CNOOC Affiliate, Aurora LNG, Files Revised Project Description for Proposed B.C. LNG Terminal
Posted on Jan 20, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, LNG Exports | Comments Off on CNOOC Affiliate, Aurora LNG, Files Revised Project Description for Proposed B.C. LNG Terminal
Aurora LNG, a joint venture among Nexen Energy ULC (an affiliate of Chinese energy company China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC)), INPEX Corporation, and JGC Corporation, has filed a revised project description with the British Columbia (B.C.) Environmental Assessment Office for a proposed LNG export terminal on Digby Island, near Prince Rupert, B.C. The terminal is...
Senate to Hold Hearing on Bill to Expedite U.S. LNG Exports
Posted on Jan 16, 2015 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Senate to Hold Hearing on Bill to Expedite U.S. LNG Exports
On January 29, 2015, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on S. 33, the LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act, which among other things, requires the Secretary of Energy to issue a final decision on an application to export LNG to countries without a Free Trade Agreement with the United States within 45 days from the publication of the...
Woodfibre LNG Files Application for B.C. Environmental Assessment Certificate
Posted on Jan 15, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Woodfibre LNG Files Application for B.C. Environmental Assessment Certificate
Woodfibre LNG has filed an application with the British Columbia (B.C.) Environmental Assessment Office for an environmental assessment certificate for its proposed LNG production facility and export terminal at the former Woodfibre Pulp and Paper Mill site near Squamish, B.C. The facility will produce 2.1 million metric tonnes of LNG per year and the estimated LNG carrier frequency...
More Bills to Expedite U.S. LNG Exports Introduced
Posted on Jan 15, 2015 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on More Bills to Expedite U.S. LNG Exports Introduced
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has introduced an amendment to the Keystone XL Pipeline Act (S.1), which according to the press release, would expedite U.S. LNG exports to World Trade Organization (WTO) members. Representative Mike Turner (R-OH) has reintroduced The American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act, which the press release states is also intended to expedite U.S. LNG...
Fourteen Lawmakers Send Letter to FERC in Support of Jordan Cove Energy LNG Terminal
Posted on Jan 13, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Fourteen Lawmakers Send Letter to FERC in Support of Jordan Cove Energy LNG Terminal
U.S. Senator Barrasso (R-WY) and thirteen other Republican congressmen from Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming have sent a letter to FERC Chairman Cheryl LaFleur expressing support for Jordan Cove Energy Project’s proposed LNG terminal at Coos Bay, Ore., and requesting completion of the final environmental impact statement for the project as soon as possible. Read more in the press...