Strom Files for Non-FTA LNG Export Authorization from Non-FERC Jurisdictional Facility
Posted on May 18, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Strom Files for Non-FTA LNG Export Authorization from Non-FERC Jurisdictional Facility
Strom, Inc. has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for authority to export 56.42 billion square feet of LNG per year over 25 years from its proposed LNG liquefaction facility at Crystal River, Fla. to nations without a Free Trade agreement with the United States. Strom intends to export LNG produced from “modular, scalable and portable” LNG systems and...
Texas LNG Brownsville Files Draft Resource Reports
Posted on May 18, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Texas LNG Brownsville Files Draft Resource Reports
Texas LNG Brownsville LLC (Texas LNG) has filed preliminary draft Resource Reports 1 (General Project Description) and 10 (Alternatives) with FERC as part of the pre-filing environmental review for its proposed liquefaction and LNG export terminal facilities on the Brownsville Ship Channel in Cameron County, Texas. The reports can be found here, and the complete docket for the Texas...
FERC Releases Update on Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LNG Project
Posted on May 18, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Releases Update on Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LNG Project
FERC has released an update on its environmental review of Venture Global Calcasieu Pass’s (Venture Global) proposed 487.2 Bcf/year liquefaction facility and LNG export terminal on the Calcasieu Ship Channel in Cameron Parish, La. The next major step in the process will be FERC Staff’s issuance of comments on Venture Global’s draft environmental resource reports. The update states that...
B.C. First Nation Again Rejects C$1 Billion Offer to Support Petronas-led Pacific NorthWest LNG Terminal
Posted on May 14, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on B.C. First Nation Again Rejects C$1 Billion Offer to Support Petronas-led Pacific NorthWest LNG Terminal
The Globe and Mail reports that British Columbia (B.C.) First Nations Band Lax Kw’alaams has, after three votes, unanimously rejected a C$1 billion (approximately $820 million) offer to support the Petronas-led Pacific NorthWest LNG export terminal on Lelu Island, near Prince Rupert, B.C. The terminal is proposed to be built on the traditional lands of the Lax Kw’alaams. The offer is...
B.C. Signs LNG Revenue Sharing Agreements with 28 First Nations
Posted on May 12, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on B.C. Signs LNG Revenue Sharing Agreements with 28 First Nations
The Financial Post reports that British Columbia (B.C.) Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Minister John Rustad recently revealed that “the province had now signed revenue-sharing agreements with 28 First Nations that would be affected by the development of LNG projects and connecting pipelines.” The agreements are expected to “bring the province closer to its goals for LNG.” ...
FERC Denies Rehearing of Order Authorizing Corpus Christi LNG Terminal
Posted on May 8, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Denies Rehearing of Order Authorizing Corpus Christi LNG Terminal
FERC has issued an order denying Sierra Club’s request for rehearing of FERC’s order granting authorization for construction of the Corpus Christi Liquefaction LNG import and export terminal in Corpus Christi Bay, San Patricio County, Texas, and an interconnected pipeline. FERC rejected Sierra Club’s contention that its order violated the National Environmental Protection Act by,...