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Toho Gas Signs Agreement for Cameron LNG Supplies

Japanese utility company Toho Gas Co., Ltd. announced that it has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Diamond Gas International Pte. Ltd., a 100% subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation, for the purchase of 200,000 tons/year of LNG produced at Sempra Energy’s Cameron LNG terminal under construction in Cameron Parish, La.  According to the press release, the agreement calls for...

FERC Initiates Pre-Filing Review Process for Driftwood LNG

FERC has issued a letter approving Driftwood LNG’s request to initiate the pre-filing environmental review process for its proposed 26 million tonnes/year liquefaction facility and LNG export terminal on the west side of the Calcasieu River, Calcasieu Parish, La. and interconnected pipeline. The letter indicates that Driftwood LNG intends to file a formal application for the project no...

FERC Authorizes Elba Island LNG Export Terminal Construction and Operation

FERC has issued an order authorizing Kinder Morgan subsidiaries Elba Liquefaction Company, L.L.C. and Southern LNG Company, L.L.C. to construct and operate liquefaction and LNG export terminal facilities (Elba Liquefaction Project) at the existing LNG import terminal at Elba Island, near Savannah, Ga.  The order also authorizes Elba Express Company, L.L.C. to add north-to-south...

Magnolia LNG Files Construction Status Report

Magnolia LNG has filed a report with FERC covering construction activities through May 2016 at its proposed liquefaction and LNG export terminal near Lake Charles, La.  The report states that Magnolia is currently revising its Section 404/10 permit application to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers which, once approved, is the last required federal authorization required for the project. ...

Sabine Pass Train 1 Placed In Service

Sabine Pass LNG (Sabine Pass) has filed a letter with FERC stating that on May 27, 2016, Sabine Pass “accepted Care, Custody, and Control of Train 1 and Stage 1 OSBL from its EPC contractor, Bechtel, and placed the facilities in service.”  The letter further states that the Train 1 and Stage 1 OSBL liquefaction facilities have been constructed in compliance with all the applicable...

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