North Slope LNG Export Project Proposed
Posted on Oct 25, 2019 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on North Slope LNG Export Project Proposed
Qilak LNG, a new company headed by former Alaska Lt. Governor Mead Treadwell, announced that it plans to construct an LNG liquefaction facility at Point Thomson, Alaska, and ship LNG produced from the North Slope gas to Asian markets on ice-breaking tankers. Qilak is a subsidiary of Dubai-based Lloyds Energy. David Clarke, President and COO of Qilak, said the company has partnered with...
FERC Releases Environmental Review Schedule for Commonwealth LNG
Posted on Oct 23, 2019 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Releases Environmental Review Schedule for Commonwealth LNG
FERC has released the schedule for its environmental review of the proposed Commonwealth LNG, LLC liquefaction and LNG export facility and an associated natural gas pipeline in Cameron Parish, La. A draft environmental impact statement (EIS) is expected to be released in May 2020, and a final EIS is scheduled to be released on October 2, 2020. Other federal agencies’ reviews of the...
PHMSA Proposes LNG Transportation by Rail Rule
Posted on Oct 23, 2019 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on PHMSA Proposes LNG Transportation by Rail Rule
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”), in coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration (“FRA”), has published a notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”) to authorize the transportation of LNG by rail in DOT-113 specification tank cars. According to the press release, currently, LNG may only be transported via...
Dominion Energy Sells 25% Interest in Dominion Cove Point LNG
Posted on Oct 23, 2019 in Financing, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Dominion Energy Sells 25% Interest in Dominion Cove Point LNG
Dominion Energy, Inc. (“Dominion Energy”) announced that it has entered into an agreement with Brookfield Super-Core Infrastructure Partners, an infrastructure fund managed by Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (“Brookfield”), whereby Dominion Energy will transfer a 25% non-controlling equity interest in Dominion Energy Cove Point LNG, LP (“Cove Point”) to Brookfield in exchange for cash...
Pieridae Energy Acquires Shell Canada Gas Assets to Feed LNG Export Project
Posted on Oct 21, 2019 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Pieridae Energy Acquires Shell Canada Gas Assets to Feed LNG Export Project
Pieridae Energy Limited, sponsor of the proposed Goldboro LNG liquefaction and export terminal in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, announced that it has closed its acquisition of all of Shell Canada Energy’s midstream and upstream assets in the southern Alberta Foothills (the “Assets”) for $190C million. According to the press release, in the first six months of 2019, the Assets...