DOE Releases LNG Export Data Through October 2019
Posted on Dec 18, 2019
The U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) has released data on exports of U.S. domestically produced LNG through October 2019. Highlights from the report include: * Top five countries of destination, representing 68.0% of total U.S. LNG exports in October 2019 – South Korea (42.2 Bcf), United Kingdom (26.3 Bcf), Japan (24.5 Bcf), France (14.2 Bcf), and Spain (13.7 Bcf) * 177.8 Bcf of exports in October 2019 – 11.0% increase over September 2019 – 97.9% more than October 2018 * 52 cargoes shipped in October 2019 – Sabine Pass (32), Corpus Christi (12), Cameron (3),...
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FERC Grants Golden Pass LNG 7-Year Extension to Complete Construction
Posted on Dec 13, 2019
FERC has issued an order granting Golden Pass LNG Terminal LLC (“Golden Pass”) an extension of time, from December 21, 2019 to November 30, 2026, to complete the construction of its proposed liquefaction and LNG export terminal in Jefferson County, Texas, and make it available for service. In its extension request, Golden Pass stated that “due to delays in obtaining the necessary authorizations both from the Commission as well as the DOE [Office of Fossil Energy], and the resulting uncertainty,” additional time was needed “to enable Golden Pass LNG to enter into the necessary commercial...
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First LNG Export Cargo Loaded at Elba Island
Posted on Dec 12, 2019
Platts reports that the first LNG export cargo has been loaded at Kinder Morgan’s Elba Island liquefaction and LNG export facility near Savannah, Ga., and may be headed for South Asia with its cargo.
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Chevron to Reduce Funding for Proposed Kitimat LNG Terminal
Posted on Dec 12, 2019
Chevron announced that “[a]s a result of Chevron’s disciplined approach to capital allocation and a downward revision in its longer-term commodity price outlook, the company will reduce funding to various gas-related opportunities including Appalachia shale, Kitimat LNG, and other international projects. Chevron is evaluating its strategic alternatives for these assets, including divestment.” The Kitimat LNG liquefaction and LNG export terminal is proposed to be constructed at Kitimat, British Columbia, by Chevron Canada and Australian Woodside Petroleum Ltd. Read more in the CBC News...
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NEB Grants Chevron Canada 40-year LNG Export License
Posted on Dec 9, 2019
BNN Bloomberg reports that the Canadian National Energy Board (NEB) has approved Chevron Canada’s application for a 40-year license to export LNG from its proposed liquefaction and LNG export terminal at Kitimat, British Columbia. The license was granted despite environmental opposition. According to the report, the Kitimat LNG project “is designed to be the world’s first all-electric LNG plant powered by renewable hydroelectricity. The project is in its pre-front-end engineering design (pre-FEED) phase and has not yet been given the go-ahead.”...
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FERC Chairman Meets with Polish Counterpart to Discuss LNG
Posted on Dec 9, 2019
Last week, FERC Chairman Neil Chatterjee met with Rafał Gawin, President of the Polish Energy Regulatory Office, to discuss, among other things, development of the LNG sector in the United States and Europe.
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FERC Approves Four LNG Export Projects
Posted on Dec 4, 2019
FERC has issued orders authorizing the construction and operation of three gas liquefaction and LNG export projects to be located along the Brownsville Ship Channel in Brownsville, Texas, and a fourth project that would expand a currently operating facility near Corpus Christi, Texas. FERC approved, with conditions, three Brownsville Ship Channel projects, proposed by Texas LNG Brownsville, LLC; Rio Grande LNG, LLC and Rio Bravo Pipeline Company; and Annova LNG Common Infrastructure, LLC and three of its affiliates. Texas LNG Brownsville is authorized to build and operate facilities to...
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