Authorization

FERC has authorized Alaska Gasline Development Corp.’s (AGDC) plans to liquefy and export natural gas produced on Alaska’s North Slope from a plant at Nikiski.

Dominion Cove Point (DCP) has asked the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for authorization to begin exporting commissioning cargos from its liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities on the Chesapeake Bay in Lusby, MD.

Magnolia LNG LLC has been granted a second authorization to export liquefied domestic natural gas to free trade agreement (FTA) countries from its planned terminal near Lake Charles, LA, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said in a Wednesday order.

The Eagle Ford Shale is being targeted for natural gas to supply the liquefaction and export facility.

In the fourth paragraph of a story published Sept. 23, 2013 “U.S. West Coast LNG Seen Leading Canadian Terminal Projects” (seeDaily GPI,Sept. 23), the status of the two LNG plants in Oregon was incorrectly stated. Neither of the plants has received authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy for exports to non-FTA (free trade agreement) countries. That paragraph should read: As likely candidates to beat the BC pack of terminal and pipeline schemes Prentice pointed to two Oregon projects: Jordan Cove and Oregon LNG. Both have received authorization for exports to the limited number of countries that have a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States. They are among at least 13 U.S. projects still seeking export authorization to non-FTA countries.NGIregrets the error.

Cheniere Energy Inc. unit Sabine Pass Liquefaction (SPL) has filed with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for authorization to export up to 314 Bcf of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year for a term of 20 years from the Sabine Pass Liquefaction Project in Louisiana to countries that have free trade agreements (FTA) with the United States and to non-FTA countries.

A manufacturers’ trade association has filed out of time to comment and intervene in the next U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) liquefied natural gas (LNG) export license case, arguing that recent export approvals show a need for “more particularized and informative standards” in evaluating applications.

Two companies recently filed with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for authorization to export containerized liquefied natural gas (LNG) to free trade agreement (FTA) countries.

Wyoming and North Dakota are stepping up statewide assessments of ways to cut down on the volumes of associated natural gas flaring at oil wellhead sites, but the economics for oil/gas operators in some cases are complicating the efforts.