FERC Releases Anticipated Final Order Dates for Three LNG Projects
Posted on Sep 5, 2018 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Releases Anticipated Final Order Dates for Three LNG Projects
FERC has issued notices of the anticipated dates of final orders for the following LNG export terminal projects: Gulf LNG (July 16, 2019); Venture Global Calcasieu Pass (January 22, 2019); and Alaska LNG (February 6, 2020). ...
FERC and PHMSA Sign MOU to Coordinate LNG Reviews
Posted on Sep 5, 2018 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC and PHMSA Sign MOU to Coordinate LNG Reviews
FERC and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which establishes a framework for coordination between FERC and PHMSA to process LNG facility applications in a timely and expeditious manner. According to the press release, PHMSA is responsible for standards governing the location and design of LNG facilities,...
PHMSA to Take Lead Role in Reviewing LNG Project Applications’ Siting Issues
Posted on Aug 29, 2018 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Safety & Security | Comments Off on PHMSA to Take Lead Role in Reviewing LNG Project Applications’ Siting Issues
S&P Global Platts reports that the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMSA) will be taking the lead role in evaluating proposed LNG project applications’ compliance with siting requirements in PHMSA regulations related to LNG facilities. PHMSA reportedly sent letters to the developers of proposed LNG projects with applications pending at FERC notifying them of...
Republican Senators Question FERC on Pending LNG Export Applications
Posted on Aug 27, 2018 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Republican Senators Question FERC on Pending LNG Export Applications
A group of Republican U.S. Senators has sent a letter to FERC Chairman McIntyre “urging FERC to approve pending [LNG] export project applications in a timely manner, and seeking information regarding FERC’s approval process and the agency’s available resources.” The letter was signed by Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), John Barrasso (R-WY), John Kennedy (R-LA), Ted...
Corpus Christi Liquefaction Files Construction Status Report
Posted on Aug 21, 2018 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Corpus Christi Liquefaction Files Construction Status Report
Corpus Christi Liquefaction has filed a report with FERC covering construction through July 2018 at its Corpus Christi, Texas, liquefaction and LNG export terminal. The report states that Stage 1 (Trains 1 and 2) engineering and procurement are now 100% complete; subcontract and direct hire construction work are 78.2% and 80.7% complete, respectively; and overall project completion for...
CCL Cleared to Introduce Feed Gas for Train 1
Posted on Aug 20, 2018 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on CCL Cleared to Introduce Feed Gas for Train 1
FERC has issued a letter order granting Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC’s (CCL) request to introduce feed gas in support of commissioning activities for Train 1 and the dry flare systems at CCL’s liquefaction and LNG export terminal at Corpus Christi,...