LNG Canada Submits Kitimat Terminal Proposal for Environmental Review
Posted on Nov 7, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, LNG Exports | Comments Off on LNG Canada Submits Kitimat Terminal Proposal for Environmental Review
The British Columbia B.C. Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) has accepted LNG Canada’s application for an environmental assessment certificate for its proposed LNG export terminal at Kitimat, B.C. According to the press release, the application now begins a 180-day application review phase, after which the EAO will refer its report and recommendations to the Minister of Environment...
FERC Approves Pre-Filing Request for Gulf South’s Feeder Pipeline to Freeport LNG Terminal
Posted on Nov 6, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Approves Pre-Filing Request for Gulf South’s Feeder Pipeline to Freeport LNG Terminal
FERC has approved Gulf South Pipeline’s request to commence pre-filing environmental review of its proposed Coastal Bend Header Project, consisting of construction and operation of approximately 65 miles of 36-inch diameter pipeline interconnecting Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company’s system in Wharton County, Texas with the Freeport LNG terminal in Brazoria County, Texas. The project...
FERC Revises Environmental Review Schedule for Sabine Pass LNG’s Stage 3 Expansion
Posted on Nov 4, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Revises Environmental Review Schedule for Sabine Pass LNG’s Stage 3 Expansion
FERC has revised the schedule for its environmental review of Sabine Pass LNG’s Stage 3 expansion, consisting of the construction of liquefaction Trains 5 and 6 at its LNG export terminal under construction in Cameron Parish, La., and the expansion of interconnected pipeline facilities. FERC initially planned to issue an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the project on August 1, 2014,...
TransCanada Pipeline to LNG Canada’s Proposed Kitimat Terminal Receives B.C. Environmental Approval
Posted on Oct 27, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, LNG Exports | Comments Off on TransCanada Pipeline to LNG Canada’s Proposed Kitimat Terminal Receives B.C. Environmental Approval
The British Columbia (B.C.) Environmental Assessment Office has approved the construction and operation of TransCanada’s proposed Coastal GasLink pipeline, an approximately 415-mile, 48-inch diameter natural gas pipeline that would run from the Groundbirch area near Dawson Creek, B.C. to the proposed LNG Canada export terminal near Kitimat, B.C. Documents related to the project can be...
Golden Pass Products Responds to EPA Request to Justify LNG Export Project
Posted on Oct 23, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Golden Pass Products Responds to EPA Request to Justify LNG Export Project
Golden Pass Products has responded to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) request to “explain why [Golden Pass’s LNG export project] better supports U.S. strategic energy objectives than the option of not exporting domestic natural gas.” Golden Pass cited the economic and geopolitical benefits of its project in its response to this and other EPA questions. Golden Pass’s...
B.C. Proposes Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for LNG Facilities
Posted on Oct 21, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental | Comments Off on B.C. Proposes Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for LNG Facilities
Yesterday, the British Columbia (B.C.) government proposed new greenhouse gas emissions standards applicable to LNG facilities that, according to a report in the Globe and Mail, establish a benchmark that is lower than any other in the world. A report in the Vancouver Sun states that LNG terminal sponsors say the proposed rules will not “derail their...