B.C. Approves Pacific NorthWest LNG Export Terminal Feeder Pipeline
Posted on Oct 28, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Pipelines | Comments Off on B.C. Approves Pacific NorthWest LNG Export Terminal Feeder Pipeline
The Globe and Mail reports that the British Columbia (B.C.) Oil and Gas Commission has granted approval to TransCanada to construct and operate the C$5 billion, 900 kilometer Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline, which would provide access to Montney gas supplies for the proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG (PNWLNG) export terminal on Lelu Island, near Prince Rupert, B.C. The PNWLNG...
Texas LNG Brownsville Submits Project Description with FERC
Posted on Oct 22, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Texas LNG Brownsville Submits Project Description with FERC
Texas LNG Brownsville LLC has submitted to FERC Draft Resource Report 1 (General Project Description) as part of the environmental review of its proposed 4 million tonnes per annum liquefaction and LNG export terminal on the Brownsville Ship Channel, Cameron County, Texas....
N.J. Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. Urges Veto of Port Ambrose LNG Project
Posted on Oct 20, 2015 in Environmental, Liquefaction, Marine Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on N.J. Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. Urges Veto of Port Ambrose LNG Project
Yesterday, New Jersey Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., sent a letter to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie urging him to “use the authority vested to [him] under the Deepwater Port Act” and veto Liberty Natural Gas’s proposed Port Ambrose Deepwater LNG Import Terminal for offshore New Jersey and New York. The letter states that because “domestic natural gas production has been steadily...
FERC to Issue Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Elba Island Export Terminal in February 2016
Posted on Oct 15, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC to Issue Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Elba Island Export Terminal in February 2016
FERC has issued a notice stating that it intends to issue an environmental assessment on February 5, 2016, for Elba Liquefaction Company, L.L.C.’s and affiliates’ proposed LNG export terminal on Elba Island, near Savannah, Ga. The notice also indicates that other federal agencies having jurisdiction over the project will have until May 5, 2016 to complete their review. ...
Squamish Nation Conditionally Approves Woodfibre LNG Terminal
Posted on Oct 15, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Squamish Nation Conditionally Approves Woodfibre LNG Terminal
The Globe and Mail reports that the Squamish Nation Council has voted to grant an environmental certificate for the proposed Woodfibre LNG liquefaction and export terminal near Squamish, British Columbia (B.C.), conditioned upon Woodfibre LNG complying with all the conditions imposed by the Squamish Nation. According to the article, the Squamish Nation was primarily concerned with the...
Coast Guard Releases FEIS for Proposed Port Ambrose LNG Import Terminal
Posted on Oct 14, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, Marine Regulation | Comments Off on Coast Guard Releases FEIS for Proposed Port Ambrose LNG Import Terminal
The U.S. Coast Guard has released its final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for Liberty Natural Gas’s proposed Port Ambrose Deepwater Port LNG import terminal to be located offshore New York and New Jersey. According to the Liberty Natural Gas press release, the FEIS “confirms that the project is needed, the location is safe, and the impacts to the environment are minimal.” An...