Apache Kitimat LNG Terminal Project in Doubt
Posted on Oct 23, 2012 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Apache Kitimat LNG Terminal Project in Doubt
Apache Corporation’s proposed LNG export terminal at Kitimat, B.C., is having trouble signing long-term buyers to the project due to contract pricing issues and competition with projects proposed by bigger players. Some analysts are doubting whether the project will go forward. Read more in the Wall Street Journal...
Sabine Pass LNG Files Monthly Status Report
Posted on Oct 22, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sabine Pass LNG Files Monthly Status Report
Sabine Pass LNG filed a status report on construction of its LNG export terminal in Sabine Pass, La., stating that as of the end of September, engineering is 24.2% complete, procurement is 20.6%, and the overall project completion is 11.8%. Sabine Pass states that the overall project schedule is progressing ahead of the contractual schedule basis, with significant acceleration of the...
Environmental Groups File Protests on Hawaiian LNG Import Proposal
Posted on Oct 22, 2012 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Environmental Groups File Protests on Hawaiian LNG Import Proposal
Sierra Club filed a protest on The Gas Company’s FERC application to import into Hawaii LNG produced in the continental United States. Sierra Club opposes Gas Company’s request that FERC review only the first phase of the project and requests that FERC prepare an environmental impact statement on all phases of the proposal. Sierra Club’s protest also raises other...
DOE Grants Applications to Export LNG to FTA Nations
Posted on Oct 22, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Grants Applications to Export LNG to FTA Nations
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently granted authority to Cheniere Marketing, LLC (Cheniere Marketing) and Gulf Coast LNG Export, LLC (Gulf Coast) to export domestically produced LNG to nations with a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. Cheniere Marketing proposes to export LNG from its Corpus Christi LNG terminal and Gulf Coast LNG would export LNG from its proposed...
Corpus Christi Liquefaction Bids for 100% of Feeder Pipeline Capacity
Posted on Oct 19, 2012 in LNG Exports, Pipelines | Comments Off on Corpus Christi Liquefaction Bids for 100% of Feeder Pipeline Capacity
In an open season held earlier this month, Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC bid for 100% of the capacity of Corpus Christi Pipeline for a twenty-year term. The pipeline is proposed to interconnect with Corpus Christi Liquefaction’s LNG terminal. No other bids were received. Corpus Christi Pipeline’s letter notifying FERC of the open season results can be found on eLibrary under...