Chinese and Vietnamese Companies Sign Agreements for Alaska LNG Project Development
Posted on Nov 13, 2017 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Chinese and Vietnamese Companies Sign Agreements for Alaska LNG Project Development
Last week, Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) announced that it has signed separate agreements with Chinese and Vietnamese companies regarding the development of the Alaska LNG export project. AGDC and PetroVietnam Gas (PVGAS) signed a memorandum of understanding setting forth the basic principles to collaborate on potential opportunities of AGDC LNG supply to serve LNG...
D.C. Circuit Again Denies Sierra Club Challenges to DOE LNG Export Authorizations
Posted on Nov 2, 2017 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, Litigation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on D.C. Circuit Again Denies Sierra Club Challenges to DOE LNG Export Authorizations
Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit denied Sierra Club’s appeals of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) orders which authorized LNG exports from the Dominion Energy Cove Point LNG terminal under construction in Lusby, Md., the Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Cameron Parish, La., and the Corpus Christi LNG terminal under construction in Corpus Christi, Texas. According to...
FERC to Prepare EIS for Fourchon LNG Project
Posted on Oct 31, 2017 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC to Prepare EIS for Fourchon LNG Project
FERC issued a notice of its intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Fourchon LNG Project in Lafourche Parish, La. Fourchon LNG intends to use the terminal to liquefy, store, and deliver LNG to domestic LNG-fueled marine vessels and LNG carriers for export to overseas markets. The terminal has a proposed peak capacity of five million metric tonnes of LNG per...
Port Arthur LNG Terminal Feeder Pipeline Files FERC Application
Posted on Oct 31, 2017 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Pipelines | Comments Off on Port Arthur LNG Terminal Feeder Pipeline Files FERC Application
Port Arthur Pipeline, LLC has filed an application with FERC to construct, own, and operate its Louisiana Connector Project, which consists of 131 miles of new 42-inch-diameter feed gas pipeline and other facilities designed to deliver up to 2,000 MMcf/day of natural gas to the Liquefaction Project that is currently being developed by Port Arthur LNG, LLC and PALNG Common Facilities...
FERC Review of LNG Terminal Pre-Filing Regulation Recommends No Changes
Posted on Oct 31, 2017 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Review of LNG Terminal Pre-Filing Regulation Recommends No Changes
On October 25, 2017, FERC released its Final Report pursuant to President Trump’s Executive Order 13783 to determine whether existing regulations and agency actions potentially burden the development or use of domestically produced energy resources. FERC reviewed its regulation requiring the mandatory pre-filing environmental review process for LNG terminal and related pipeline...
Cove Point LNG to Begin LNG Production in November
Posted on Oct 31, 2017 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Cove Point LNG to Begin LNG Production in November
Platts reports that Dominion Energy is expected to begin LNG production at its Cove Point LNG terminal in Lusby, Md. in November 2017. The article quotes Dominion Energy CEO Thomas Farrell as saying “[t]he Cove Point Liquefaction construction is effectively complete and the facility is going through its advanced-commissioning phase.” Once service commences, Cove Point...