FERC Releases Schedule for Environmental Review of Proposed Magnolia LNG Project
Posted on Apr 30, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Pipelines | Comments Off on FERC Releases Schedule for Environmental Review of Proposed Magnolia LNG Project
FERC has released its schedule for environmental review of the proposed Magnolia LNG export terminal at Lake Charles, La., and the proposed Lake Charles Expansion interconnected pipeline project. FERC plans to release its final environmental impact statement covering both projects on November 16, 2015. Other federal agencies having jurisdiction over either project will then have...
Sabine Pass LNG Files Monthly Construction Status Report
Posted on Apr 30, 2015 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sabine Pass LNG Files Monthly Construction Status Report
Sabine Pass LNG filed a report with FERC covering construction activities through March 2015 at its LNG export terminal in Cameron Parish, La. Stage 1 (liquefaction trains 1 and 2) engineering and procurement are 100% complete, and subcontract and direct hire construction work are 65% and 73.4% complete, respectively. Stage 1 overall project completion is 87.2% against the plan of...
Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals Affirms County Denial of Permit for Oregon LNG Feeder Pipeline
Posted on Apr 30, 2015 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals Affirms County Denial of Permit for Oregon LNG Feeder Pipeline
The Oregonian reports that Oregon’s Land Use Board of Appeals has upheld Clatsop County’s decision to deny a land use permit for a proposed pipeline that would serve Oregon LNG’s proposed bidirectional LNG terminal at Warrenton, Ore. Peter Hansen, chief executive of Oregon LNG, downplayed the ruling, calling it a “purely political decision” since FERC has exclusive...
Annova LNG Seeks County Tax Breaks For Export Terminal Project
Posted on Apr 30, 2015 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Annova LNG Seeks County Tax Breaks For Export Terminal Project
The Brownsville Herald reports that Annova LNG (Annova) and the Cameron County Commissioners Court are in negotiations on whether to grant Annova’s request “for a 100-percent property tax abatement from the county as an economic development incentive” for Annova’s construction of a liquefaction and LNG export terminal on the Brownsville ship channel. According to the report, Annova...
Decision Stayed Again on Oregon LNG Project’s Consistency with the State Coastal Management Program
Posted on Apr 29, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Decision Stayed Again on Oregon LNG Project’s Consistency with the State Coastal Management Program
The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (OLCD) has entered into an agreement with Oregon LNG to further extend the deadline by which OLCD must review Oregon LNG’s certification that its proposed bidirectional LNG terminal project in Warrenton, Ore. is consistent with Oregon’s Coastal Management Program under the federal Coastal Zone Management Act. OLCD’s decision...