DOE Vacates Excelerate Liquefaction Solutions’ LNG Export Authorization
Posted on Oct 15, 2015 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Vacates Excelerate Liquefaction Solutions’ LNG Export Authorization
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued an order (1) vacating Excelerate Liquefaction Solutions I, LLC’s (ELS) authorization to export LNG from its proposed terminal in Calhoun County, Texas to nations with a Free Trade Agreement with the United States and (2) granting withdrawal of ELS’s pending application to export LNG to non-FTA nations. ELS requested the DOE actions in a...
Squamish Nation Conditionally Approves Woodfibre LNG Terminal
Posted on Oct 15, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Squamish Nation Conditionally Approves Woodfibre LNG Terminal
The Globe and Mail reports that the Squamish Nation Council has voted to grant an environmental certificate for the proposed Woodfibre LNG liquefaction and export terminal near Squamish, British Columbia (B.C.), conditioned upon Woodfibre LNG complying with all the conditions imposed by the Squamish Nation. According to the article, the Squamish Nation was primarily concerned with the...
Approval Recommended for Power Plant to Serve Jordan Cove LNG Project
Posted on Oct 14, 2015 in Environmental, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Approval Recommended for Power Plant to Serve Jordan Cove LNG Project
The Oregon Department of Energy has issued a proposed order recommending that the Energy Facility Siting Council issue a site certificate, subject to conditions, authorizing construction and operation of the proposed South Dunes Power Plant, a 420 MW natural gas fueled electric generation facility that would provide power to the proposed Jordan Cove Energy Project LNG export terminal...
Petronas Reaffirms Commitment to Build LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Oct 9, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Petronas Reaffirms Commitment to Build LNG Export Terminal
The Globe and Mail reports that Petronas executive vice-president Wee Yiaw Hin reaffirmed Petronas’ commitment to build a 11.4 billion export terminal on Lelu Island in British Columbia. Petronas issued a statement yesterday that it “would like to reaffirm its commitment to deliver long-term LNG supply to its customers through the Pacific NorthWest LNG project in [British Columbia,]...
ConocoPhillips Alaska Seeks to Renew its Blanket FTA and Non-FTA LNG Export Authority
Posted on Oct 8, 2015 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on ConocoPhillips Alaska Seeks to Renew its Blanket FTA and Non-FTA LNG Export Authority
ConocoPhillips Alaska Natural Gas Corp. (CPANGC) has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Energy for blanket authority to export a total of 40 Bcf over a two year period from its Kenai, Alaska LNG facility to nations with (FTA) and without (Non-FTA) a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. The request would extend CPANGC’s existing authority for another two years....
B.C. Official Refutes Report of Petronas’ Delay on LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Oct 8, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on B.C. Official Refutes Report of Petronas’ Delay on LNG Export Terminal
CBC News reports that British Columbia Minister of Natural Gas Development Rich Coleman has refuted a Malaysian press report which stated that Malaysian state oil company Petronas, primary sponsor of the proposed Pacific Northwest LNG export terminal near Prince Rupert, B.C., was considering delaying the project for up to nine years due to economic conditions. According to the CBC...