US Coast Guard Says Freeport LNG Hazard Study Addresses Its Requirements
The U.S. Coast Guard determined that a Hazard and Operability study for the Freeport LNG plant in Texas addresses its requirements, according to a regulatory filing on Wednesday, bringing the fire-idled facility one step closer to a restart.Freeport LNG may begin three phases for partial operations following approval by the Federal Environmental Regulatory Commission and Department of Transportation.(Reuters - Reporting by Arathy Somasekhar, Editing by Rosalba O'Brien)
Magnolia LNG Project Progresses
Liquefied Natural Gas Limited informed that an update on the status of Environmental Information Requests from the Federal Environmental Regulatory Commission (FERC) in relation to the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Magnolia LNG LLC (MLNG) has been provided. These information requests are consistent with the normal process for applications filed under Sections 3 and 7 of the Natural Gas Act for LNG terminals and interstate pipelines. Environmental - on Thursday 23 October 2014, both MLNG and Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline (KMLP) received follow-up data requests from FERC covering additional questions on the environmental aspects of the projects. These additional questions are normal and MLNG will respond directly to the Information Requests it receives from FERC.