Port Dolphin Energy Abandons Plans for Deepwater Port and Pipeline Into Florida
Posted on Sep 28, 2015 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Marine Regulation | Comments Off on Port Dolphin Energy Abandons Plans for Deepwater Port and Pipeline Into Florida
Port Dolphin Energy (Port Dolphin) has filed a motion requesting that FERC vacate the order in which Port Dolphin received certificates and waivers to construct an onshore pipeline in Florida to import regasified LNG from Port Dolphin’s proposed offshore Deepwater LNG Port. Port Dolphin stated that due to changed market conditions where the United States is positioned to become an...
MARAD to Prepare EIS for Delfin LNG Deepwater Port License Application
Posted on Jul 30, 2015 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Marine Regulation | Comments Off on MARAD to Prepare EIS for Delfin LNG Deepwater Port License Application
The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has issued a notice of intent to prepare in coordination with the U.S. Coast Guard an environmental impact statement (EIS) as part of its environmental review of Delfin LNG LLC’s (Delfin LNG) application for a license to construct and operate an offshore LNG deepwater port export terminal for offshore Cameron Parish, La. The onshore pipeline to...
MARAD Begins Processing Delfin LNG Deepwater Port Application
Posted on Jul 17, 2015 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Marine Regulation | Comments Off on MARAD Begins Processing Delfin LNG Deepwater Port Application
The U.S. Maritimes Administration (MARAD) has issued a notice stating that Delfin LNG’s Deepwater Port application to construct an LNG export terminal for offshore Louisiana contains all information necessary to initiate processing of the application. The MARAD notice references the notice of Delfin LNG’s FERC application for the onshore portion of the project, where FERC states that...
Bill Passes U.S. House which Promotes Use of U.S. Flag Vessels for LNG Transport
Posted on May 20, 2015 in LNG Exports, Marine Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Bill Passes U.S. House which Promotes Use of U.S. Flag Vessels for LNG Transport
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 1987), which, according to the bill’s co-author Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA), among other things, “direct[s] the Secretary of Transportation to develop guidelines to promote the use of U.S. flag ships and U.S. mariners in the imminent export of Liquefied Natural Gas. Read more in the press...
Delfin LNG Files Deepwater Port Application for LNG Exports
Posted on May 11, 2015 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Marine Regulation | Comments Off on Delfin LNG Files Deepwater Port Application for LNG Exports
Delfin LNG LLC has submitted an application to the U.S. Maritime Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard to construct, own, and operate the Delfin LNG Project (Port Delfin) under the Deepwater Port Act. The proposed project will be located approximately 50 miles off the coast of Cameron Parish, La, and, according to the press release, will be the first LNG export deepwater port...
Coast Guard Proposes Revised Deepwater Port Regulations
Posted on Apr 15, 2015 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Marine Regulation | Comments Off on Coast Guard Proposes Revised Deepwater Port Regulations
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) to revise its regulations for the licensing, construction, and operation of deepwater ports, which are “offshore fixed or floating structures, other than vessels, used as ports or terminals for the import or export of oil and natural gas.” The proposed revisions would clarify existing regulations, provide additional...