Avocet LNG to Develop Deepwater LNG Port for Offshore Louisiana
Posted on Feb 26, 2016
TC Offshore LLC has filed an application with FERC to abandon, by sale to Avocet LNG, LLC (Avocet), its Grand Chenier System located offshore and onshore Louisiana for use by Avocet as part of a proposed Deepwater Port LNG export project. According to the application, Avocet’s proposed project would involve a mooring system to be built in federal waters near the terminus points of the Grand Chenier System and floating liquefaction natural gas vessels (FLNGVs) located at the moorings. Once acquired by Avocet, the natural gas flow on the Grand Chenier System facilities would be reversed to a...
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First LNG Export from the U.S. Lower 48 States Leaves Sabine Pass Terminal
Posted on Feb 25, 2016
Reuters reports that the first LNG export cargo from the United States lower 48 states left Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass export terminal in Louisiana yesterday bound for Brazil.
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Douglas Channel LNG Project Postponed
Posted on Feb 25, 2016
The Financial Post reports that the proposed small-scale Douglas Channel LNG liquefaction plant and export terminal in British Columbia has been postponed due to the inability of its sponsors “to secure meaningful off-take agreements for the project” and “due to adverse economic conditions and worsening global energy price levels.” The sponsors of the project are AltaGas, Idemitsu Canada Corp., EDF Trading Ltd. and Exmar NV. ...
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Sempra Energy and Woodside Sign Project Development Agreement for Port Arthur LNG Terminal
Posted on Feb 25, 2016
Sempra Energy announced that its Sempra LNG & Midstream unit has entered into a Project Development Agreement with a subsidiary of Woodside Petroleum Ltd. (Woodside) to advance the development of the proposed Port Arthur LNG liquefaction facility and export terminal in Port Arthur, Texas. According to the press release, the new agreement expands on the companies’ June 2015 Memorandum of Understanding and provides a framework regarding how the companies will jointly develop the project....
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Cheniere to Launch First LNG Cargo from Sabine Pass Terminal
Posted on Feb 24, 2016
Today, Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. announced that the first commissioning cargo with LNG produced from liquefaction Train 1 of its Sabine Pass liquefaction project in Cameron Parish, La. “will depart imminently.” According to the press release, the LNG will be shipped on the LNG carrier Asia Vision, chartered by Cheniere Marketing, LLC and will be heading to Brazil. Separately, FERC issued an order granting Sabine Pass LNG’s request to continue further commissioning activities for Train 1 but requiring further information before the loading and export of any additional LNG produced...
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Construction Status Report Filed for Corpus Christi LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Feb 22, 2016
Corpus Christi Liquefaction (CCL) has filed its monthly report with FERC covering construction activities at its LNG export terminal near Corpus Christi, Texas through January 2016. The report states that engineering has progressed to 95.0%, procurement has progressed to 44.2% and construction has progressed to 2.9%. The total project has progressed to 30.7% complete. ...
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Dominion Cove Point LNG Files Construction Status Report
Posted on Feb 19, 2016
Dominion Cove Point LNG has filed its monthly status report with FERC on the progress of construction at its LNG export terminal in Lusby, Md. through reporting period January 2016. The report states that engineering is 97% complete, procurement is 89% complete, and construction is 24% complete.
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