Alaska Gasline Port Authority Files at DOE for LNG Export Authority from Proposed Valdez Terminal
Posted on Jul 16, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Alaska Gasline Port Authority Files at DOE for LNG Export Authority from Proposed Valdez Terminal
Alaska Gasline Port Authority recently filed an application at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to export up to 2.5 Bcf equivalent per day (approximately 19 million metric tons/year) of LNG from a future LNG terminal to be constructed at Valdez, Alaska, to Asian-Pacific Rim countries that have a Free Trade agreement with the United States. According to the application, the exact...
FERC Chairman Responds to Louisiana Officials Regarding Sabine Pass LNG Export Project
Posted on Jul 12, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Chairman Responds to Louisiana Officials Regarding Sabine Pass LNG Export Project
FERC Chairman Wellinghoff has sent letters to Louisiana Governor Jindal and several U.S. Representatives from Louisiana assuring them that FERC will fully consider the issues before it acts on Sierra Club’s motion for stay and rehearing of FERC’s order authorizing the Sabine Pass LNG export project. The letters can be found on eLibrary under Docket No....
FERC Approves Cameron LNG Boil-Off Gas Re-Liquefaction Facilities
Posted on Jul 12, 2012 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Approves Cameron LNG Boil-Off Gas Re-Liquefaction Facilities
Yesterday, FERC issued an order approving Cameron LNG’s application to construct and operate facilities to re-liquefy boil-off gas at Cameron LNG’s existing LNG terminal in Cameron Parish, La. The facilities will provide LNG supplies to enable Cameron to maintain its LNG storage tanks in a cryogenic state without the need for LNG imports. FERC’s order can be found...
Cheniere Receives Firm Financial Commitments for Sabine Pass Liquefaction Project
Posted on Jul 12, 2012 in Financing, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Cheniere Receives Firm Financial Commitments for Sabine Pass Liquefaction Project
Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. announced today that it has received firm financial commitments of approximately $3.4 billion (in addition to previously announced equity commitments of $2 billion) to fund the costs of developing, constructing and placing into service the first two liquefaction trains of the Sabine Pass LNG liquefaction...
FERC Vacates Authorization for Cameron LNG’s Fourth LNG Storage Tank
Posted on Jul 9, 2012 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Vacates Authorization for Cameron LNG’s Fourth LNG Storage Tank
FERC issued an order on Friday vacating authorization for Cameron LNG to construct a fourth LNG storage tank at its existing LNG import terminal near Hackberry, La., since Cameron has not begun construction of the tank and the extended deadline for the in-service date expired six months ago. FERC’s order can be found on eLibrary under Docket No....