DOE Issues Final Order Authorizing Dominion Cove Point LNG Non-FTA Exports
Posted on May 8, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Issues Final Order Authorizing Dominion Cove Point LNG Non-FTA Exports
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a Final Order and Opinion authorizing Dominion Cove Point LNG to export up to 281 Bcf/year of LNG over a term of 20 years to nations without a Free Trade Agreement (non-FTA) with the United States. DOE rejected protests alleging negative environmental impacts from the proposed exports by concluding that the protestors failed “to overcome...
Port Arthur LNG Files Draft Resource Reports with FERC
Posted on May 6, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Port Arthur LNG Files Draft Resource Reports with FERC
Port Arthur LNG has filed Draft Resource Reports 1 (General Project Description) and 10 (Alternatives) with FERC as part of the pre-filing environmental review process for its proposed liquefaction and LNG export terminal near the City of Port Arthur, Texas. The reports can be found here, and the complete docket for the project can be found on eLibrary under Docket No. PF15-18. ...
FERC Denies Rehearing and Stay of Order Approving Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Project
Posted on May 5, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Denies Rehearing and Stay of Order Approving Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Project
Yesterday, FERC issued an order denying requests for rehearing and motions for stay of its order approving Dominion Cove Point LNG’s (DCP) export terminal project in Lusby, Md. FERC denied BP Energy’s (BP) request for rehearing, which argued that BP was unduly discriminated against by DCP because BP was not offered the same opportunity to turnback its DCP terminal capacity as DCP...
FERC Releases Schedule for Environmental Review of Proposed Magnolia LNG Project
Posted on Apr 30, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Pipelines | Comments Off on FERC Releases Schedule for Environmental Review of Proposed Magnolia LNG Project
FERC has released its schedule for environmental review of the proposed Magnolia LNG export terminal at Lake Charles, La., and the proposed Lake Charles Expansion interconnected pipeline project. FERC plans to release its final environmental impact statement covering both projects on November 16, 2015. Other federal agencies having jurisdiction over either project will then have...
Decision Stayed Again on Oregon LNG Project’s Consistency with the State Coastal Management Program
Posted on Apr 29, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Decision Stayed Again on Oregon LNG Project’s Consistency with the State Coastal Management Program
The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (OLCD) has entered into an agreement with Oregon LNG to further extend the deadline by which OLCD must review Oregon LNG’s certification that its proposed bidirectional LNG terminal project in Warrenton, Ore. is consistent with Oregon’s Coastal Management Program under the federal Coastal Zone Management Act. OLCD’s decision...
FERC Releases Environmental Review Schedule for Floridian Natural Gas LNG Storage Project
Posted on Apr 27, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Releases Environmental Review Schedule for Floridian Natural Gas LNG Storage Project
FERC has released the schedule for its environmental review of Floridian Natural Gas Storage’s (FNGS) proposed liquefaction and LNG Storage project near Indiantown in Martin County, Fla. FNGS proposes to amend its existing authorizations by changing one 4 Bcf full containment storage tank to a 1 Bcf single containment tank and by reducing the associated vaporization capacity...