CNG/LNG

Last week, Sempra announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a permit to the company’s Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 development project to allow the export of up to 13.5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of U.S.-produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries that do not have a free-trade agreement (FTA) with the U.S. The non-FTA permit, which is the first issued since the completion of the DOE’s most recent public interest study, is a major regulatory milestone for the proposed Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 project. Read More “Port Arthur LNG Receives Non-FTA Export Authorization from DOE”

In January 2024, the sleazeballs that operated Joe Biden’s autopen slapped a “pause” on allowing the Department of Energy (DOE) to review and issue export approvals for any new LNG export facilities (see White House Makes it Official – Biden Declares War on LNG Exports). The move profoundly and negatively affected our domestic natural gas industry, putting some 17 or more multi-billion-dollar projects on hold. The pause was supposed to last until a so-called “study” was completed evaluating LNG exports’ potential global warming and economic impacts. The “study” was released in December (see Biden/Granholm DOE Releases Garbage Anti-LNG Exports “Study”). The incoming Trump administration immediately began to work around the pause (see Dept. of Energy Reverses Biden LNG Pause, Extends Comment Period). The pause is now officially ended with the Trump DOE “finalizing” the 2024 “study.” Read More “DOE Officially Restarts “Paused” LNG Export Permit Approvals”

Last December, MDN told you that the future of what could become the country’s largest LNG export facility, Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass 2 (CP2), was in question following a court order from the the leftwing U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (see Timing & Future of Venture Global’s CP2 LNG Project Murky). The court instructed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to re-review an environmental impact statement for the project. FERC did just that and (thumbing its nose at the DC Circuit) said no changes are required, issuing a “Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement” ten days ago. Read More “FERC Approves Venture Global LNG’s Calcasieu Pass 2 Final SEIS”

Reuters is reporting that the European Union (we call them ‘Euro weenies’) is looking at ways to make it easier for U.S. LNG exports to comply with its onerous new methane emissions regulations. The EU is earnestly trying to avoid a trade war with President Trump, according to sources speaking to Reuters. What’s happening is that Europe is trying to figure out how it can not block U.S. LNG based on its cockamamie new regulations and save face at the same time. Read More “Magnanimous EU May Tweak Methane Regs to Allow More U.S. LNG”

Energy Transfer’s (ET) Lake Charles LNG project is in the news again. Last week we told you that ET had landed a new partner to help pay for the project, MidOcean Energy, which will cover 30% of the cost of building the plant (see MidOcean Partners with Energy Transfer on Lake Charles LNG Exports). ET has just filed a request with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to add an extra three years to the permit to get the facility built and online. Read More “ET Asks FERC to Extend Lake Charles LNG Construction Extra 3 Years”