon Mobil, Cheniere Energy, and Freeport LNG, offer their views on U.S. LNG exports in today’s Wall Street Journal.
Cheniere Enters MOU With EDF Trading for Bi-Directional Capacity at Sabine Pass LNG Facility
Posted on Jan 24, 2011 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Cheniere Enters MOU With EDF Trading for Bi-Directional Capacity at Sabine Pass LNG Facility
Last week, Cheniere Energy announced that its subsidiary, Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with EDF Trading. Under the terms of the MOU, the parties will negotiate definitive agreements to provide EDF Trading with one to two billion cubic meters of bi-directional LNG processing capacity at the Sabine Pass LNG...
Coast Guard Says No Revision Needed to Existing WSA for Freeport LNG Liquefaction Project
Posted on Jan 18, 2011 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Marine Regulation | Comments Off on Coast Guard Says No Revision Needed to Existing WSA for Freeport LNG Liquefaction Project
Last week, the U.S. Coast Guard informed Freeport LNG that the agency will not require the submission of a Letter of Intent (LOI) or revision of the existing Waterway Suitability Assessment (WSA) for the company’s LNG liquefaction proposal. The Coast Guard’s letter, available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No. PF11-2, states that because the project as contemplated...
FERC Chairman Responds to Louisiana Governor on Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction Project
Posted on Jan 13, 2011 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Chairman Responds to Louisiana Governor on Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction Project
Last week, FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff responded to a letter of support for the Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction Project submitted by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal. The letter is available in the eLibrary under Docket No....