Venture Global Calcasieu Pass Permitted to Commence Site Preparation Activities
Posted on Mar 20, 2019 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Venture Global Calcasieu Pass Permitted to Commence Site Preparation Activities
FERC has issued a notice authorizing Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC to commence full site preparation activities, with certain exceptions, for the proposed Calcasieu Pass Project along the Calcasieu Ship Channel in Cameron Parish,...
Elba Island LNG Exports to Begin Late April 2019
Posted on Mar 20, 2019 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Elba Island LNG Exports to Begin Late April 2019
Reuters reports that, because of construction delays, Kinder Morgan has pushed back to late April 2019 the start-up date of the first LNG production train at its Elba Island export terminal near Savannah, Ga. Completion of all ten liquefaction trains proposed for the terminal may not occur until January...
FERC Releases Final EIS for Texas LNG Brownsville Project
Posted on Mar 18, 2019 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Releases Final EIS for Texas LNG Brownsville Project
FERC has released the final environmental impact statement (EIS) for Texas LNG Brownsville, LLC’s proposed Texas LNG liquefaction and export terminal on the Brownsville Ship Channel in Cameron County, Texas. The EIS concludes that “approval of the Texas LNG Project would result in adverse environmental impacts. However, with the mitigation measures recommended in the EIS, impacts in...
DOE Releases January 2019 U.S. LNG Export Data
Posted on Mar 14, 2019 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on DOE Releases January 2019 U.S. LNG Export Data
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released data on exports of U.S.-produced LNG through January 2019. The data show the top five countries of destination, representing 54.9% of total U.S. LNG exports, as Japan (17.5 Bcf), South Korea (17.0 Bcf), Mexico (14.3 Bcf), Italy (10.5 Bcf), and the United Kingdom (10.4 Bcf). The data also show that 37 vessel-borne cargoes were shipped...
Cheniere Partners Announces Substantial Completion of Sabine Pass Train 5
Posted on Mar 12, 2019 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Cheniere Partners Announces Substantial Completion of Sabine Pass Train 5
Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P., has announced that Substantial Completion of Train 5 of the Sabine Pass liquefaction and export terminal in Cameron Parish, La., was achieved on March 7, 2019. According to the press release, commissioning has been completed and Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals, Inc., has turned over care, custody, and control of Train 5 to Cheniere Partners. Under sale...