Delfin LNG project seeks extension to September 2023 of FERC permit to complete onshore Louisiana facilities
Delfin LNG, the US floating liquefaction and export project proposed for offshore and onshore Louisiana and with a recently signed supply deal with global commodities firm Vitol, has filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a fourth extension of permits to complete the venture’s onshore facilities.
US Calcasieu Pass LNG export plant granted permission by FERC to commission more liquefaction capacity
US LNG exporter Venture Global has received permission from regulators to commission liquefaction blocks five and six at the Calcasieu Pass LNG export plant in Louisiana.
The Calcasieu Pass plant in Cameron Parish in Louisiana, south of the city of Lake Charles, shipped its first cargo at the start of March 2022.
Calcasieu Pass comprises 18 small-scale modular liquefaction Trains each with 0.626 million tonnes per annum of capacity and configured in 9 blocks for total nameplate output of 11.26 MTPA.
Using modular Trains that were built in Italy and shipped to Calcasieu Pass to be installed, Venture Global was able to cut construction costs and to bring forward the start-up schedules.
After the latest FERC authorisation for blocks five and six, the project will be two-thirds complete.
Success
“Given the success of (previous) commissioning operations, Calcasieu Pass respectfully requests authorization to place Blocks 5-6 in service,” said the request from Venture Global which was granted by FERC.
In total, Venture Global has about 70 MTPA of LNG export capacity under construction or development in Louisiana.
The Arlington, Virginia-based company’s three other projects are each expected to have nameplate capacity of around 20 MTPA.
Two of the other plants are called Plaquemines and Delta LNG and are on the banks of the Mississippi River south of New Orleans.
The fourth project, called CP2 LNG, will be built on a 540-acre site in Cameron Parish, adjacent to the existing Calcasieu Pass facility.
Venture Global has host of long-term agreements with customers for its various projects.
The list includes Shell, BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Italy's Edison, Portugal's Galp, Spain's Repsol, Polish Oil and Gas Company, Chinese major Sinopec, German utility EnBW and Malysia's Petronas.
Alaska LNG stirs
Oct 8 (LNGJ) - Alaska Gasline Development Corp. (AGDC), the state-run body and owner of the Alaska LNG project which has been dormant because of the high development costs, has released a consultancy report detailing the environmental benefits achieved by building the export plant utilizing North Slope natural gas to replace high-emissions coal in Asia. “Alaska has some of the world’s strictest environmental laws, and Alaska natural gas should be a key component of any realistic energy roadmap,” said Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy.
AGDC has all its regulatory permits covering three liquefaction Trains with 20 million tonnes per annum of capacity, two 240,000 cubic metres capacity storage tanks as well as a 807-mile natural gas pipeline from Prudhoe Bay to Nikiski on the Kenai Peninsula. AGDC President Frank Richards said the justification for Alaska LNG was a “compelling” one. “This timely report uses respected and transparent methodologies to quantify the value of replacing high-emissions energy sources in foreign markets with the low-emissions at Alaska LNG,” added Richards.
Texas and 17 other states sue Biden administration over cancellation of TC Energy’s Keystone XL pipeline
TC Energy, the natural gas pipeline company based in the Canadian province of Alberta and a supplier of feed gas to North American LNG projects, is the subject of attention in the US as Texas and 17 other states are suing the administration of President Joe Biden over his cancellation of a permit for TC Energy’s Keystone XL pipeline.
US regulator plans toughing of natural gas pipeline oversight with new ‘environmental justice’ hurdle
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under the Biden Administration is moving towards toughening certification of new interstate natural gas pipelines, now likely to face permit hurdles such as satisfying “environmental justice” issues and answering the question of why gas-fired power is needed if renewables are available.
Mystery final buyer of the Magnolia LNG project in Louisiana also owns Texas LNG Brownsville venture
The mystery buyer of the Magnolia LNG export project near Lake Charles in Louisiana has come out from cover after a deal with London-based Global Energy Megatrend Ltd. fell through at the last minute and it was finally bought by a Delaware-based entity.
US Annova LNG project backed by power company Exelon awarded key permit for construction
Annova LNG, the medium-scale US project planned for the south bank of the Brownsville Ship Channel in Texas, and whose owners include Chicago-based power company Exelon Corp., has received one of its final permits to begin construction.
First US West Coast LNG export plant approved in Oregon for Canadian company Pembina
Pembina Pipeline Corp. of Canada said US regulators had approved its Jordan Cove LNG liquefaction and export plant at Coos Bay in the northwest state of Oregon as well its Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline project.
US Commonwealth LNG project linked to Gunvor has permit process temporarily suspended
The Commonwealth LNG project in the US, a liquefaction and export plant proposed for the west side of the Calcasieu Ship Channel near Johnson Bayou in Louisiana, has had its revue schedule suspended by regulators to let the company catch up with the process.
US Rio Grande LNG project given notice to proceed on site preparation and mobilization
The Rio Grande LNG export plant proposed for a 984-acre site in the Port of Brownsville in Texas has been issued with a notice to proceed by regulators with the implementation plan and site preparation as well as equipment mobilization.
