Canada Makes First LNG Export to China
Posted on Nov 27, 2017
Reuters reports that Fortis BC has shipped a cargo of LNG to China, making it the first LNG cargo exported from Canada to China. According to the report, the relatively small cargo of approximately 17 tonnes of LNG was produced at FortisBC’s Tilbury plant near Vancouver, British Columbia, and shipped to China via containers loaded onto ships. The article notes that shipment by container instead of on a tanker reduces the need for large export or import terminals and that “[w]hile dozens of LNG export terminals have been proposed for the West Coast of Canada, so far none have moved to...
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Polish Gas Company Signs Deal for Sabine Pass LNG Supplies
Posted on Nov 27, 2017
The Polish Oil and Gas Company Group announced last week that it has signed a five-year contract with Centrica LNG Company Limited for LNG supply primarily sourced from Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Cameron Parish, La. The contract provides for up to 9 cargoes of LNG to be delivered over the five-year term beginning in 2018. The LNG will be delivered to the President Lech Kaczyński LNG Terminal in Świnoujście,...
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Cove Point Authorized to Export LNG Commissioning Cargoes
Posted on Nov 14, 2017
FERC has issued a letter order authorizing Dominion Energy Cove Point LNG, LP to export by vessels the volumes of produced LNG related to commissioning activities for the Cove Point Liquefaction Project in Lusby, Md. The letter order does not authorize commencement of service.
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Delfin Midstream Signs MOU with Gas Distributor China Gas Holdings
Posted on Nov 14, 2017
Reuters reports that Delfin Midstream, developer of a proposed floating deepwater port LNG export terminal in offshore, La., has signed “a preliminary 15-year sales deal with city gas distributor China Gas Holdings.” The memorandum of understanding (MOU) provides for Delfin to supply 3 million tonnes a year of LNG beginning in 2021. A final investment decision for the deepwater port has not been made...
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Chinese and Vietnamese Companies Sign Agreements for Alaska LNG Project Development
Posted on Nov 13, 2017
Last week, Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) announced that it has signed separate agreements with Chinese and Vietnamese companies regarding the development of the Alaska LNG export project. AGDC and PetroVietnam Gas (PVGAS) signed a memorandum of understanding setting forth the basic principles to collaborate on potential opportunities of AGDC LNG supply to serve LNG import projects in Vietnam, and to evaluate the possibility of upstream resource investment in Alaska. According to the press release, PVGAS, a subsidiary of state-owned PetroVietnam, “is developing LNG receiving...
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D.C. Circuit Again Denies Sierra Club Challenges to DOE LNG Export Authorizations
Posted on Nov 2, 2017
Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit denied Sierra Club’s appeals of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) orders which authorized LNG exports from the Dominion Energy Cove Point LNG terminal under construction in Lusby, Md., the Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Cameron Parish, La., and the Corpus Christi LNG terminal under construction in Corpus Christi, Texas. According to a Platts report, Sierra Club argued that in granting the LNG export authorizations, DOE failed to adequately assess greenhouse gas emissions from upstream gas production induced by the projects. In denying...
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FERC to Prepare EIS for Fourchon LNG Project
Posted on Oct 31, 2017
FERC issued a notice of its intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Fourchon LNG Project in Lafourche Parish, La. Fourchon LNG intends to use the terminal to liquefy, store, and deliver LNG to domestic LNG-fueled marine vessels and LNG carriers for export to overseas markets. The terminal has a proposed peak capacity of five million metric tonnes of LNG per annum. ...
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