DOE Releases LNG Export Data through July 2017
Posted on Sep 15, 2017 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on DOE Releases LNG Export Data through July 2017
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released data on U.S. LNG imports and exports for the period February 2016 through July 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 (23.3%), South Korea (8.8%), China (8.8%), Chile (8.7%) and Japan (7.2%)....
Netherlands to Receive Second Sabine Pass LNG Cargo
Posted on Sep 14, 2017 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Netherlands to Receive Second Sabine Pass LNG Cargo
Reuters reports that a second cargo of LNG loading at Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Cameron Parish, La. is expected to arrive in the Netherlands in early October. The first shipment of LNG to the Netherlands from the Sabine Pass terminal arrived on June 8 of this year. ...
CNOOC Unit Cancels Proposed B.C. LNG Terminal
Posted on Sep 14, 2017 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on CNOOC Unit Cancels Proposed B.C. LNG Terminal
The Globe and Mail reports that Nexen Energy, partially owned by Chinese energy company CNOOC Ltd., has cancelled its proposed Aurora LNG export terminal project on Digby Island, British Columbia (B.C.) due to low LNG prices in Asian markets. The other owners of Aurora LNG are Japanese companies Inpex Corp., JGC Corp. and JOGMEC. According to the article, of the more than 20 LNG...
DOE Proposes Expedited Approval for Small-Scale LNG Exports
Posted on Sep 5, 2017 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Proposes Expedited Approval for Small-Scale LNG Exports
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has promulgated a proposed rule that will provide for expedited approval of small-scale exports of natural gas, including LNG, from U.S. export facilities. According to the press release, the U.S. small-scale LNG export market involves exports of small volumes of natural gas from the United States primarily to countries in the Caribbean, Central...
FERC Authorizes Dominion Cove Point Commissioning Activities
Posted on Sep 5, 2017 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC Authorizes Dominion Cove Point Commissioning Activities
FERC has issued a letter authorizing Dominion Energy Cove Point LNG, LP (Dominion) to perform certain commissioning activities at its LNG export project at Lusby, Md. Dominion is authorized “to introduce hazardous fluids and perform related commissioning activities for the following: feed gas to the pretreatment and liquefaction areas and equipment related to ship loading, including...
Fourchon LNG Files for DOE Export Authority
Posted on Sep 5, 2017 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Fourchon LNG Files for DOE Export Authority
Fourchon LNG LLC (Fourchon LNG) has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for long-term, multi-contract authorization to export up to 260 Bcf/year of domestically produced LNG for 30 years to countries which have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States and for 20 years to any countries without an FTA with the United States. Fourchon LNG proposes to...