Bear Head LNG Receives DOE Approval to Export LNG from Canada to FTA Countries
Posted on Jul 20, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Bear Head LNG Receives DOE Approval to Export LNG from Canada to FTA Countries
Bear Head LNG announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has granted Bear Head LNG Corporation and Bear Head LNG (USA), LLC authorization (1) to export up to 440 Bcf/year of U.S. natural gas to supply Bear Head LNG’s proposed liquefaction and LNG export terminal on the Strait of Canso, Nova Scotia, and (2) to export up to eight million tonnes per year of LNG from the proposed...
Gail Looking to Swap U.S. LNG Supplies to Save on Transport Costs
Posted on Jul 20, 2015 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Gail Looking to Swap U.S. LNG Supplies to Save on Transport Costs
To save on LNG transportation costs, India’s state-owned gas utility GAIL (India) Limited (GAIL) is looking to “swap” one-third of its U.S. LNG supplies (1-2 million tonnes/year) for LNG supplies that are located closer to India, most likely from the Middle East, East Africa, or the Asia-Pacific region. According to The Times of India report, if approved by GAIL’s Board, GAIL plans to...
Corpus Christi Liquefaction Submits Construction Progress Report
Posted on Jul 20, 2015 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Corpus Christi Liquefaction Submits Construction Progress Report
Corpus Christi Liquefaction has filed a report with FERC covering the progress of construction of its LNG export terminal near Corpus Christi, Texas through June 2015. The report states that engineering has progressed to 66.9% compared to a plan of 65% and procurement has progressed to 20.2% completion against a plan of 12.7%. The total Project has progressed to 15.8% complete against...
Crowley Maritime Adds 16 ISO Tanks to Meet LNG Demand
Posted on Jul 20, 2015 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Crowley Maritime Adds 16 ISO Tanks to Meet LNG Demand
Crowley Maritime Corporation announced that, in response to high customer demand, it has acquired 16 additional ISO tanks for its affiliate Carib Energy to supply LNG sourced from the United States to customers in Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and Central America. According to the press release, the new 40-foot tanks, each with capacity of 10,700 gallons of LNG, feature improved...
MARAD Begins Processing Delfin LNG Deepwater Port Application
Posted on Jul 17, 2015 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Marine Regulation | Comments Off on MARAD Begins Processing Delfin LNG Deepwater Port Application
The U.S. Maritimes Administration (MARAD) has issued a notice stating that Delfin LNG’s Deepwater Port application to construct an LNG export terminal for offshore Louisiana contains all information necessary to initiate processing of the application. The MARAD notice references the notice of Delfin LNG’s FERC application for the onshore portion of the project, where FERC states that...