Applications

Cheniere Energy Inc. said last week that its Creole Trail LNG LP subsidiary and Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline Co. have respectively submitted applications to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for authorization to site, construct, and operate the Creole Trail liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal and an associated natural gas pipeline.

Cheniere Energy Inc. said Monday that its Creole Trail LNG, L.P. subsidiary and Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline Co. have respectively submitted applications to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for authorization to site, construct, and operate the Creole Trail liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal and an associated natural gas pipeline.

Only weeks away from planned filings of formal regulatory applications and after nearly four years of study and negotiation, the proposed C$5 billion, 1.2 Bcf/d. Mackenzie Valley Pipeline finally secured support from a majority of the aboriginal communities along the 760-mile route.

Although two separate preliminary applications were filed last month for the Alaska natural gas pipeline, it’s much too early for hopes to be raised, cautioned an official with ConocoPhillips, a sponsor of one of the proposals. Much will depend on whether the omnibus energy bill (HR 6) is revived in the Senate this session.

Although two separate preliminary applications were filed last week for the Alaska natural gas pipeline, it’s much too early for hopes to be raised, cautioned an official with ConocoPhillips, a sponsor of one of the proposals. Much will depend on whether the omnibus energy bill (HR 6) is revived in the Senate this session.

The National Energy Board (NEB) reported last week that natural gas shipments from Canada to the United States fell sharply in October compared with a year earlier, continuing a trend forecast by analysts last year. For the first 10 months of 2003, gas exports were down 4.2%, to 3,550 Bcf versus 3,708 Bcf for the same period of 2002.

The Department of Energy (DOE) has activated a major E-government initiative that will streamline the federal government’s process for authorizing imports and exports of natural gas, using the Internet and credit cards.

The Department of Energy (DOE) has activated a major E-government initiative that will streamline the federal government’s process for authorizing imports and exports of natural gas, using the Internet and credit cards.

PanCanadian Energy Corp. Friday filed regulatory applications for development of the company’s 100%-owned Deep Panuke natural gas project off the coast of Nova Scotia, which is estimated to hold as much as 1 Tcf of recoverable gas.