N.Y. Governor Cuomo Rejects Port Ambrose Deepwater LNG Port
Posted on Nov 12, 2015 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on N.Y. Governor Cuomo Rejects Port Ambrose Deepwater LNG Port
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has sent a letter to the U.S. Maritimes Administration (MARAD) disapproving of the grant of a deepwater port license for Liberty Natural Gas’s proposed Port Ambrose Deepwater Port LNG import terminal for offshore New York and New Jersey. According to the letter, the Deepwater Port Act requires the approval from the governor of each adjacent coastal state...
Woodfibre LNG Receives Environmental Assessment Certificate for B.C. Export Terminal
Posted on Oct 28, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Woodfibre LNG Receives Environmental Assessment Certificate for B.C. Export Terminal
The British Columbia (B.C.) Environmental Assessment Office has issued an environmental assessment certificate approving Woodfibre LNG’s proposed liquefaction and export terminal near Squamish, B.C. According to The Vancouver Sun article, the facility “still requires federal environmental approval and it could be the first test of the incoming Liberal government’s approach to energy...
N.J. Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. Urges Veto of Port Ambrose LNG Project
Posted on Oct 20, 2015 in Environmental, Liquefaction, Marine Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on N.J. Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. Urges Veto of Port Ambrose LNG Project
Yesterday, New Jersey Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., sent a letter to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie urging him to “use the authority vested to [him] under the Deepwater Port Act” and veto Liberty Natural Gas’s proposed Port Ambrose Deepwater LNG Import Terminal for offshore New Jersey and New York. The letter states that because “domestic natural gas production has been steadily...
B.C. Passes Legislation Allowing LNG Project Agreements
Posted on Jul 22, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on B.C. Passes Legislation Allowing LNG Project Agreements
Yesterday, the British Columbia (B.C.) legislature passed Bill 30, the Liquefied Natural Gas Project Agreements Act, which provides legislative authority for the B.C. government to enter into LNG project agreements. The act has also received Royal Assent. Bill 30 allows for the ratification of B.C.’s first LNG project agreement with Pacific NorthWest LNG (PNWLNG) for the development...
B.C. Government Releases Details of Pacific NorthWest LNG Deal
Posted on Jul 7, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on B.C. Government Releases Details of Pacific NorthWest LNG Deal
CBC News reports that British Columbia (B.C.) Finance Minister Mike de Jong has released details of the province’s $36-billion deal with Petronas-led Pacific NorthWest LNG (PNWLNG) to encourage construction of a liquefaction and LNG export terminal near Prince Rupert. According to the CBC News article, B.C. has agreed, for a period of 25 years, “to compensate [PNWLNG] if taxes on the...
DOE Authorizes Pieridae Energy to Export LNG to FTA Nations from Canada; Defers Non-FTA Request
Posted on May 22, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on DOE Authorizes Pieridae Energy to Export LNG to FTA Nations from Canada; Defers Non-FTA Request
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued an order granting Pieridae Energy (USA), LTD. (Pieridae) authority to export 292 Bcf/year of natural gas from the United States to Canada and, after liquefaction at Pieridae Energy (Canada) Ltd.’s proposed Goldboro LNG Project in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, to nations with a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. DOE deferred...