JOVO Group and SCT&E LNG Sign Cooperation Agreement
Posted on May 17, 2016 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on JOVO Group and SCT&E LNG Sign Cooperation Agreement
The JOVO Group and SCT&E LNG, Inc., announced today that they signed a long-term, multibillion-dollar agreement that they state “is a first of its kind between a U.S. LNG developer and a private Chinese LNG terminal owner.” According to the press release, the agreement provides for long-term offtake of LNG from the future SCT&E LNG export terminal to be built on Monkey Island...
Ex-Cheniere Energy CEO Charif Souki’s New Company, Driftwood LNG, Requests Initiation of Pre-Filing Review Process for Louisiana Terminal
Posted on May 13, 2016 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Ex-Cheniere Energy CEO Charif Souki’s New Company, Driftwood LNG, Requests Initiation of Pre-Filing Review Process for Louisiana Terminal
Driftwood LNG LLC and Driftwood LNG Pipeline LLC (together, Driftwood) have filed a request with FERC to initiate the pre-filing environmental review process for a 26 million tonnes/year LNG production and export facility on the west side of the Calcasieu River near Carlyss, Calcasieu Parish, La. and an interconnected pipeline. Driftwood anticipates the project to be operational in...
DOE Releases First Quarter LNG Import/Export Data
Posted on May 13, 2016 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on DOE Releases First Quarter LNG Import/Export Data
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy has released data covering U.S. LNG imports and exports for the First Quarter of 2016. The report shows that four vessel-borne commissioning cargoes of domestically-produced LNG, totaling 11.5 million Mcf, were exported from the Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Cameron Parish, La. to Brazil, India and United Arab Emirates. The...
AltaGas/Idemitsu Suspend Joint Triton LNG Project
Posted on May 12, 2016 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on AltaGas/Idemitsu Suspend Joint Triton LNG Project
The Canadian Press reports that AltaGas Ltd’s joint venture partner, Idemitsu Kosan Co. (Idemitsu), stated in its recent annual financial report that it has suspended work on the proposed Triton LNG export terminal that was planned at Kitimat or Prince Rupert, British Columbia (B.C.). The joint venture also suspended work on its proposed Douglas Channel Project in B.C. this past...
FERC Tolls Rehearing of Order Rejecting Jordan Cove Energy Project LNG Terminal Application
Posted on May 10, 2016 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Tolls Rehearing of Order Rejecting Jordan Cove Energy Project LNG Terminal Application
FERC has issued a tolling order which extends indefinitely the time by which FERC must act on requests for rehearing of its order which rejected Jordan Cove Energy Project’s application to construct a liquefaction and LNG export terminal at Coos Bay, Ore., and Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline’s proposed interconnected pipeline, for lack of market support....
Woodfibre LNG Affiliate Signs Heads of Agreement with Chinese Customer
Posted on May 10, 2016 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Woodfibre LNG Affiliate Signs Heads of Agreement with Chinese Customer
Woodfibre LNG Limited (Woodfibre LNG) announced that its Singapore-based affiliate, Woodfibre LNG Export Pte Ltd., has signed a Heads of Agreement with Guangzhou Gas Group Co., Ltd., for potential LNG offtake of 1 million tonnes/year LNG for 25 years starting in 2020. The LNG will be sourced from Woodfibre LNG’s proposed liquefaction and export terminal in the District of Squamish,...