Dominion Cove Point LNG Receives Approval for Electric Generation Station; Environmental Groups to Appeal
Posted on Jun 3, 2014 in Environmental, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Dominion Cove Point LNG Receives Approval for Electric Generation Station; Environmental Groups to Appeal
The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) has conditionally approved Dominion Resources’ application to construct a 130 megawatt generating station to produce LNG for export at Dominion Cove Point LNG’s (DCP) terminal in Lusby, Md. According to the press release, “the station will consist of two 65-megawatt steam turbine generators that produce electricity. The waste heat from two...
FERC Releases Environmental Review Schedule for Sabine Pass LNG Stage 3 Expansion
Posted on May 30, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Releases Environmental Review Schedule for Sabine Pass LNG Stage 3 Expansion
FERC has released 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 expansion of interconnected pipeline facilities. FERC plans to issue an Environmental Assessment for the project on August 1, 2014. Other federal...
DOE Proposes Changes to LNG Export Decision-Making Procedures
Posted on May 29, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Proposes Changes to LNG Export Decision-Making Procedures
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released a Notice of Proposed Procedures (Notice) stating that it is proposing to change its decision-making process for reviewing applications to export LNG to nations without a Free Trade Agreement (non-FTA) with the United States. DOE proposes to make final public interest determinations on LNG export applications only after an LNG export...
Environmental and Citizen Groups Request Extension of Time to Comment on Dominion Cove Point EA
Posted on May 28, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Environmental and Citizen Groups Request Extension of Time to Comment on Dominion Cove Point EA
The Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Earthjustice, Sierra Club, and other environmental groups plus several local citizens groups have asked FERC for a 60-day extension of time to comment on FERC’s Environmental Assessment (EA) of the Dominion Cove Point LNG (DCPL) exporter terminal project, citing the highly technical nature of the EA and the need for full public participation in...
FERC Initiates Pre-Filing Environmental Review of Proposed Gulf LNG Export Project
Posted on May 22, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Initiates Pre-Filing Environmental Review of Proposed Gulf LNG Export Project
FERC has approved Gulf LNG Liquefaction’s request to initiate the pre-filing environmental review process for a proposed LNG export terminal at Gulf LNG’s existing LNG import terminal in the Port of Pascagoula, Jackson County, MS. Gulf LNG also proposes to make modifications to the existing interconnected pipeline to permit bidirectional flow of gas to and from the terminal. ...
FERC Releases Environmental Assessment for EcoEléctrica’s LNG Pipeline
Posted on May 20, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Pipelines | Comments Off on FERC Releases Environmental Assessment for EcoEléctrica’s LNG Pipeline
FERC has released its Environmental Assessment (EA) for EcoEléctrica’s proposed 0.4 mile pipeline to deliver LNG from its import terminal in Peñuelas, Puerto Rico, to a planned non-FERC jurisdictional LNG Truck Loading Facility for delivery to large end-users to use as fuel. The EA concludes that if EcoEléctrica constructs and operates the proposed facilities in accordance with its...