FERC Gives Final Clean Air Act Approval for Freeport LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Sep 15, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Gives Final Clean Air Act Approval for Freeport LNG Export Terminal
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Clean Air Act, FERC Staff has prepared a final General Conformity Determination (GCD) for the Freeport LNG export terminal project near Quintana Island, Brazoria County, Texas. The purpose of the GCD is to ensure that the project does not violate the Texas State Implementation Plan and address the potential air quality...
Downeast LNG Files Status Report on Proposed LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Sep 15, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Downeast LNG Files Status Report on Proposed LNG Export Terminal
Downeast LNG filed a report with FERC on recent pre-filing activities it has undertaken related to engineering and design, environmental surveys, stakeholder communications, and agency meetings for Downeast LNG’s proposed LNG export terminal at Robbinston, Maine. The report can be found here, and the complete docket for the project can be found on eLibrary under Docket No....
Gulf South Pipeline Signs Agreements and Holds Open Season to Supply Freeport LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Sep 12, 2014 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Gulf South Pipeline Signs Agreements and Holds Open Season to Supply Freeport LNG Export Terminal
Gulf South Pipeline (Gulf South) announced that it has signed 20-year firm precedent agreements with foundation shippers to transport approximately 1.4 Bcf/day of natural gas to serve the first two liquefaction trains of the proposed Freeport LNG export terminal near Freeport, Texas. Gulf South is also conducting a binding open season until October 10, 2014 to solicit bids for...
FERC Approves Pre-filing Process for Alaska LNG Project
Posted on Sep 12, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Approves Pre-filing Process for Alaska LNG Project
Today, FERC approved the request of the sponsors of the proposed Alaska LNG Project near Nikiski, Alaska to begin FERC’s pre-filing environmental review process. FERC’s order can be found here, and the complete pre-filing docket can be found on eLibrary under Docket No....
U.S. House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Shipping of U.S. LNG Exports
Posted on Sep 12, 2014 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on U.S. House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Shipping of U.S. LNG Exports
The U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing this week on the status of the U.S. Merchant Marine. The hearing focused on H.R. 5270, the bipartisan “Growing American Shipping Act” or GAS Act, which would promote the export of U.S. LNG on U.S.-flagged vessels by (1) authorizing the Secretary of Transportation to develop and...