DOE Grants Freeport LNG Final Non-FTA Export Authorizations
Posted on Nov 14, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Grants Freeport LNG Final Non-FTA Export Authorizations
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued two final orders authorizing Freeport LNG and its affiliates to export a total 657 Bcf/yr of LNG to nations without a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. DOE had previously issued orders authorizing such exports subject to satisfactory completion of environmental review for the proposal. The final orders considered the...
FERC Denies Rehearing of Order Approving Freeport LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Nov 14, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Denies Rehearing of Order Approving Freeport LNG Export Terminal
FERC has issued an order denying Sierra Club and Galveston Baykeeper’s rehearing request of FERC’s order authorizing construction of the Freeport LNG export terminal near Quintana Island, Brazoria County, Texas. FERC’s order on rehearing denied arguments that, among others things, FERC’s authorization order (1) should have considered induced natural gas production as an indirect...
DOE Secretary Moniz to Provide Input on LNG Export Bill
Posted on Nov 13, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on DOE Secretary Moniz to Provide Input on LNG Export Bill
According to The Hill, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Ernest Moniz is expected to provide input on environmental review and other issues contained in legislation sponsored by Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) that is intended to expedite DOE approval of LNG export...
Gulf LNG Energy Files Draft Resource Reports for LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Nov 10, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Gulf LNG Energy Files Draft Resource Reports for LNG Export Terminal
Gulf LNG Energy filed draft resource reports with FERC for the pre-filing environmental review of its proposal to add liquefaction and LNG export facilities at its existing LNG import terminal at the Port of Pascagoula, Miss. The resource reports can be found on eLibrary by searching Docket No....
DOE Issues Finding of No Significant Impact for Cove Point LNG Exports
Posted on Nov 10, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Issues Finding of No Significant Impact for Cove Point LNG Exports
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact related to the effect on the human environment resulting from LNG exports from the proposed Dominion Cove Point LNG (DCP) terminal in Lusby, Md. The Finding states that based on (1) FERC’s environmental assessment prepared for the project; (2) DOE’s addendum on the environmental effects of gas exports,...
FERC Releases Draft EIS for Jordan Cove Energy Project’s LNG Terminal
Posted on Nov 7, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Releases Draft EIS for Jordan Cove Energy Project’s LNG Terminal
Today, FERC released a notice of availability of the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for Jordan Cove Energy Project’s proposed LNG export terminal near Coos Bay, Ore. and interconnected pipeline. According to FERC’s notice, the Staff concludes that the limited adverse environmental impacts from the project would be substantially reduced with the implementation of the...