Sunday, January 26, 2025

U.S. FERC Approves EPIC Oil Pipeline Rates, Interim Service to Begin Mid-2019

From Reuters U.S. energy regulators on Thursday approved the rate structure and terms of service for EPIC Crude Pipeline LP’s new 900,000 barrels per day (bpd) line from the Permian basin to Corpus Christi, Texas, subject to some conditions. EPIC plans to provide interim service by mid-2019 and place the line into service during the fourth quarter, according to a

FERC Chairman Speaks Out on Climate Change

From CNN “I believe climate change is real. I believe man has an impact,” Neil Chatterjee, chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, said at a conference in New York on Wednesday. “And I believe that we need to take steps to mitigate emissions urgently.” Chatterjee noted that he is a Republican from Kentucky who worked for Republican Senate Majority

Texas LNG Receives Final Environmental Impact Statement from FERC

The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued the Final Environmental Impact Statement (“FEIS”) for Texas LNG Brownsville LLC’s proposed 2 train, 4 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) LNG export facility located in the Port of Brownsville, Texas. Srouce: Texas LNG – artist’s rendering of project The FEIS is the final step in the environmental review process leading towards

FERC Commissioner McIntyre Dies

From The Hill Kevin McIntyre, a member of the five-person Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), died Wednesday at the age of 57, the commission said Thursday. McIntyre, a Republican who had chaired the commission between his Senate confirmation in December 2017 and October 2018, had suffered from brain cancer. He had surgery in the summer of 2017 to remove a

Pembina Delays FID on $3.5B Plastics Plant, Seeks Partner for LNG Project

From Financial Post Pembina is looking to reduce its wholly owned Jordan Cove LNG project to between 40% and 60% CALGARY — Pembina Pipeline Corp. officially delayed an investment decision on a $3.5-billion petrochemical facility in Alberta on Monday, but analysts say they’d be shocked if the company didn’t eventually build the project. The Calgary-based pipeline company announced a $1.6-billion

Dominion Suspends Work on Full Route of Atlantic Coast Natural Gas Pipeline after Court Stay

From S&P Global Houston — Dominion Energy has suspended construction on the full 600-mile route of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, except for some ‘stand-down’ activities, after an appeals court stay last week, the company told the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Friday. Dominion said its action to halt work on the natural gas project was in response to the 4th US

Senate Confirms McNamee for FERC Commissioner

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

Mississippi LNG Project Receives Draft EIS

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

Dominion Energy’s $6 Billion Atlantic Coast Natural Gas Pipeline Remains On Track

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

LNG Permitting: FERC Chairman Says No Delay Letters Were Sent

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.