Liquefaction

The Dominion Cove Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project is about 84% complete, according to the company, which this week asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for permission to introduce fuel gas at the plant, a signal that commissioning is coming later this year.

Cheniere Energy Partners LP said Friday that Train 3 of the Sabine Pass liquefaction project in Cameron Parish, LA, is substantially complete as of last Tuesday and commissioning has been completed.

Elba Liquefaction Co. LLC and Southern LNG Co. LLC, both units of Kinder Morgan Inc., haveasked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for permission to begin installing by March 10 “Movable Modular Liquefaction System” (MMLS) units at their liquefied natural gas (LNG) liquefaction and export project at the existing Elba Island LNGterminal near Savannah, GA. The Commissionapproved the project last June. Last December the projectreceived non-free trade agreement (FTA) country export approval. The project is supported by a 20-year contract with Royal Dutch Shell plc. The terminal ultimately will have the capability to both export and import LNG. FTA exports have also been previously authorized by the U.S. Department of Energy. “MMLS combines Shell’s tradition of innovation and technology advances with design flexibility that enables construction within the existing site at Elba Island plant,” the companies said on the project’s webpage.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has followed in FERC’s footsteps in authorizing what is essentially a true-up of authorized export volumes with production capacity of Freeport LNG’s three-train FLEX project.

Awash in red ink, Cheniere Energy officials said Tuesday the liquefied natural gas (LNG) operations are adding to earnings and improving cash flow, and they plan to pursue long-term LNG contracts to keep that trend on the ascent.

The draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the floating natural gas liquefaction and export terminal proposed for the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) by Delfin LNG LLC is available for comment.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has authorized additional non-free trade agreement exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Sempra Energy’s Cameron LNG terminal, whose first phase is under construction in Louisiana.

FERC has approved Kinder Morgan Inc.’s (KMI) plan to add liquefaction and export capability to the existing Elba Island LNG Terminal near Savannah, GA, as well as make modifications to existing pipelines in support of the project.

Plains All American Pipeline LP unit Pine Prairie Energy Center LLC has entered into a 10-year firm storage service agreement with Cheniere Energy Partners LP’s Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC. Pine Prairie will provide 8 Bcf of firm natural gas storage capacity to Cheniere beginning in 2018 to serve the needs of the Sabine Pass Liquefaction facility in Louisiana. “With this new agreement, we will be able to more effectively manage the load swings as we construct and operate our liquefaction trains at Sabine Pass,” said Corey Grindal, Cheniere vice president of supply.