Annova Files Draft Resource Reports for Proposed Brownsville LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Apr 24, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Annova Files Draft Resource Reports for Proposed Brownsville LNG Export Terminal
Annova has filed with FERC Preliminary Draft Resource Reports No. 1 (General Project Description) and 10 (Alternatives) for its proposed Annova LNG Brownsville export project on the southern bank of the Brownsville Ship Channel at mile marker 8.2 on the Brazos Santiago Pass, in Cameron County, Texas. The reports were submitted as part of FERC’s pre-filing environmental review process...
Obama Administration Releases Quadrennial Energy Review on Energy Infrastructure
Posted on Apr 21, 2015 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Obama Administration Releases Quadrennial Energy Review on Energy Infrastructure
Today, the Obama Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy, has released its first installment of its Quadrennial Energy Review, which “examines how to modernize the Nation’s energy infrastructure to promote economic competitiveness, energy security, and environmental responsibility and take full advantage of American innovation and the new sources of domestic energy...
FERC Releases Schedule for Environmental Review of Oregon LNG Terminal
Posted on Apr 17, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Releases Schedule for Environmental Review of Oregon LNG Terminal
FERC has released the schedule for its environmental review of Oregon LNG’s proposed import/export terminal in Warrenton, Ore. FERC expects to release its Final Environmental Impact Statement for the project on February 12, 2016. Other federal agencies will then have until May 12, 2016 to complete their review of the project components under their jurisdiction. FERC’s notice can be...
Army Corps of Engineers Requests FERC to Consider Alternatives in Jordan Cove Energy Terminal Final EIS
Posted on Apr 15, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Army Corps of Engineers Requests FERC to Consider Alternatives in Jordan Cove Energy Terminal Final EIS
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, (COE) has submitted extensive comments on FERC’s draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Jordan Cove Energy Project’s (JCEP) proposed LNG import/export terminal in Coos Bay, Ore. COE requested, among other things, that (1) FERC consider the proposed Oregon LNG export terminal in Warrenton, Ore., and proposed LNG export terminals...
FERC Initiates Pre-Filing Review for Texas LNG Brownsville LLC Facility
Posted on Apr 14, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Initiates Pre-Filing Review for Texas LNG Brownsville LLC Facility
Today, FERC issued an order approving Texas LNG Brownsville LLC’s (Texas LNG) request for initiation of pre-filing environmental review procedures for its proposed 4 million tonnes per annum (approximately 0.5 Bcf/day) LNG production, storage and export facility to be located in the Port of Brownsville, Texas. FERC’s order can be found here, and the complete docket for the Texas LNG...
FERC Approves Rio Grande LNG’s Request to Initiate Pre-Filing Procedures
Posted on Apr 14, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Approves Rio Grande LNG’s Request to Initiate Pre-Filing Procedures
Yesterday, FERC issued an order approving Rio Grande LNG, LLC’s (RGLNG) request that FERC initiate the pre-filing environmental review process for RGLNG’s proposal to construct a natural gas liquefaction and LNG export terminal facility in Cameron County, Texas, along the north embankment of the Brownsville Ship Channel. The facility would have an LNG production capacity of...