From The Hill The Senate confirmed President Trump’s pick for a key energy agency Thursday over Democrats’ objections that he is too biased for the job. The 50 to 49 vote along party lines means Bernard McNamee, a Republican and former high-ranking political official at the Energy Department under Trump, can take his spot in the five-person Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FERC Staff Issues the draft EIS for the Gulf LNG Liquefaction Project The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Gulf LNG Liquefaction Project (Project) proposed by Gulf LNG Liquefaction Company, LLC; Gulf LNG Energy, LLC; and Gulf LNG Pipeline, LLC (GLP). The project is under the
From Reuters Dominion Energy Inc said on Wednesday that its $6-$6.5 billion Atlantic Coast natural gas pipeline from West Virginia to Virginia and North Carolina remained on track to enter service in late 2019 after federal regulators approved the start of construction for the project in North Carolina. “Yesterday’s approval was another major step forward for the project and keeps
McIntyre says FERC is streamlining the LNG plant permitting process, reducing the timing The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a news release saying the commission has not sent letters to LNG project applicants announcing delays of 12 to 18 months for pending applications for liquefied natural gas terminals. Last week, Bloomberg reported that unnamed sources had described the letters.
From Bloomberg FERC backlog after a surge in plant applications: unexpected wait could affect commercial viability of projects The approval of U.S. shale-gas export projects could be delayed by as many as 18 months as the top energy regulator struggles with a backlog of permit requests, according to people familiar with the matter. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is preparing
From Energy Transfer Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE: ETP) announced today that Rover Pipeline, LLC received approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to commence service of the Supply Connector B and full Mainline B pipeline segments. This latest approval allows for 100 percent of Rover’s mainline capacity, 3.25 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas, to be placed into service. Starting June 1,
Oil & Gas 360® recently interviewed John P. Englert, an environmental law lawyer with Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP. Englert counsels a wide array of industrial and energy clients on environmental safety and health matters. In our interview with Englert, we talked about the Clean Water Act, and how some states are using it to block pipeline construction. What
Steel, aluminum tariffs take effect March 23 When Shell (ticker: RDS.A) released its 2018 LNG Outlook in late February, the global oil and gas major said that surging global LNG demand could lead to possible shortages in the Mid-2020s. Shell said based on current demand projections, it sees a potential for a supply shortage developing in mid-2020s, unless new LNG production
Severe temperatures and extreme prices push FERC toward pipeline approval; will bring Marcellus gas to Pa., NJ customers According to PennEast Pipeline Company LLC, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recognized the need for and the public benefit of the PennEast pipeline and issued an order on January 19, 2018, under section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act – approving
The Leach XPress project adds take-away capacity in the Marcellus and Utica shale basins in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia TransCanada Corporation’s (ticker: TRP) Leach XPress project (LXP) was placed in-service on January 1, 2018. Through an existing interconnect with TransCanada’s Columbia Gulf Transmission System and its Rayne XPress (RXP) project, which was placed into service last November, LXP will
Several key new projects approved in Northeast Utica and Marcellus; 50 more in process Without pipelines to take Marcellus and Utica natural gas and liquids production to the markets that need the gas, the shale boom stagnates—it’s been a problem in the Northeast since shale gas drilling took off over a decade ago. But with the loud cry for takeaway
Sabal Trail: court requires FERC to account for GHG impact from pipeline’s downstream gas users On August 22, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals serving the District of Columbia circuit granted the petition for review in the case of Sierra Club v. the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and Duke Energy. “The petition for review in No. 16-1329 is
