Environmental Review of Petronas’s Proposed B.C. LNG Terminal Resumes
Posted on Jun 27, 2016 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Environmental Review of Petronas’s Proposed B.C. LNG Terminal Resumes
Reuters reports that the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) has resumed its review of the proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG (PNWLNG) project near Lelu Island, British Columbia. Malaysian state oil company Petronas is the primary sponsor of the PNWLNG project. The CEAA review process was paused in March to permit CEAA to obtain more information about the proposal from...
Rio Grande LNG Files Response to Opposing Parties
Posted on Jun 23, 2016 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Rio Grande LNG Files Response to Opposing Parties
Rio Grande LNG and Rio Bravo Pipeline Company, LLC (together, RGLNG) have filed an answer with FERC opposing various entities’ motions to intervene, protests and comments regarding RGLNG’s application to construct and operate a liquefaction and LNG export terminal along Brownsville Ship Channel in Cameron County, Texas, and an interconnected pipeline. RGLNG requests that FERC (1)...
Alaska LNG Project Files Second Draft Resource Reports
Posted on Jun 21, 2016 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Alaska LNG Project Files Second Draft Resource Reports
Alaska LNG Project has filed with FERC second drafts of Resource Reports 1 (General Project Description) and 10 (Alternatives) as part of FERC’s pre-filing environmental review process. The Alaska LNG Project, sponsored by the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, BP Alaska LNG LLC, ConocoPhillips Alaska LNG Company, and ExxonMobil Alaska LNG LLC, was formed for the purpose of...
FERC Initiates Pre-Filing Review Process for Driftwood LNG
Posted on Jun 6, 2016 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Initiates Pre-Filing Review Process for Driftwood LNG
FERC has issued a letter approving Driftwood LNG’s request to initiate the pre-filing environmental review process for its proposed 26 million tonnes/year liquefaction facility and LNG export terminal on the west side of the Calcasieu River, Calcasieu Parish, La. and interconnected pipeline. The letter indicates that Driftwood LNG intends to file a formal application for the project no...
Magnolia LNG Files Construction Status Report
Posted on Jun 1, 2016 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Magnolia LNG Files Construction Status Report
Magnolia LNG has filed a report with FERC covering construction activities through May 2016 at its proposed liquefaction and LNG export terminal near Lake Charles, La. The report states that Magnolia is currently revising its Section 404/10 permit application to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers which, once approved, is the last required federal authorization required for the project. ...
Scientists Oppose Petronas’s Proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG Terminal
Posted on May 31, 2016 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Scientists Oppose Petronas’s Proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG Terminal
A group of 90 international climate change scientists and climate policy experts has sent a letter to Canada’s Environmental Minister Catherine McKenna requesting that she “reject the proposed Pacific Northwest (PNW) LNG project due its significant adverse environmental effects from greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.” Malaysian state oil company Petronas is the primary sponsor of the...