Lake Charles LNG Export Project on FERC’s Open Meeting Agenda
Posted on Dec 10, 2015
Lake Charles LNG’s application to construct liquefaction and LNG export terminal facilities in Lake Charles, La. is on the agenda for FERC’s Open Meeting scheduled for December 17, 2015.
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G2 LNG Requests Initiation of FERC Pre-Filing Process
Posted on Dec 10, 2015
G2 LNG, LLC has filed a letter requesting that FERC initiate the pre-filing environmental review process for its proposed liquefaction and export terminal facility on the west bank of the Calcasieu River, Calcasieu Parish, La. between mile markers 3 and 4. The project would have a peak production capacity of approximately 14 million metric tonnes of LNG/year. G2 LNG states that it intends to commence construction on the project in the 4th quarter of 2017 and to place the project in service in 2020. ...
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G2 LNG Notifies FERC of Proposed LNG Project
Posted on Dec 7, 2015
G2 LNG has filed a letter notifying FERC of its proposed liquefaction and LNG export terminal with a peak capacity of 14 million tonnes/year to be located on the west bank of the Calcasieu River, La. between mile markers 3 and 4. The letter states that G2 LNG will soon request that FERC initiate the pre-filing environmental review process for the proposed project. G2 LNG states that it intends to commence construction in the 4th quarter of 2017 and to place the Project in service in 2020. ...
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Air Flow North America Granted Non-FTA LNG Export Authority
Posted on Dec 7, 2015
The U.S. Department of Energy has issued an order authorizing Air Flow North America Corp. to export over 25 years up to 22,000 gallons/day (approximately 0.67 Bcf/year) of LNG to nations in Central America, South America, the Caribbean, or Africa which do not have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. The LNG will be loaded into ISO IMO7/TVAC-ASME containers at Clean Energy Fuels Corp.’s existing LNG production facility in Willis, Texas and transported via truck to ports for export via vessel....
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GAO Releases Report on the Implications of Using U.S. LNG Carriers for Exports
Posted on Dec 7, 2015
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report analyzing the effects on jobs and the U.S. maritime industry if Congress were to pass legislation requiring U.S. produced LNG to be exported via U.S.-built-and-flagged carriers. The report finds that such a requirement could expand employment for U.S. mariners and shipbuilders if it does not reduce the expected demand for U.S. LNG. The report estimates that between 4,000 and 5,200 mariners would be needed to operate the estimated 100 LNG carriers needed to transport the full capacity of the five U.S. LNG export...
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DOE Grants Non-FTA Exports from Proposed Floridian Natural Gas Storage Facility
Posted on Nov 30, 2015
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a final opinion and order authorizing Floridian Natural Gas Storage Company, LLC (Floridian) to export LNG produced at its proposed liquefaction and storage facility in Martin County, Fla. The LNG would be loaded into ISO containers at the facility then transported via truck to port facilities for export on ocean-going vessels to countries without a Free Trade Agreement (non-FTA) with the United States. The order authorizes Floridian to export over a 20-year period up to equivalent of 14.6 Bcf/year of natural gas, less the portion of the total...
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Cheniere’s Sabine Pass Project to Start Producing LNG Next Month
Posted on Nov 30, 2015
The Globe and Mail reports that Tarek Souki, vice president of finance for Cheniere Energy, told an industry conference last week that Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass, La. terminal would begin producing LNG next month, with the first LNG exports expected four to six weeks later.
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