FERC clears Cheniere's 2nd Corpus Christi LNG train to enter service
Cheniere Energy Inc. received permission from federal regulators to start commercial operations on the second natural gas liquefaction train of its Corpus Christi LNG export terminal in Texas. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authorized Cheniere to begin the commercial export activities from the train on Aug. 28, one day after Cheniere's Corpus Christi Liquefaction LLC submitted commissioning documents to the agency that it said demonstrated the train was ready to be placed into service.
Ore. senator calls for probe into Jordan Cove over alleged abusive practices
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., urged the federal government to look into the alleged abusive methods used by Canada's Pembina Pipeline Corp. in obtaining the rights to build its proposed Jordan Cove LNG export terminal in southern Oregon. In an Aug. 21 letter to U.S. Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd, Wyden called for an investigation into whether the developer has been trying to force elderly landowners to sign easement agreements for the company's planned LNG pipeline, which runs through Coos, Douglas, Jackson and Klamath counties in Oregon.
Sabine Pass LNG obtains positive environmental review for berth expansion
Sabine Pass LNG LP received a positive environmental assessment from FERC for a marine berth expansion project at its liquefied natural gas export terminal in Louisiana, which should allow the developer to add an additional 180 LNG cargoes annually. In the Aug. 23 assessment, the FERC staff determined that the commission's approval of the third berth expansion project would not have major environmental impacts if the developer complies with recommended construction and mitigation measures.
Natural gas infrastructure reviews to lose climate-focused voice next month
FERC could soon see a shift in how it issues permits for natural gas infrastructure projects, especially the role that climate plays in those evaluations, when Commissioner and former Chairman Cheryl LaFleur departs the agency at the end of August. "When I leave, just like when other people have left, the commission will have to find its center of gravity again," LaFleur said in an interview before she steps away from her 10-year post at the commission.
