Oregon LNG facility to be constructed by KBJ Jordan Cove LNG announced its selection of KBJ, a joint venture partnership between Kiewit Energy Group Inc., Black and Veatch Construction, Inc., and JGC US Projects, LLC to engineer and construct Jordan Cove LNG’s LNG export terminal in Coos Bay, Oregon. The facility, which will provide faster access to Asian customers for
The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources advanced four nominees to the Senate floor on Tuesday. The following nominees will move forward to Senate confirmation: David Bernhardt to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior, by a vote of 14-9 Dan Brouillette to be Deputy Secretary of Energy, by a vote of 17-6 Neil Chatterjee to be a Member of the
The Center for Biological Diversity announced its attempt to intervene in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission proceedings on the state of Alaska’s plans to build the nation’s largest-ever liquid natural-gas project. Alaska LNG had been described as a “gigaproject” by those involved, with an estimated price tag of $45 to $65 billion. The Alaska LNG project until Jan. 1, 2017, involved a
President Donald Trump nominates Neil Chatterjee and Robert Powelson to FERC The White House announced Monday that President Donald Trump has nominated a number of people to key administration posts, including two nominees for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which approves pipelines in the United States. After approving seven pipelines in 2017 FERC lost quorum with the resignation of
U.S. Oks Qatar Petroleum/ExxonMobil to Ship U.S. NatGas to Non-FTA Nations from Texas The U.S. Department of Energy has signed an order authorizing Golden Pass Products LLC to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries that do not have a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States. Golden Pass is jointly owned by Qatar Petroleum (70%) and
FERC is out of gas without a quorum For years, Marcellus and Utica natural gas transportation bottlenecks have seen producers crying for more takeaway capacity to move produced natural gas out of Appalachia. And just when they started to get some relief from FERC-approved pipeline projects, FERC ran out of gas—at least temporarily. So far in 2017, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Marcellus, Utica natural gas producers take a step closer to U.S. Gulf Coast markets “The Marcellus and Utica basins – the fastest-growing natural gas supply region in North America – have the lowest development and production costs along with the highest growth prospects of any large basin on the continent.” That’s how TransCanada (ticker: TRP) characterized the upside for Appalachian
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Friday rejected the pending requests for a re-hearing by the Jordan Cove Energy Project L.P., Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline, the State of Wyoming and the Wyoming Pipeline Authority. The commission orders read as follows: (A) Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P’s and Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline, LP’s request to reopen the record is denied.
U.S. Shale Gas Needs More Pipelines to Move the Gas to Market, but Anti-Fossil Fuel Groups are Out to Stop Pipelines In the past ten years, the shale revolution has changed the U.S. energy landscape. The economic extraction of oil and gas from shale deposits has opened new oil and natural gas supplies in North America, presented new opportunities for
New Rule Reinstates Pipeline Application Requirement Effective March 22, 2016, FERC has made a correction to the requirements for those applying for interstate natural gas pipeline approval. The change reinstates the exhibits required to be attached to each certificate application by interstate natural gas pipelines. The rule is available at the Federal Register online here. Summary information for the new FERC
FERC approves the first West Coast LNG Export Facility The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) gave its final environmental approval for the Jordan Cove LNG project and the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline in Oregon, according to a FERC release. The project is the first liquefied natural gas terminal on the West Coast, and will deliver natural gas produced in the
Bipartisan bill hopes to renovate U.S. energy policy, facilitate infrastructure updates, protect the grid from attack, modernize SPR, identify “critical mineral supply”, fix national park maintenance backlog Earlier this week, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Chairman Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) released a proposed energy bill that hopes to modernize energy policy
