Iberdrola Signs Agreement to Purchase LNG from Cheniere’s Corpus Christi LNG Terminal at Henry Hub-Linked Prices
Posted on May 30, 2014 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Iberdrola Signs Agreement to Purchase LNG from Cheniere’s Corpus Christi LNG Terminal at Henry Hub-Linked Prices
Cheniere Energy subsidiary Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC (CCL) and Iberdrola, S.A. (Iberdrola) have entered into an agreement for Iberdrola to purchase 0.4 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG over 20 years from Train 1 of CCL’s proposed LNG export terminal near Corpus Christi, Texas. The purchase volume will increase to 0.8 mtpa of LNG upon the commencement of operations of...
FERC Releases Environmental Review Schedule for Sabine Pass LNG Stage 3 Expansion
Posted on May 30, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Releases Environmental Review Schedule for Sabine Pass LNG Stage 3 Expansion
FERC has released the schedule for its environmental review of Sabine Pass LNG’s Stage 3 expansion, consisting of the construction of liquefaction Trains 5 and 6 at its LNG export terminal under construction in Cameron Parish, La., and expansion of interconnected pipeline facilities. FERC plans to issue an Environmental Assessment for the project on August 1, 2014. Other federal...
DOE Proposes Changes to LNG Export Decision-Making Procedures
Posted on May 29, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Proposes Changes to LNG Export Decision-Making Procedures
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released a Notice of Proposed Procedures (Notice) stating that it is proposing to change its decision-making process for reviewing applications to export LNG to nations without a Free Trade Agreement (non-FTA) with the United States. DOE proposes to make final public interest determinations on LNG export applications only after an LNG export...
Environmental and Citizen Groups Request Extension of Time to Comment on Dominion Cove Point EA
Posted on May 28, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Environmental and Citizen Groups Request Extension of Time to Comment on Dominion Cove Point EA
The Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Earthjustice, Sierra Club, and other environmental groups plus several local citizens groups have asked FERC for a 60-day extension of time to comment on FERC’s Environmental Assessment (EA) of the Dominion Cove Point LNG (DCPL) exporter terminal project, citing the highly technical nature of the EA and the need for full public participation in...
B.C. LNG Terminal Sponsors to Coordinate Community Outreach Efforts
Posted on May 22, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on B.C. LNG Terminal Sponsors to Coordinate Community Outreach Efforts
The Globe and Mail reports that the sponsors of four proposed LNG export terminals in British Columbia have formed the “B.C. LNG Developers Alliance” to address community relations, labor training, and other issues facing the development of their projects. According to the article, the four companies and their primary owners are: Pacific NorthWest LNG (Petronas); LNG Canada...