Gunvor Signs LNG Marketing & Gas Supply Agreement with Commonwealth LNG
Posted on Dec 4, 2019
Gunvor Group Ltd. (Gunvor) and Commonwealth LNG announced that they have entered into a Strategic LNG Marketing & Gas Supply Agreement in relation to Commonwealth LNG’s proposed liquefaction and LNG export project in Cameron Parish, La. According to the press release, under the agreement, Gunvor will support Commonwealth in securing binding LNG offtake and gas supply agreements for the full capacity of the facility. In addition, Gunvor will commit to take up to 3 million tonnes per annum of LNG offtake from the facility. Commonwealth LNG expects to make a final investment decision on the...
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Energy Transfer and Shell Release Full Commercial Tender Package for Lake Charles LNG Project
Posted on Dec 4, 2019
Energy Transfer LP (Energy Transfer) announced that a comprehensive commercial tender package has been issued to engineering, procurement and construction contractors to submit final commercial bids for the proposed Lake Charles LNG liquefaction project being developed by Energy Transfer and Shell US LNG, LLC (Shell). According to the press release, the project, if sanctioned by Energy Transfer and Shell, would modify Energy Transfer’s existing LNG import facility located in Lake Charles, La. to add LNG liquefaction capacity of 16.45 million tonnes per annum for export to global markets. The...
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Freeport LNG Requests Authority to Place Train 1 In-Service
Posted on Nov 20, 2019
Freeport LNG has filed a letter with FERC requesting authorization to place Train 1 and the Common Facilities at its liquefaction and export terminal on Quintana Island, Texas, in-service “as soon as possible.”
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FERC Releases Final EIS for Jordan Cove Energy Project
Posted on Nov 15, 2019
FERC has released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Jordan Cove Energy Project’s proposed liquefaction and LNG export terminal in Coos Bay, Ore. The Final EIS “concludes that constructing and operating the project would result in temporary, long-term, and permanent impacts on the environment. Many of these impacts would not be significant or would be reduced to less than significant levels with the implementation of proposed and/or recommended impact avoidance, minimization, and mitigation measures. However, some of these impacts would be adverse and significant....
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DOE Authorizes Long-Term Small-Scale LNG Exports
Posted on Nov 14, 2019
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued orders authorizing long-term “small-scale natural gas exports” to Blue Water Fuels, LLC (Blue Water Fuels) and SpotX Energy, LLC (SpotX). Under DOE’s regulations, “small-scale natural gas exports” are deemed to be consistent with the public interest under section 3(a) of the Natural Gas Act. Both Blue Water Fuels and SpotX are authorized to export the LNG to nations without a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. Blue Water Fuels seeks to export over a 20-year term 3.4 Bcf/year (0.009 Bcf/day) of LNG via approved IMO7/TVAC-ASME LNG (ISO)...
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Commonwealth LNG Files for DOE Export Authority
Posted on Nov 14, 2019
Commonwealth LNG, LLC (Commonwealth), has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) requesting long-term, multi-contract authorization to export up to 441.4 Bcf/year of domestically produced LNG to Free Trade Agreement (FTA) countries, and to Non-Free Trade Agreement (Non-FTA) countries. Commonwealth requested authorization for: (i) a 25-year period for exports to FTA nations, and (ii) a 20-year period for exports to Non-FTA nations from its proposed liquefaction and export facility located in Cameron Parish, La....
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Delfin Announces Advancements in Newbuild FLNG Vessel Development
Posted on Oct 30, 2019
Yesterday, Delfin Midstream (“Delfin”) announced further progress in the development of its offshore LNG project. The press release states that Delfin initiated cooperation with Samsung Heavy Industries (“SHI”) and Black & Veatch in the 4th quarter of 2018 and successfully completed a pre-FEED study for a Newbuild FLNG Vessel in the first half of 2019. The parties have also been developing a Term Sheet for a Lump-Sum, Turnkey Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation and Commissioning contract (“LSTK EPCIC”) for the construction and completion of the Newbuild FLNG Vessel....
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