LNG Canada Delays FID for Proposed Kitimat B.C. Export Terminal
Posted on Jul 12, 2016 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on LNG Canada Delays FID for Proposed Kitimat B.C. Export Terminal
CBC News reports that LNG Canada has indefinitely delayed making a final investment decision (FID) on its proposed liquefaction and LNG export terminal near Kitimat, British Columbia (B.C.) due to global energy market conditions. According to the report, LNG Canada CEO Andy Calitz recently told a conference that “the drop in natural gas prices around the world, particularly in Asia,...
FERC Authorizes Increased Production at Freeport LNG Facility
Posted on Jul 8, 2016 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Authorizes Increased Production at Freeport LNG Facility
FERC has issued an order authorizing Freeport Liquefaction to increase the authorized maximum peak day LNG production level at its liquefaction and export terminal facility under construction on Quintana Island in Brazoria County, Texas. The facility was authorized to increase its production from 1.8 Bcf/day to 2.14 Bcf/day. The increased production reflects the facilities’ actual...
Driftwood LNG Files Draft Resource Reports
Posted on Jul 7, 2016 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Driftwood LNG Files Draft Resource Reports
Driftwood LNG (DWLNG) has filed draft Resource Reports 1 (General Project Description) and 10 (Alternatives) with FERC as part of the pre-filing environmental review process for its proposed liquefaction and LNG export terminal on the west bank of the Calcasieu River near Carlyss, Calcasieu Parish, La. DWLNG’s project will include five liquefaction plants capable of producing up to 26...
FERC Denies Rehearing of Order Authorizing Lake Charles LNG Export Project
Posted on Jul 5, 2016 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Denies Rehearing of Order Authorizing Lake Charles LNG Export Project
FERC has issued an order denying Sierra Club’s request for rehearing of the order authorizing construction and operation of the Lake Charles LNG export terminal in Calcasieu Parish, La. FERC denied Sierra Club’s arguments that FERC’s National Environmental Policy Act analysis of the project was flawed because it ignored indirect effects related to: (1) upstream natural gas production;...
FERC Releases Update on Review of Alaska LNG Application
Posted on Jul 5, 2016 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Releases Update on Review of Alaska LNG Application
FERC has released an update on its pre-filing environmental review of the proposed Alaska LNG project. Currently, Alaska LNG is reviewing the comments from FERC and other agencies on its first set of draft resource reports (RRs), as well as comments received during scoping, and incorporating them into a second set of draft RRs. Alaska LNG anticipates filing the second set of draft RRs...