Coast Guard Approves WSA for Rio Grande LNG Project
Posted on Jan 18, 2018 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Coast Guard Approves WSA for Rio Grande LNG Project
The San Antonio Business Journal reports that the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has approved the water suitability assessment (WSA) for the proposed Rio Grande LNG project. The USCG found that the Brownsville, Texas ship channel is suitable for carrying shipments of LNG and that the proposed Rio Grande LNG export facility could safely co-exist with a SpaceX rocket launch pad being built 5...
Cheniere Signs LNG Deal with Trafigura
Posted on Jan 18, 2018 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Cheniere Signs LNG Deal with Trafigura
Cheniere Energy, Inc. announced that its subsidiary Cheniere Marketing, LLC (Cheniere Marketing) has entered into an LNG sale and purchase agreement with Trafigura Pte Ltd (Trafigura), under which Trafigura has agreed to purchase approximately 1 million tonnes per annum of LNG from Cheniere Marketing on a free on board basis for a term of 15 years beginning in 2019. The purchase price...
EIA Projects Average U.S. LNG Exports to Increase by 1 Bcf/day in 2018
Posted on Jan 10, 2018 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on EIA Projects Average U.S. LNG Exports to Increase by 1 Bcf/day in 2018
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released its monthly Short-Term Energy Outlook. EIA projects that LNG gross exports will average 3.0 Bcf/d in 2018, up from 1.9 Bcf/d in 2017, as U.S. liquefaction capacity continues to expand. EIA expects Dominion Energy’s Cove Point LNG terminal under construction in Lusby, Md., to ramp up to full capacity and, at the Elba Island...
FERC Releases Schedule For Driftwood LNG Environmental Review
Posted on Jan 2, 2018 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Releases Schedule For Driftwood LNG Environmental Review
FERC has released the schedule for its environmental review of Driftwood LNG, LLC’s (Driftwood) proposed liquefaction and LNG export terminal to be located on the west bank of the Calcasieu River between river mile markers 22 and 23 in Calcasieu Parish, La. FERC intends to release its Final Environmental Impact Statement for the project on October 12, 2018. Other federal agencies...