FERC to Issue Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Elba Island Export Terminal in February 2016
Posted on Oct 15, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC to Issue Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Elba Island Export Terminal in February 2016
FERC has issued a notice stating that it intends to issue an environmental assessment on February 5, 2016, for Elba Liquefaction Company, L.L.C.’s and affiliates’ proposed LNG export terminal on Elba Island, near Savannah, Ga. The notice also indicates that other federal agencies having jurisdiction over the project will have until May 5, 2016 to complete their review. ...
DOE Vacates Excelerate Liquefaction Solutions’ LNG Export Authorization
Posted on Oct 15, 2015 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Vacates Excelerate Liquefaction Solutions’ LNG Export Authorization
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued an order (1) vacating Excelerate Liquefaction Solutions I, LLC’s (ELS) authorization to export LNG from its proposed terminal in Calhoun County, Texas to nations with a Free Trade Agreement with the United States and (2) granting withdrawal of ELS’s pending application to export LNG to non-FTA nations. ELS requested the DOE actions in a...
Squamish Nation Conditionally Approves Woodfibre LNG Terminal
Posted on Oct 15, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Squamish Nation Conditionally Approves Woodfibre LNG Terminal
The Globe and Mail reports that the Squamish Nation Council has voted to grant an environmental certificate for the proposed Woodfibre LNG liquefaction and export terminal near Squamish, British Columbia (B.C.), conditioned upon Woodfibre LNG complying with all the conditions imposed by the Squamish Nation. According to the article, the Squamish Nation was primarily concerned with the...
Coast Guard Releases FEIS for Proposed Port Ambrose LNG Import Terminal
Posted on Oct 14, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, Marine Regulation | Comments Off on Coast Guard Releases FEIS for Proposed Port Ambrose LNG Import Terminal
The U.S. Coast Guard has released its final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for Liberty Natural Gas’s proposed Port Ambrose Deepwater Port LNG import terminal to be located offshore New York and New Jersey. According to the Liberty Natural Gas press release, the FEIS “confirms that the project is needed, the location is safe, and the impacts to the environment are minimal.” An...
Approval Recommended for Power Plant to Serve Jordan Cove LNG Project
Posted on Oct 14, 2015 in Environmental, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Approval Recommended for Power Plant to Serve Jordan Cove LNG Project
The Oregon Department of Energy has issued a proposed order recommending that the Energy Facility Siting Council issue a site certificate, subject to conditions, authorizing construction and operation of the proposed South Dunes Power Plant, a 420 MW natural gas fueled electric generation facility that would provide power to the proposed Jordan Cove Energy Project LNG export terminal...