Jordan Cove is next before DOE, Feb. 12

The U.S. Department of Energy is up to Jordan Cove in its list of applications from companies wishing to export natural gas. The DOE on Tuesday, Feb. 11, approved an application by the Cameron liquefied natural gas terminal in Louisiana to export up to 1.7 billion cubic feet per day for 20 years, but subject to environmental review and approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Jordan Cove officials want to build an export terminal on Coos Bay’s North Spit that will be supplied with gas by a proposed gas line between the Bay Area and South Central Oregon. A West Coast export terminal has been reportedly coveted by gas producers to gain access to markets in Asia. The Jordan Cove proposal is one of two in Oregon before the DOE. The other is the Oregon LNG project proposed for Warrenton on the North Coast. It’s application before the DOE follows Jordan Cove. The Louisiana terminal was the sixth project to receive export approval to non-FTA (Free Trade Agreement) countries.