Energy Law

DOE Conditionally Approves Freeport LNG Exports to Non-FTA Nations

Posted on May 17, 2013
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued an order conditionally granting Freeport LNG Expansion L.P. and FLNG Liquefaction, LLC's application to export up to 1.4 Bcf/day of domestically produced LNG from the Freeport LNG Terminal on Quintana Island, Texas to nations without a Free Trade Agreement with the United States...

Golden Pass Products Requests Initiation of FERC Pre-Filing Process for LNG Export Terminal

Posted on May 17, 2013
Golden Pass Products LLC (Golden Pass) and Golden Pass Pipeline LLC have  requested that FERC initiate the pre-filing environmental review process for construction of LNG export facilities at Golden Pass's existing LNG import terminal at Port Arthur, Texas...

Moniz Confirmed as DOE Secretary

Posted on May 17, 2013
Law360 reports that the U.S. Senate yesterday confirmed Ernest Moniz as the new Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The article states that Moniz supports the deliberative approach to LNG exports taken by former DOE Secretary Chu.

Dominion Cove Point LNG Certificate Application Raises Protests from Shippers and Environmental Groups

Posted on May 07, 2013
Shell NA LNG LLC (Shell) and BP Energy Company (BP) filed protests against Dominion Cove Point LNG's (Cove Point) FERC application to construct LNG liquefaction and export facilities at its existing LNG import terminal in Lusby, Md. Shell alleges that Cove Point has not demonstrated (1) that the proposed export project will not degrade the services that Shell currently takes from Cove Point, and (2) that existing customers will not subsidize the costs of the export project...

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Articles Predict Obama Will Support Increased LNG Exports

Posted on May 06, 2013
Articles in the Financial Times [subscription required] and Reuters report that President Obama will likely support increased exports of U.S. LNG supplies. The articles cite statements made by the President during a tour of Central America that the United States would likely be a net gas exporter within the coming years and that Central America could benefit from U...

EcoEléctrica's LNG Supply Pipeline Project Not Subject to FERC?s Pre-Filing Process

Posted on May 02, 2013
FERC issued an order yesterday ruling that EcoEléctrica LP's planned LNG Supply Pipeline Project, to be located within the property of EcoEléctrica's existing LNG import terminal in Peñuelas, Puerto Rico, is not subject to FERC's mandatory pre-filing environmental review process...

Sabine Pass Requests FERC Authority to Install Equipment for Trains 1 and 2

Posted on May 02, 2013
Sabine Pass LNG (Sabine Pass) filed a request for FERC authority to commence installation of all equipment for Stage 1 of its LNG export project, including Train 1, Train 2, and common areas. Sabine Pass stated that it will request authority to install LNG storage tank, in-tank pumps and hazard detection and control equipment separately once the final design is complete...

FERC Releases Environmental Assessment for Sabine Pass Modification Project

Posted on April 25, 2013
Today, FERC released its Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Sabine Pass LNG Modification Project, which consists of various facility modifications to enhance the operation and reliability, and facilitate the construction, of the Sabine Pass Liquefaction Project currently under construction at the existing Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Cameron Parish, La...

FERC to Prepare Environmental Assessment for Elba Island LNG Export Project

Posted on April 23, 2013
FERC has issued a notice that it will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) for the Elba Liquefaction Project, which involves the construction of LNG export facilities and related pipeline modifications at the existing LNG terminal at Elba Island, Ga...

Magnolia LNG Files Draft Resource Reports

Posted on April 22, 2013
Magnolia LNG, LLC filed Draft Resource Reports 1 (General Project Description) and 10 (Alternatives) under FERC's pre-filing environmental review procedures for Magnolia's proposed LNG export terminal at the Port of Lake Charles, La. The reports can be found on eLibrary under Docket No...

FERC Relies on Marketplace to Determine Which LNG Projects Get Built

Posted on April 22, 2013
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that FERC Commissioner Philip Moeller recently explained that in reviewing LNG export terminal applications, FERC does not consider the likelihood of success for a project but allows the marketplace to determine which projects get built...

DOE Official Predicts Action on LNG Export Applications Soon

Posted on April 19, 2013
The Hill reports that U.S. Department of Energy Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee yesterday that DOE is reviewing pending LNG export applications, and that DOE would be in a position to start making decisions on those applications "very soon...

Sabine Pass LNG Submits Construction Progress Report

Posted on April 19, 2013
Sabine Pass LNG ("Sabine") has submitted its March 2013 status report to the FERC regarding construction of Sabine's LNG export terminal in Cameron Parish, La.  The report states that engineering on the project is 51.9% complete, procurement is 43...

DOE Official Predicts Action on LNG Export Applications Soon

Posted on April 18, 2013

Excelerate Energy Files FERC Application for Aguirre Offshore GasPort Project

Posted on April 18, 2013
A subsidiary of Excelerate Energy L.P. filed an application with FERC to construct and operate an LNG import terminal and 4.1-mile subsea interconnecting pipeline in Salinas, along the southern shore of Puerto Rico. The project will also include a non-FERC jurisdictional floating storage and regasification unit...

Cambridge Energy Affiliates Approved for FERC Pre-Filing Review

Posted on April 17, 2013
FERC has approved a request by Cambridge Energy Group affiliates CE FLNG, LLC and CE Pipeline, LLC to initiate the pre-filing environmental review process for CE FLNG's proposal to construct and operate two floating natural gas liquefaction, storage and offloading units on the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, La...

FERC Vacates AES Ocean Express Import Pipeline Authorization

Posted on April 11, 2013
Today, FERC issued an order vacating authorization for AES Ocean Express, LLC to construct and operate a pipeline to transport gas from an interconnection with a proposed pipeline leading from a proposed LNG terminal in the Bahamas to Broward County, Fla...

Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Seeks Comment on Pacific Northwest LNG Project

Posted on April 10, 2013
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) began a federal environmental assessment for Progress Energy Canada Ltd.'s proposed Pacific Northwest LNG export terminal located near Prince Rupert, B.C. The public may comment on the scope of the CEAA's environmental review by May 8, 2013...

Environmental Groups Petition DOE for New Rules on Processing LNG Export Applications

Posted on April 10, 2013
Sierra Club, Catskill Citizens for Safe Energy, Center for Biological Diversity, Delaware Riverkeeper Network, Earthworks, Environment America, Friends of the Earth, Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper, and Rogue Riverkeeper filed a joint petition with the U...

Sabine Pass Files for DOE Authority to Export LNG Pursuant to Centrica Contract

Posted on April 09, 2013
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC (SPL) filed an application with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to export 91,250,000 MMBtu per year (approximately 88.3 Bcf) of domestically produced LNG pursuant to the terms of the LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement between SPL as seller and Centrica PLC as buyer...

Court Appeal Challenges LNG Canada Development's NEB Export License

Posted on April 05, 2013
CBC News reports that British Columbia First Nation Gitxaala has filed a court appeal challenging the LNG export license granted by the National Energy Board to LNG Canada Development Inc., a joint venture of Shell Canada Energy and affiliates of KOGAS, Mitsubishi Corporation and PetroChina Company Limited...

FERC Releases Schedule for Environmental Review of Cameron LNG Export Project

Posted on April 05, 2013
FERC has released the schedule for its environmental review of Cameron LNG LLC's liquefaction and LNG export project to be constructed at the site of Cameron's existing LNG import terminal in Cameron Parish, La. FERC plans to release a Final Environmental Impact Statement on November 22, 2013, triggering the 90-day deadline for other federal agencies to complete their review and issue final decisions on the project by February 20, 2014...

FERC Issues Update on Aguirre Offshore LNG Terminal Project

Posted on April 03, 2013
FERC released an update of its review of Aguirre Offshore GasPort, LLC's planned LNG import terminal project to be located offshore near Guayama, Puerto Rico. The update states that Aguirre anticipates filing its formal application with FERC in April 2013...

Shell Consortium Files Kitimat LNG Project Description

Posted on April 03, 2013
LNG Canada Development Inc., a joint venture of Shell Canada Energy and affiliates of KOGAS, Mitsubishi Corporation and PetroChina Company Limited, submitted a Project Description to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) and the BC Environmental Assessment Office (BC EAO) to initiate the environmental assessment process for its proposed natural gas liquefaction and LNG export terminal in Kitimat, British Columbia...

FERC Provides Update for Cameron LNG Liquefaction Project

Posted on April 02, 2013
FERC released an update on its review of Cameron LNG LLC's application to construct liquefaction and LNG export terminal facilities at the site of Cameron's existing LNG import terminal in Cameron Parish, La. According to the update, FERC is currently analyzing the application in preparation for a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS)...

Southern LNG Files Draft Resource Reports for Elba Island Export Project

Posted on April 02, 2013
Southern LNG Company LLC and certain affiliates (SLNG) filed Draft Resource Reports 1 (General Project Description) and 10 (Alternatives) for FERC's pre-filing environmental review. SLNG's liquefaction and LNG export terminal project is proposed to be integrated with SLNG's existing LNG import terminal at Elba Island near Savannah, Ga...

Dominion Cove Point LNG Files Export Terminal Application

Posted on April 01, 2013
Today, Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP (DCP) filed a formal application with FERC to construct and operate a liquefaction and LNG export terminal at the site of its existing LNG import terminal in Calvert County, Md. DCP?s application can be found on eLibrary under Docket No...

Cambridge Energy Affiliates Request FERC to Initiate Pre-filing Procedures

Posted on April 01, 2013
Cambridge Energy Group affiliates, CE FLNG, LLC and CE Pipeline, LLC (CE), have requested that FERC initiate pre-filing environmental review of CE's proposal to construct and operate two floating liquefaction, storage and offloading (FLSO) units, each capable of producing up to 4 MTPA of LNG between Mile Markers 11...

FERC Releases Supplemental Draft EIS for Downeast LNG Import Project

Posted on March 28, 2013
Today, FERC released a Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) for the Downeast LNG Project, a proposed LNG import terminal and interconnected pipeline to be constructed in Washington County, Maine. The SDEIS addresses new information regarding the reliability and safety analysis of the proposed LNG terminal and related carrier transit...

Sierra Club Requests Stay of FERC Authorization for Sabine Pass Feeder Pipeline

Posted on March 27, 2013
Sierra Club filed a request for rehearing and for stay of FERC's order granting authorization to Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline, L.P. to construct facilities to enable bi-directional flow on its pipeline to deliver natural gas to the Sabine Pass LNG terminal for liquefaction and export...

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