Sierra Club and American Public Gas Association Continue Opposition to LNG Exports
Posted on Jan 7, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sierra Club and American Public Gas Association Continue Opposition to LNG Exports
Sierra Club and the American Public Gas Association (APGA), which represents municipal gas utilities, each filed protests at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) opposing Gulf Coast Liquefaction Company’s application to export LNG to countries without a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. Consistent with their previous filings in other dockets, Sierra Club’s protest...
FERC to Prepare Environmental Assessment for Sabine Pass Modification Project
Posted on Jan 7, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC to Prepare Environmental Assessment for Sabine Pass Modification Project
FERC issued a notice of intent to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) for the Sabine Pass Liquefaction Modification Project, which involves construction and operation of a heavies removal unit; condensate storage, metering and send-out facilities, four gas pipeline meter stations, natural gas liquids truck loading facilities, and other facility modifications to the Sabine Pass LNG...
Court Ruling Favorable for Dominion Cove Point LNG Expansion
Posted on Jan 4, 2013 in Litigation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Court Ruling Favorable for Dominion Cove Point LNG Expansion
The Circuit Court for Calvert County, Md. issued an order holding that a 2005 agreement among Dominion Cove Point LNG, L.P., Sierra Club and Maryland Conservation Counsel, Inc., permits the construction of additional facilities for liquefaction of natural gas within the fenced area of the existing Dominion Cove Point LNG terminal site and the export of LNG from the terminal. The...
American Public Gas Association Protests Cheniere Marketing’s LNG Export Application
Posted on Jan 3, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on American Public Gas Association Protests Cheniere Marketing’s LNG Export Application
The American Public Gas Association (APGA), a trade organization for publicly owned natural gas distribution systems, filed a protest at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) opposing Cheniere Marketing, LLC’s (Cheniere) application to export LNG to countries without a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. APGA argued that approval of Cheniere’s application would not...
Sierra Club Files Protest on Cheniere Marketing DOE Export Application
Posted on Jan 2, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sierra Club Files Protest on Cheniere Marketing DOE Export Application
Sierra Club filed a protest at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) opposing Cheniere Marketing, LLC’s application to export LNG from a proposed terminal near Corpus Christi, Texas to countries without a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. Sierra Club opposes the application arguing that DOE has not considered the potential environmental harm from increased hydraulic...