FERC to Prepare Environmental Impact Statements for Proposed Brownsville, Texas LNG Terminals
Posted on Jul 27, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC to Prepare Environmental Impact Statements for Proposed Brownsville, Texas LNG Terminals
FERC has issued notices of its intent to prepare environmental impact statements for the liquefaction and LNG export terminals proposed by Annova LNG Brownsville, Texas LNG Brownsville LLC, and Rio Grande LNG, LLC. All three projects are proposed for the Brownsville, Texas area. The complete dockets for the three projects can be accessed through eLibrary by searching Docket Nos....
Magnolia LNG and Meridian LNG Sign Capacity Agreement
Posted on Jul 23, 2015 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Magnolia LNG and Meridian LNG Sign Capacity Agreement
Magnolia LNG, LLC announced that it has signed a liquefaction tolling agreement (LTA) with Meridian LNG Holdings Corp (Meridian LNG) for firm capacity rights for up to 2 million tonnes per annum at Magnolia LNG’s proposed liquefaction and LNG export terminal at Lake Charles, La. Under the LTA, Magnolia will provide liquefaction services to Meridian LNG for monthly capacity payments. ...
New Energy Bill Includes Provision to Speed-up Non-FTA LNG Exports
Posted on Jul 23, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on New Energy Bill Includes Provision to Speed-up Non-FTA LNG Exports
The Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015, introduced yesterday by U.S. Senators Murkowski (R-AK) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), includes a provision at Section 2201 “requiring the Secretary of Energy to issue a final decision, approving or disapproving, any application to export natural gas to countries that do not have free trade agreements with the United States no later than 45 days...
B.C. Passes Legislation Allowing LNG Project Agreements
Posted on Jul 22, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on B.C. Passes Legislation Allowing LNG Project Agreements
Yesterday, the British Columbia (B.C.) legislature passed Bill 30, the Liquefied Natural Gas Project Agreements Act, which provides legislative authority for the B.C. government to enter into LNG project agreements. The act has also received Royal Assent. Bill 30 allows for the ratification of B.C.’s first LNG project agreement with Pacific NorthWest LNG (PNWLNG) for the development...
G2 LNG LLC Receives DOE FTA Export Authorization
Posted on Jul 21, 2015 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on G2 LNG LLC Receives DOE FTA Export Authorization
The U.S. Department of Energy issued an order authorizing G2 LNG LLC to export by vessel approximately 672 Bcf/year of LNG over a 30-year term from a proposed liquefaction and export terminal along the Calcasieu Ship Channel in Cameron Parish, La., to nations with a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. G2 LNG’s application to export LNG to non-FTA nations remains...