FERC Releases Update on Review of Venture Global Plaquemines LNG Application
Posted on Oct 5, 2016 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Releases Update on Review of Venture Global Plaquemines LNG Application
FERC has released an update on its pre-filing environmental review of Venture Global Plaquemines LNG’s (Plaquemines LNG) application to construct a liquefaction and export terminal on the west bank of the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, La. and the Gator Express Pipeline interconnected pipeline. FERC is currently reviewing the draft resource reports and consulting with...
FERC to Prepare EIS for Proposed Driftwood LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Oct 3, 2016 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC to Prepare EIS for Proposed Driftwood LNG Export Terminal
FERC has issued a notice of its intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed Driftwood LNG liquefaction and export terminal and interconnected pipeline in Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Acadia, and Evangeline Parishes, La. Comments on the scope of the EIS are due November 4, 2016. ...
Canadian Government Conditionally Approves Petronas’s Pacific NorthWest LNG Terminal
Posted on Sep 28, 2016 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Canadian Government Conditionally Approves Petronas’s Pacific NorthWest LNG Terminal
CBC News reports that the Canadian federal government has approved Petronas’s proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG export terminal near Prince Rupert, British Columbia with 190 legally binding conditions. According to the report, majority sponsor Malaysian state oil company Petronas “initially said it would proceed with the project if the federal government gave its approval, but now the...
Environmental Assessment for Petronas Project Due Next Monday
Posted on Sep 26, 2016 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Environmental Assessment for Petronas Project Due Next Monday
CBC News reports that the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency’s final environmental report on Petronas’s proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG (PNWLNG) export terminal near Prince Rupert, British Columbia is due to be released October 3. According to its website, PNWLNG announced a positive Final Investment Decision in June 2015, subject to two conditions, the first of which was...
FERC Orders Approving Aguirre Offshore Gasport Challenged in Court
Posted on Aug 30, 2016 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Orders Approving Aguirre Offshore Gasport Challenged in Court
Comité Diálogo Ambiental, Inc. (“Diálogo”) has filed a petition for review with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenging FERC’s orders authorizing construction and operation of Aguirre Offshore GasPort, LLC’s (“Gasport”) proposed LNG import terminal on the southern shore of Puerto Rico near Salinas. Diálogo challenges FERC’s approval of Gasport “before completing the...
DOE Authorizes Non-FTA LNG Exports from Lake Charles Terminal
Posted on Aug 1, 2016 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Authorizes Non-FTA LNG Exports from Lake Charles Terminal
The U.S. Department of Energy issued two orders on Friday authorizing Lake Charles LNG Export Company, LLC and Lake Charles Exports, LLC to export a total of 730 Bcf/year (2.0 Bcf/day), or 15 million metric tons per annum, of LNG over 20 years to nations without a Free Trade Agreement (non-FTA) with the United States from the proposed Lake Charles LNG export terminal in Calcasieu...