FERC Authorizes Golden Pass LNG Terminal to Commence Service
Posted on Mar 10, 2011 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Authorizes Golden Pass LNG Terminal to Commence Service
Today FERC issued a letter authorizing Phase I of the Golden Pass LNG terminal and its associated pipeline to commence service. The letter is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
U.S. ACE Expects to Decide on Sabine Pass LNG Terminal Modifications by July 2011
Posted on Mar 9, 2011 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on U.S. ACE Expects to Decide on Sabine Pass LNG Terminal Modifications by July 2011
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (U.S. ACE) notified FERC that it has received an application from Cheniere Energy to amend the Corps’ permit for the Sabine Pass LNG terminal seeking authorization to install liquefaction equipment at the facility. U.S. ACE informed FERC by a letter dated February 28, 2011, that the agency should render a decision on Cheniere’s application...
Cheniere Files Suit Against Hedge Fund Over Default Claim
Posted on Mar 8, 2011 in Financing, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Cheniere Files Suit Against Hedge Fund Over Default Claim
Cheniere Energy has filed suit against the hedge fund Centerbridge Partners LP, saying that the hedge fund’s assertion that Cheniere’s Sabine Pass LNG business unit was in default under the terms of some of its notes constituted defamation, business disparagement and tortious interference with business relationships. The Wall Street Journal provides further...
County Officials to Consider Land Use Application Submitted by Oregon Pipeline
Posted on Mar 8, 2011 in Litigation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on County Officials to Consider Land Use Application Submitted by Oregon Pipeline
Officials with Clatsop County, Ore., have scheduled time tomorrow to discuss possible responses to a petition filed by Oregon Pipeline LLC to compel the county to act on the company’s land use application by March 18, 2011. According to the Daily Astorian, Oregon Pipeline, a pipeline project affiliated with Oregon LNG, argues that Clatsop County missed the deadline to withdraw...
FERC Denies Weaver’s Cove LNG’s Request for Rehearing on Wedge Lot Issue
Posted on Mar 7, 2011 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Denies Weaver’s Cove LNG’s Request for Rehearing on Wedge Lot Issue
Last Friday, FERC denied a Request for Rehearing submitted by Weaver’s Cove LNG addressing the ongoing controversy surrounding legal title to the so-called “Wedge Lot.” FERC confirmed its prior conclusion that the issue should be resolved by a court applying Massachusetts state law and that any argument regarding the application of U.S. Department of Transportation...
Local Environmental Groups Ask FERC to Deny Onshore Component of Liberty LNG Deepwater Port Project
Posted on Mar 7, 2011 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Environmental Groups Ask FERC to Deny Onshore Component of Liberty LNG Deepwater Port Project
Several local environmental groups have requested that FERC deny the application for the Liberty Natural Gas Onshore Pipeline, the onshore component of the Liberty LNG deepwater port proposal. The filing argues that because Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) has vetoed the proposed Liberty LNG deepwater port, the onshore component of the project cannot go forward as originally proposed. The...