FERC Initiates Pre-Filing Process for Venture Global Plaquemines LNG Project
Posted on Jul 2, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Initiates Pre-Filing Process for Venture Global Plaquemines LNG Project
FERC has granted Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC’s (Plaquemines LNG) request to begin pre-filing review for the proposed 2,800 MMcf/day liquefaction and export terminal to be located near river mile marker 55 on the west side of the Mississippi River, in Plaquemines Parish, La. The project would include 20 liquefaction trains, each with a capacity of approximately 140 MMcf/day,...
Environmental Assessment of Woodfibre LNG Project Paused For First Nation Consultations
Posted on Jul 2, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Environmental Assessment of Woodfibre LNG Project Paused For First Nation Consultations
The Vancouver Sun reports that the British Columbia (B.C.) Environmental Assessment Office has, at Woodfibre LNG’s request, suspended its review of Woodfibre LNG’s proposed 2.1 million metric tonnes/year liquefaction and LNG export terminal near Squamish, B.C., to permit Woodfibre LNG to address concerns of the Squamish Nation. According to the article, the “assessment will resume...
Project Agreements Signed with First Nations for LNG Canada’s Feeder Pipeline
Posted on Jun 30, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, Pipelines | Comments Off on Project Agreements Signed with First Nations for LNG Canada’s Feeder Pipeline
TransCanada announced its Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project (Coastal GasLink) has signed project agreements with Canadian First Nations Wet’suwet’en First Nation, Skin Tyee Nation, Nee-Tahi-Buhn Band, Yekooche First Nation, Doig River First Nation, and Halfway River First Nation, whose traditional and treaty territories are located along the proposed Coastal GasLink pipeline...
FERC Releases Environmental Review Schedule for Golden Pass LNG Export Terminal Project
Posted on Jun 26, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Releases Environmental Review Schedule for Golden Pass LNG Export Terminal Project
FERC has released its schedule for its environmental review of the proposed Golden Pass LNG export terminal to be located at Golden Pass LNG’s existing import terminal on the Sabine-Neches Waterway in Jefferson County, Texas, and the interconnected pipeline. Golden Pass LNG is a joint venture formed by affiliates of Qatar Petroleum (70%), ExxonMobil (17.6%) and ConocoPhillips...
FERC to Prepare EIS for Port Arthur LNG Project
Posted on Jun 25, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC to Prepare EIS for Port Arthur LNG Project
FERC has issued a notice of its intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for Sempra LNG affiliate Port Arthur LNG’s proposed liquefaction and export terminal project and interconnected pipeline near Port Arthur, Texas. As proposed, the liquefaction facilities will consist of two liquefaction trains with a total production capacity of up to 1.38 Bcf/day of LNG. FERC’s...
FERC Denies Rehearing of Sabine Pass LNG Terminal Expansion Authorization
Posted on Jun 23, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Denies Rehearing of Sabine Pass LNG Terminal Expansion Authorization
FERC has issued an order denying Sierra Club’s request for rehearing of FERC’s order which authorized Cheniere affiliate Sabine Pass Liquefaction to construct its Stage 3 expansion, consisting of the construction of two additional liquefaction trains (Trains 5 and 6) to its LNG export terminal under construction at Cameron Parish, La. FERC rejected Sierra Club’s arguments that in...