Environmental Groups Take FERC to Court Over Cameron LNG Project Approval
Posted on Oct 13, 2014 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Environmental Groups Take FERC to Court Over Cameron LNG Project Approval
Sierra Club and Gulf Restoration Network have filed a petition for review with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenging FERC’s orders approving the Cameron LNG export terminal project in Hackberry, Cameron Parish,...
FERC Approves Pre-Filing Request of Venture Global Calcasieu Pass
Posted on Oct 13, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Approves Pre-Filing Request of Venture Global Calcasieu Pass
FERC issued an order approving Venture Global Calcasieu Pass’s request to begin the pre-filing environmental review process for the proposed Calcasieu Pass LNG export terminal project in Cameron Parish, La., near the mouth of the Calcasieu Ship Channel. FERC’s order can be found here, and the complete docket for the project can be found on eLibrary under Docket No....
Petronas Encouraged by Talks with B.C. Premier
Posted on Oct 9, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Petronas Encouraged by Talks with B.C. Premier
Petronas issued a press release Tuesday stating that it was “encouraged” by recent talks with British Columbia’s (B.C.) Premier Christy Clark and Minister of Natural Gas Development Rich Coleman regarding Petronas’s proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG (PNW LNG) export project on Lelu Island, B.C. The press release states that the meetings produced agreement on “clear milestones, action...
Alaska Congressional Delegation Requests Expeditious DOE Approval of Alaska LNG Project’s Export Application
Posted on Oct 9, 2014 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Alaska Congressional Delegation Requests Expeditious DOE Approval of Alaska LNG Project’s Export Application
Alaska U. S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich and U.S. Representative Don Young sent a letter last week to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy urging expeditious approval of Alaska LNG Project’s application to export LNG to nations with a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States and to non-FTA...
Freeport LNG Anticipates Public Offering
Posted on Oct 9, 2014 in Financing, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Freeport LNG Anticipates Public Offering
Bloomberg reports that Michael Smith, CEO of Freeport LNG Development LP, recently said that he anticipates an initial public offering of the company “at some phase during the construction of the [Freeport LNG export terminal].” The article notes that Freeport LNG would be the second company with an LNG export terminal to go public, joining Cheniere...