NextDecade Signs Lease Option for Brownsville, Texas LNG Terminal
Posted on Mar 6, 2015 in Environmental, LNG Exports | Comments Off on NextDecade Signs Lease Option for Brownsville, Texas LNG Terminal
NextDecade, LLC has announced that it has signed an option-to-lease agreement with the Port of Brownsville, Texas that will double the size of the company’s site for its proposed Rio Grande LNG export terminal to 1,000 acres. According to the press release, this decision follows NextDecade’s recently completed Basis of Design (BOD) – also known as PreFEED – for the LNG terminal...
DOE Now Requires U.S. Agent for Foreign Applicants and Holders of Gas Import and Export Authorizations
Posted on Mar 4, 2015 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Now Requires U.S. Agent for Foreign Applicants and Holders of Gas Import and Export Authorizations
The Office of Fossil Energy of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a notice requiring both applicants and current holders of authorizations to import or export natural gas, including LNG, that neither reside in nor have a place of business or other corporate presence in the United States, to identify by April 3, 2015, an agent resident within the United States to receive...
FERC to Prepare Environmental Impact Statement for Alaska LNG Project
Posted on Mar 4, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC to Prepare Environmental Impact Statement for Alaska LNG Project
FERC has issued a notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed Alaska LNG Project export terminal near Nikiski, Alaska. FERC’s notice states that it understands “that affected stakeholders may include communities that depend on seasonal subsistence activities,” so the period for comments on the scope of the EIS will remain open until December 4,...
Floridian Natural Gas Storage Files for DOE LNG Export Authority
Posted on Mar 4, 2015 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Floridian Natural Gas Storage Files for DOE LNG Export Authority
Floridian Natural Gas Storage Company (Floridian) has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to export LNG produced at Floridian’s proposed liquefaction and storage facility in Martin County, Fla. Floridian requests authority to export, on behalf of itself and as an agent for others, LNG transported from its facility in approved ISO containers to existing ports...
Magnolia LNG Receives Coast Guard Waterway Suitability Approval
Posted on Mar 3, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Magnolia LNG Receives Coast Guard Waterway Suitability Approval
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Letter of Recommendation to FERC recommending that the Calcasieu River Ship Channel, through which Magnolia LNG proposes to transport LNG from its proposed LNG export terminal at Lake Charles, La., be considered suitable for LNG marine traffic as it relates to safety and security....