Elba Island Project Cleared for Commercial Service
Posted on Oct 2, 2019 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Elba Island Project Cleared for Commercial Service
Platts reports that FERC has authorized Kinder Morgan to place the first liquefaction train at its Elba Island, Ga., export terminal into commercial service, “amid consistent LNG production at the facility over the last two weeks.” The report states that no commissioning cargoes have shipped from the facility, and it remained unclear when the first commercial cargo would be ready to...
DOE Releases Update to LNG Greenhouse Gas Study
Posted on Sep 30, 2019 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Releases Update to LNG Greenhouse Gas Study
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy has released for public comment the report Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Perspective on Exporting Liquefied Natural Gas from the United States: 2019 Update (LCA GHG Update). The LCA GHG Update is an update to DOE’s 2014 LCA GHG Report. As explained by DOE, “[t]he purpose of the LCA GHG Update is to provide additional information...
West Delta LNG Files Deepwater Port Application
Posted on Sep 30, 2019 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on West Delta LNG Files Deepwater Port Application
West Delta LNG LLC filed an application with the Maritime Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard for the licensing of a deepwater port to be located in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana. The deepwater port and marine components would consist of an LNG production and storage unit, a loading platform and marine berth unit and support facilities. The onshore components would...
Lake Charles LNG Requests 2025 In-Service Deadline
Posted on Sep 6, 2019 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Lake Charles LNG Requests 2025 In-Service Deadline
Lake Charles LNG has filed a request with FERC for an extension of time, to December 16, 2025, to construct and place into service its proposed liquefaction and export terminal facilities at its existing LNG import terminal at Lake Charles, La. FERC’s order authorizing the construction and operation of the liquefaction and export terminal facilities imposed a December 16, 2020 deadline...
FERC Approves Commencement of Service for Corpus Christi Liquefaction Train 2
Posted on Aug 28, 2019 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Approves Commencement of Service for Corpus Christi Liquefaction Train 2
FERC has issued a letter authorizing Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC (CCL) to commence service for liquefaction and export activities from Train 2 facilities at CCL’s terminal in Corpus Christi, Texas....
Commonwealth LNG Files FERC Application
Posted on Aug 23, 2019 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Commonwealth LNG Files FERC Application
Commonwealth LNG has filed an application with FERC for authorization to construct and operate a liquefaction and LNG export terminal consisting of six liquefaction trains, each with a design production capacity of approximately 65.1 Bcf/year (equivalent to 1.4 million metric tonnes per annum (“MTPA”)); six LNG storage tanks; one marine loading berth; and a 3.04-mile long, 30-inch...