EIA Projects Average U.S. LNG Exports to Increase by 1 Bcf/day in 2018
Posted on Jan 10, 2018 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on EIA Projects Average U.S. LNG Exports to Increase by 1 Bcf/day in 2018
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released its monthly Short-Term Energy Outlook. EIA projects that LNG gross exports will average 3.0 Bcf/d in 2018, up from 1.9 Bcf/d in 2017, as U.S. liquefaction capacity continues to expand. EIA expects Dominion Energy’s Cove Point LNG terminal under construction in Lusby, Md., to ramp up to full capacity and, at the Elba Island...
FERC Releases Schedule For Driftwood LNG Environmental Review
Posted on Jan 2, 2018 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Releases Schedule For Driftwood LNG Environmental Review
FERC has released the schedule for its environmental review of Driftwood LNG, LLC’s (Driftwood) proposed liquefaction and LNG export terminal to be located on the west bank of the Calcasieu River between river mile markers 22 and 23 in Calcasieu Parish, La. FERC intends to release its Final Environmental Impact Statement for the project on October 12, 2018. Other federal agencies...
Corpus Christi Liquefaction Files Construction Status Report
Posted on Dec 20, 2017 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 activities at its liquefaction and LNG export terminal at Corpus Christi, Texas, through November 2017. The report states that engineering has progressed to 100.0%, procurement has progressed to 93.9%, subcontract and direct hire construction work are 56.1% and 55.8% complete, respectively. The total...
Dominion Energy Cove Point LNG Commercial Operations to Begin Early 2018
Posted on Dec 20, 2017 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Dominion Energy Cove Point LNG Commercial Operations to Begin Early 2018
Dominion Energy has released a statement that it is “continuing with final commissioning work at its Cove Point LNG export facility in Lusby, MD, and looks forward to commercial operations early next year under the terms of previously negotiated 20-year contracts with ST Cove Point, which is the joint venture of Sumitomo Corporation and Tokyo Gas, and for GGULL, the U.S. affiliate of...
Canada’s First LNG Export Shipment Arrives in China
Posted on Dec 15, 2017 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Canada’s First LNG Export Shipment Arrives in China
FortisBC announced that its single ISO container shipment of LNG, the first LNG to be exported from Canada to China, arrived in China on Thursday. The LNG was produced at FortisBC’s Tilbury plant near Vancouver, British Columbia. According to the press release, since the LNG was shipped via container ship, bypassing receiving LNG terminals and regasification facilities, cost and...
Bills Introduced to Expedite LNG Export Authorizations
Posted on Dec 13, 2017 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Bills Introduced to Expedite LNG Export Authorizations
On December 11, 2017, U.S. Congressman Bill Johnson (R-OH) introduced two bills related to LNG. The “Unlocking Our Domestic LNG Potential Act” (H.R. 4605) would allow domestic LNG suppliers “to export natural gas after completing the FERC review process – instead of waiting even longer for additional approval by the U.S. Department of Energy” (DOE). Tim Ryan (D-OH) is cosponsor of the...