Energy Law

FERC Determines Pre-Filing Process Not Required for NGL Extraction Train at Freeport LNG

Posted on July 07, 2009
FERC announced yesterday that the Commission has determined that the pre-filing process will not be required for the proposed natural gas liquids (NGL) extraction trains planned for the Freeport LNG terminal. FERC's letter is available in the eLibrary...

New Brunswick, Other Parties Respond to Downeast LNG DEIS

Posted on July 07, 2009
In a letter to FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff, New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham addressed concerns of his Province on the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) issued by FERC Staff on the proposed Downeast LNG terminal and associated vessel traffic...

Jordan Cove Energy Seeks Action on Its Application at Upcoming FERC Meeting

Posted on July 07, 2009
Yesterday Jordan Cove Energy Project, LP filed a request that FERC address at the Commission's upcoming meeting the company's application to build and operate an LNG terminal and associated pipeline. Specifically, Jordan Cove requests that FERC include the project on the agenda for its July 16, 2009 meeting and "issue an order at that meeting finding that the [p]roject is in the public interest...

Southern LNG Seeks Extension of Time for Phase B of Elba Island Terminal Expansion

Posted on July 01, 2009
Southern LNG, Inc. and Elba Express Pipeline Company, LLC filed a request for extension of time to place Phase B of their expansion of the existing Elba Island LNG terminal into service. Southern LNG and Elba Express are seeking an extension to December 31, 2015, due to the "delayed [ ] development of a number of LNG production projects...

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Gulf LNG Submits Annual Review of WSA

Posted on July 01, 2009
Yesterday Gulf LNG Energy, LLC submitted to FERC its annual review of its Waterway Suitability Assessment (WSA). Gulf LNG states that "the changes to the assessment are limited to items that are administrative in nature, items that reflect the final detailed engineering design of the marine facility structures and items that positively impact the suitability of the waterway for LNG vessel traffic...

Sabine Pass LNG Files Implementation Plan with FERC for Re-Export Project

Posted on June 30, 2009
Yesterday Sabine Pass LNG, L.P. filed an Initial Implementation Plan for its LNG re-export proposal. The Plan is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No. CP04-47.

Freeport LNG Proposes NGL Extraction Trains

Posted on June 25, 2009
This week Freeport LNG proposed the installation of two natural gas liquids (NGL) extraction trains and other associated infrastructure at its existing Phase I LNG terminal. Freeport has requested an exemption from FERC's pre-filing procedures for the project...

EPA Files Comments on Cove Point LNG Pier Reinforcement Project

Posted on June 18, 2009
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed responses to FERC Staff's Environmental Assessment (EA) prepared for the Cove Point LNG Pier Reinforcement Project. EPA commented on six issues including sediment and shore erosion, noise levels from larger LNG vessels, animal species, and air emissions...

Public Officials' Refusal to Sign Non-Disclosure Agreement Delays Weaver's Cove LNG Meeting

Posted on June 17, 2009
The Fall River Herald News (Mass.) reports that because Massachusetts State Rep. Raymond Gallison (D-Bristol) and Somerset Selectman Lorne Lawless refused to sign non-disclosure agreements required by FERC yesterday before a technical conference on the Weaver's Cove LNG project, the meeting was cancelled.

FERC Schedules Technical Conference on Weaver's Cove Energy's Offshore Berth Project

Posted on June 12, 2009
FERC will convene a technical conference in Swansea, Mass., on June 16, 2009, to discuss the offshore berth design proposed by Weaver's Cove Energy. However, due to potentially sensitive information that will be discussed at the conference, the conference will not be open to the public...

FERC Approves Delivery of Commissioning Cargos for Cameron LNG

Posted on June 08, 2009
On Friday FERC authorized Cameron LNG, LLC to accept delivery of LNG cargos for testing and commissioning purposes. FERC's authorization is available in the eLibrary under Docket No. CP02-378.

Cheniere Hopes for DOE Approval of LNG Exports Soon

Posted on June 04, 2009
Speaking to Reuters, Cheniere Energy CEO Charif Souki said that he hopes the U.S. Department of Energy will issue the license permitting the company to export foreign-sourced LNG via the Sabine Pass LNG terminal. Last week, FERC authorized the modifications necessary at the facility to export such LNG...

FERC Seeks Additional Data in Review of Weaver's Cove LNG Offshore Berthing Proposal

Posted on June 03, 2009
Yesterday FERC issued a request for additional geological, air quality, and cultural resource data associated with the Weaver's Cove LNG offshore unloading proposal. A response is due within 14 days. Find the request in the eLibrary under Docket No. CP04-36.

FERC Approves LNG Export Proposal for Sabine Pass LNG

Posted on June 02, 2009
Late last week FERC approved Sabine Pass LNG's application to export LNG previously imported to the terminal, allowing the terminal to provide storage and trans-shipment services to customers that may seek a better LNG market overseas. FERC's authorization is in the eLibrary under Docket No...

Chairman Wellinghoff Responds to New York State's Concerns with Broadwater LNG Project

Posted on June 02, 2009
FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff responded last week to the New York State Department of State's (NYSDOS) request that FERC vacate its authorization of the Broadwater LNG import proposal. Specifically, Chairman Wellinghoff reiterated that the Commission "will not authorize construction of the Broadwater Project in New York State waters unless, after the appeals process has run its course, the denial of consistency [with New York's Coastal Zone Management Plan] is overturned...

Oregon Governor Expresses Frustration Over FERC's Permitting Process for LNG Projects

Posted on June 02, 2009
Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski (D) wrote to FERC to complain about what he described as the "inadequate environmental review and the lack of sufficient documentation of that review" for LNG projects proposed for Oregon. The Governor's comments are available in FERC's eLibrary under Docket No...

Province of New Brunswick to Assess DEIS for Downeast LNG

Posted on May 21, 2009
Yesterday New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham said that his Provincial government will perform a "thorough review" of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) that FERC released last week for the Downeast LNG import project, located in Washington County, Maine, directly across from the town of St...

FERC Addresses Request for Rehearing and Clarification in Kenai LNG Proceeding

Posted on May 21, 2009
This morning FERC issued an Order on Rehearing and Clarifying Prior Order in the Kenai LNG proceeding. In the order, FERC states that the existing Kenai LNG liquefaction terminal is not expected to conform to the current standards for construction and operation, but any future modifications or expansions will be held to the standards in effect at such time...

Bradwood Landing LNG Developer Responds to Comments of NMFS

Posted on May 21, 2009
In comments filed with FERC, NorthernStar Energy LLC, the company developing the Bradwood Landing LNG import project, states that it disagrees with the National Marine Fisheries Service's position that the Bradwood Landing project is not ripe to begin the Endangered Species Act Section 7 formal consultation process...

FERC Grants In-Service Date Extension to Pipeline Associated with Main Pass LNG

Posted on May 21, 2009
Citing project developer Freeport-McMoran's assertion that market conditions have negatively affected its efforts to secure LNG supplies for the Main Pass Energy Hub LNG import terminal, FERC has granted Freeport-McMoran's request for an extension of time to commence service on a natural gas pipeline associated with the terminal...

FERC Seeks Input from Federal Agencies on Environmental Impacts of Downeast LNG Project

Posted on May 20, 2009
Yesterday FERC issued three requests for consultation regarding the potential environmental impacts of the Downeast LNG import project. FERC is seeking guidance from two offices in the National Marine Fisheries Service, as well as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...

FERC Releases Draft EIS for Downeast LNG Project

Posted on May 19, 2009
FERC staff released its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Downeast LNG import project on May 15. FERC staff concludes that "construction and operation of the Downeast LNG Project would result in some adverse environmental impacts," but goes on to note that "most of these impacts would be reduced to less-than-significant levels with the implementation of Downeast's proposed mitigation measures and the additional measures we recommend in the EIS...

FERC to Address Kenai LNG Issues This Week at Commission Meeting

Posted on May 19, 2009
At its monthly Commission meeting on May 21, FERC will address issues relating to its  January 15, 2009 determination that the Kenai LNG liquefaction facility in Alaska must comply with certain LNG terminal safety and reliability requirements...

Weaver's Cove Energy Responds to Letter from Mass. Congressional Representatives

Posted on May 14, 2009
Yesterday Weaver's Cove Energy, LLC filed a letter with FERC responding to the issues raised in an April 28, 2009, letter sent to the Commission by three members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation. Both letters are available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No...

FERC Formally Notifies State, Defense of Maritimes & Northeast's Request to Export

Posted on May 13, 2009
Yesterday FERC formally notified Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates that Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, LLC has requested a change to its existing Presidential Permit that authorizes it to import natural gas from Canada...

Weaver's Cove LNG Addresses FERC's Project Engineering Questions

Posted on May 12, 2009
Weaver's Cove Energy's responses to FERC's project engineering inquiries are available in the Commission's eLibrary under Docket No. CP04-36.

Cheniere Urges FERC to Authorize Re-Export Proposal

Posted on May 12, 2009
Patricia Outtrim, vice president of government affairs for Cheniere Energy, Inc., filed a letter with FERC last week  urging  the Commission to authorize Cheniere's proposal to re-export LNG from its Sabine Pass LNG terminal. The letter states that "Sabine Pass LNG has had several significant commercial LNG opportunities that it has had to forego due to the delay in issuance of the order authorizing it to perform export services...

Positive Environmental Assessment Released for Cove Point LNG's Pier Reinforcement Project

Posted on May 11, 2009
On Friday FERC released its Environmental Assessment (EA) for Dominion Cove Point LNG LP's pier reinforcement project. FERC staff concluded that "approval of the proposed project, with appropriate mitigating measures, would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment...

FERC Authorizes Construction at Freeport LNG's Boil-off Gas Re-Liquefaction, Export Facilities

Posted on May 11, 2009
On Friday FERC authorized Freeport LNG Development, LP to begin construction on the boil-off gas re-liquefaction and LNG export facilities planned for the Freeport LNG terminal. The authorization is available in the Commission's eLibrary under Docket No...

Neptune LNG Seeks One-Year Authorization for Incidental "Harassment" of Marine Mammals

Posted on May 08, 2009
Neptune LNG, LLC has requested a one-year authorization from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to potentially disturb or injure marine mammals as the company completes construction and begins commercial operation of its LNG deepwater port. The notice of the application and request for public comments, available in today's Federal Register, notes that NMFS currently is considering regulations to provide for authorization for similar incidental harassment for a term of five years.

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