DOE Releases January 2019 U.S. LNG Export Data
Posted on Mar 14, 2019 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on DOE Releases January 2019 U.S. LNG Export Data
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released data on exports of U.S.-produced LNG through January 2019. The data show the top five countries of destination, representing 54.9% of total U.S. LNG exports, as Japan (17.5 Bcf), South Korea (17.0 Bcf), Mexico (14.3 Bcf), Italy (10.5 Bcf), and the United Kingdom (10.4 Bcf). The data also show that 37 vessel-borne cargoes were shipped...
DOE Grants Non-FTA Export Authorization to Venture Global Calcasieu Pass
Posted on Mar 7, 2019 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Grants Non-FTA Export Authorization to Venture Global Calcasieu Pass
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued an order authorizing Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC (VGCP) to export 620 Bcf/yr (1.7 Bcf/d) of LNG over a 20-year period to nations without a Free Trade Agreement (non-FTA) with the United States. FERC recently issued an order authorizing the construction and operation of VGCP’s proposed export terminal in Cameron Parish,...
Cheniere and Bechtel Announce Substantial Completion of CCL Train 1; FERC Authorizes CCL Liquefaction and Export Activities
Posted on Mar 4, 2019 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Cheniere and Bechtel Announce Substantial Completion of CCL Train 1; FERC Authorizes CCL Liquefaction and Export Activities
Today, Cheniere Energy, Inc. (“Cheniere”) and Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals, Inc. (“Bechtel”) announced that Substantial Completion of Train 1 of the Corpus Christi Liquefaction (“CCL”) project at Corpus Christi, Texas, was achieved on February 28, 2019. “Commissioning is complete and Bechtel has turned over care, custody, and control of Train 1 to Cheniere.” “Under sale and purchase...
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass Receives FERC Authorization
Posted on Feb 27, 2019 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Venture Global Calcasieu Pass Receives FERC Authorization
FERC has issued an order authorizing Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC to construct and operate an LNG export terminal and associated facilities along the Calcasieu Ship Channel in Cameron Parish, La., and authorizing its affiliate, TransCameron Pipeline, LLC, to construct and operate an interconnected pipeline system. The LNG export terminal is designed with a nameplate liquefaction...
FERC Releases FEIS for Sempra’s Port Arthur LNG Project
Posted on Feb 1, 2019 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Releases FEIS for Sempra’s Port Arthur LNG Project
FERC Staff has released the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for Sempra Energy’s proposed Port Arthur Liquefaction and LNG export project in Jefferson County, Texas, and interconnected pipelines (Projects). In the FEIS, “FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed Projects, with the mitigation measures recommended in the [F]EIS, would have some adverse environmental...
FERC Vacates Aguirre Offshore GasPort Authorization
Posted on Jan 28, 2019 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Vacates Aguirre Offshore GasPort Authorization
FERC has issued an order granting Aguirre Offshore GasPort, LLC’s (Aguirre) request that FERC vacate its 2015 order authorizing the construction and operation of LNG import terminal facilities along the southern shore of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico near the municipality of Salinas. In its request to vacate, Aguirre stated that it no longer intends to proceed with the project, that...