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Clatsop County was Biased against Pipeline for Oregon LNG, Must Reconsider Permit

Oregon’s Land Use Board of Appeals told the Clatsop County commissioners that they must reconsider the land use permit previously denied for a pipeline to serve Oregon LNG’s proposed LNG export terminal in Warrenton. The Board of Appeals determined that one of the commissioners was biased against the project and should have recused himself from the initial 5-0 decision to deny the...

FERC Grants Cameron LNG Authorization for LNG Export Terminal

On Thursday, FERC granted Cameron LNG, LLC authorization to build and operate facilities for the liquefaction and export of natural gas from the site of Cameron’s existing LNG import terminal in Cameron, La.  FERC also granted Cameron authorization to build and operate pipeline and compression facilities in three Louisiana parishes to allow for transport of domestically produced...

FERC Approves Modification to EcoEléctrica Authorization

On Thursday, FERC approved a modification to EcoEléctrica, L.P.’s authorization under the Natural Gas Act.  The approval authorizes EcoEléctrica to construct an LNG pipeline that will supply LNG to a non-jurisdictional LNG truck loading facility at EcoEléctrica’s existing liquefied natural gas terminal and cogeneration facility site in Peñuelas, Puerto Rico.  The facility is currently...

Cameron LNG Export Project and EcoEléctrica LNG Pipeline Proposals on FERC Meeting Agenda

Cameron LNG’s application to construct LNG export and pipeline facilities at its LNG terminal near Hackberry, La. is on FERC’s June 19, 2014 open meeting agenda.  Also on the agenda is EcoEléctrica’s application to construct an LNG supply pipeline from its terminal in Peñuelas, Puerto Rico to an LNG truck loading...

Kitimat LNG Sponsors Sign Pipeline Capacity Agreements

TransCanada Corporation announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL), has signed agreements with Kitimat LNG sponsors Chevron Canada Limited and Apache Canada Ltd. for 1.9 Bcf/day of firm natural gas transportation capacity on the proposed Merrick Mainline Pipeline Project (Merrick Mainline).  The Merrick Mainline will transport gas from the NGTL...

FERC Releases Environmental Assessment for EcoEléctrica’s LNG Pipeline

FERC has released its Environmental Assessment (EA) for EcoEléctrica’s proposed 0.4 mile pipeline to deliver LNG from its import terminal in Peñuelas, Puerto Rico, to a planned non-FERC jurisdictional LNG Truck Loading Facility for delivery to large end-users to use as fuel.  The EA concludes that if EcoEléctrica constructs and operates the proposed facilities in accordance with its...

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