Alaska LNG Project Concept Revealed
Posted on Feb 18, 2013 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Pipelines, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Alaska LNG Project Concept Revealed
On Friday, executives from BP Exploration Alaska, ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc., ExxonMobil Production Company, and TransCanada submitted a letter to Alaska Governor Sean Parnell outlining the concept for an Alaska LNG project and related pipeline. The concept includes a 42-inch 800-mile pipeline, a gas treatment plant to be located on the North Slope near Prudhoe Bay, an LNG...
Magnolia LNG and Louisiana Governor Jindal Announce LNG Terminal Project in Lake Charles
Posted on Jan 18, 2013 in LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Magnolia LNG and Louisiana Governor Jindal Announce LNG Terminal Project in Lake Charles
The Louisiana Economic Development agency reports that Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and Magnolia LNG announced the company’s plans to develop a $2.2 billion mid-scale LNG production and export facility at the Port of Lake Charles, La. The terminal will use Magnolia LNG’s patented Optimized Single Mixed Refrigerant (OSMR) process to produce LNG more efficiently with fewer...
Selection of TransCanada to Build Pipeline to Third LNG Export Terminal Raises Possible Conflict Issues
Posted on Jan 14, 2013 in LNG Exports, Pipelines, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Selection of TransCanada to Build Pipeline to Third LNG Export Terminal Raises Possible Conflict Issues
An article in the Alaska Dispatch discusses Progress Energy’s recent selection of TransCanada to build a pipeline to an LNG export terminal in Prince Rupert Sound, B.C. The article focuses on whether that decision, coupled with TransCanada’s selection to build a pipeline to an LNG export terminal at Kitimat, B.C., presents a conflict of interest with TransCanada’s...
Cheniere Obtains Land Lease for Corpus Christi Terminal
Posted on Jan 9, 2013 in LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Cheniere Obtains Land Lease for Corpus Christi Terminal
Port of Corpus Christi commissioners have approved a two-year lease of 110 acres for Cheniere Energy subsidiary Corpus Christi Liquefaction LLC to use for temporary fabrication yards during construction of an LNG export terminal on the North Side of Corpus Christi Bay, Texas. The lease is a “vital component” for getting FERC approval of the project, according to Bill...
Report Finds Potential Cost Savings from Hawaiian LNG Imports
Posted on Jan 8, 2013 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Report Finds Potential Cost Savings from Hawaiian LNG Imports
A report by FACTS Global Energy evaluating the impacts of imports of LNG into Hawaii concludes that, under a base case LNG demand forecast, using small, U.S.-built, Jones Act compliant LNG carriers, conventional onshore terminals can deliver LNG from the U.S. West Coast to Oahu 31-47% cheaper than oil through 2030. The report finds that the savings are cut roughly in half if LNG is...
Port of Lake Charles Files Comments Supporting Cameron LNG Exports
Posted on Dec 20, 2012 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Port of Lake Charles Files Comments Supporting Cameron LNG Exports
The Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District (Port of Lake Charles) filed comments at FERC in support of Cameron LNG, LLC’s (Cameron LNG) application to construct facilities for the export of LNG. The Port anticipates that Cameron LNG’s project will result in increased revenues and other economic benefits for the local and state economy. The comments can be found on...