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...
Alaska LNG Sponsor Signs Collaboration Agreement with BP and ExxonMobil
Posted on Mar 12, 2019 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Alaska LNG Sponsor Signs Collaboration Agreement with BP and ExxonMobil
The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, sponsor of the Alaska LNG project, announced that it has “signed an agreement with BP and ExxonMobil to collaborate on ways to advance the Alaska LNG project by working together to identify ways to improve the project’s competitiveness, and progress the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authorization to construct the...
DOE Grants Non-FTA Export Authorization to Venture Global Calcasieu Pass
Posted on Mar 7, 2019 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Grants Non-FTA Export Authorization to Venture Global Calcasieu Pass
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued an order authorizing Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC (VGCP) to export 620 Bcf/yr (1.7 Bcf/d) of LNG over a 20-year period to nations without a Free Trade Agreement (non-FTA) with the United States. FERC recently issued an order authorizing the construction and operation of VGCP’s proposed export terminal in Cameron Parish,...
Cheniere and Bechtel Announce Substantial Completion of CCL Train 1; FERC Authorizes CCL Liquefaction and Export Activities
Posted on Mar 4, 2019 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Cheniere and Bechtel Announce Substantial Completion of CCL Train 1; FERC Authorizes CCL Liquefaction and Export Activities
Today, Cheniere Energy, Inc. (“Cheniere”) and Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals, Inc. (“Bechtel”) announced that Substantial Completion of Train 1 of the Corpus Christi Liquefaction (“CCL”) project at Corpus Christi, Texas, was achieved on February 28, 2019. “Commissioning is complete and Bechtel has turned over care, custody, and control of Train 1 to Cheniere.” “Under sale and purchase...