Dominion Energy Ships First LNG Cargo From Cove Point Terminal
Posted on Mar 5, 2018 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Dominion Energy Ships First LNG Cargo From Cove Point Terminal
Last week, Dominion Energy announced that the first cargo of LNG produced for export departed from the Dominion Energy Cove Point LNG terminal in Lusby, Md. According to the press release, all major equipment at the facility was being commissioned as expected. Shell NA LNG is providing the natural gas needed for liquefaction during the commissioning process and is off-taking by ship...
Coast Guard Determines St. Johns River Suitable for LNG Project
Posted on Mar 5, 2018 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Coast Guard Determines St. Johns River Suitable for LNG Project
The U.S. Coast Guard has sent a letter to FERC recommending that the St. Johns River in Florida be considered suitable for the LNG marine traffic projected for Eagle LNG Partners Jacksonville’s proposed LNG export terminal in Jacksonville, Fla....
Corpus Christi Liquefaction Hopes to Produce First LNG This Year
Posted on Mar 1, 2018 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Corpus Christi Liquefaction Hopes to Produce First LNG This Year
Reuters reports that Douglas Wharton, director of origination for Cheniere Marketing, recently stated that Corpus Christi Liquefaction’s LNG facility under construction in Corpus Christi, Texas “will hopefully start producing first LNG by this year.” Reuters also reported Mr. Wharton as saying, “[we] have made significant progress on train 3 which…we are hoping to take a final...
U.S. House Subcommittee Holds Oversight Hearing on LNG and U.S. Geopolitics
Posted on Feb 27, 2018 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on U.S. House Subcommittee Holds Oversight Hearing on LNG and U.S. Geopolitics
Today, the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, held a hearing on “Liquefied Natural Gas and U.S. Geopolitics.” According to the hearing memo, the purpose of the hearing was to “examine the emerging role of the United States in [LNG] markets, and associated benefits of natural gas production, transmission, and exportation for...
FERC to Prepare EIS for Proposed Commonwealth LNG Project
Posted on Feb 23, 2018 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC to Prepare EIS for Proposed Commonwealth LNG Project
FERC has issued a notice of its intent to prepare and environmental impact statement (EIS) for Commonwealth LNG’s proposed liquefaction and LNG export terminal to be located on the west side of the Calcasieu Ship Channel near Johnson Bayou in Cameron Parish, La. The terminal would have a peak production capacity of nine million metric tonnes of LNG per year....
DOE Releases LNG Export Data through December 2017
Posted on Feb 21, 2018 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on DOE Releases LNG Export Data through December 2017
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released data on U.S. LNG imports and exports for the period February 2016 through December 2017. The top five recipients of exported LNG from the United States and the percentages of the total amount of LNG exported for the period are Mexico (18.8%), South Korea (15.8%), China (13.5%), Japan (7.2%), and Chile...