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To: Dennis Roth who wrote (323)	1/9/2005 3:05:35 PM
From: Dennis Roth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 919

Note that Cheniere Energy Corpus Christi LNG Facility is on a site adjacent to the Sherwin Alumina plant in Corpus Christi, Texas. See: aluminum.org And that Exxon's Vista del Sol LNG is situated immediately adjacent to the Sherwin Alumina and DuPont industrial facilities. See: vistadelsollng.com What? Are Cheniere and Exxon bracketing the Sherwin Alumina plant in Corpus Christi? Also, compare the location of Vista del Sol on this map infolng.com to the location of Oxy's Ingleside Energy Centeron this page inglesideenergycenter.com Just how much LNG does Sherwin Alumina intend to buy, and from whom?

To: Dennis Roth who wrote (323)	3/4/2005 9:47:37 AM
From: Dennis Roth	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 919

Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Occidental Petroleum's Ingleside Energy Center LNG terminal was released last Friday. elibrary.ferc.gov Three LNG Projects for Corpus Cristi Cheniere Energy Corpus Cristi DEIS issued Nov 18th, 2004 Docket CP04-37 ExxonMobil's Vista del Sol DEIS issued Dec 16th, 2004 Docket CP04-395 Occidental Petroleum's Ingleside Energy Center DEIS issued Febuary 24th, 2005 Docket CP05-13 My WAG is All three get their FERC permits by the end of this year. But will all three get built? Exxon will have as an anchor customer the Dupont Fluoroproducts plant located adjacent to the site where Exxon intends to put its terminal. In fact, Dupont is selling Exxon the land for the terminal. Sherwin Alumina is also adjacent to the site. Occidental Petroleum's OxyChem will consume a fair chunk of its volume itself at the large cogeneration facility it operates to supply steam and power to neighboring industrial facilities. Cheniere's Corpus Cristi project had 1/3 project owner Sherwin Alumina cash out. Will they get the project financed and off the ground? Three projects all in the same area but is the market in the area big enough to absorb all this new capacity quickly ?

To: Dennis Roth who wrote (323)	6/10/2005 1:51:23 PM
From: Dennis Roth	Respond to of 919

Final EIS recommends approval of proposed Ingleside San Patricio LNG terminal and pipeline near Corpus Christi, Texas ferc.gov Staff recommended approval for the Project because: * Ingleside San Patricio would use land owned by Occidental Chemical and combine its facilities with the Occidental Chemical manufacturing complex, to offset each others respective heating and cooling needs. Water that would be cooled during the vaporization process would be returned to these facilities for reuse, and conserve or avoid the release of about 300 tons of regulated air emissions per year and conserve about two million gallons of water per day; * Ingleside San Patricio would implement the FERC’s Plan and Procedures to minimize impact on soils, wetlands, and water bodies. * Ingleside San Patricio would dispose of dredged material at its preferred primary disposal area on land owned by Alcoa Inc.; * Ingleside San Patricio initiated and is continuing consultation with federal and state agencies regarding the development of a mitigation plan that would compensate for impacts to aquatic resources directly within and adjacent to the Project area, and filed a Draft Wetland Mitigation Plan with the Commission; * The Project would have no effect or would not be likely to adversely affect any federally or state listed threatened or endangered species; * The Aransas-Corpus Christi Pilots indicated that the Project would have minimal impacts on ship traffic; * Safety features would be incorporated into the design and operation of the LNG import terminal and vessels; and * The Coast Guard issued a Letter of Recommendation stating that the Corpus Christi and La Quinta Ship Channels are suitable for LNG transport. FERC Commissioners will take into consideration staff's recommendations and the FEIS when they make a decision on the project.

To: Dennis Roth who wrote (323)	7/15/2005 12:53:24 PM
From: Dennis Roth	Respond to of 919

Occidental Petroleum's Ingleside Energy Center on the agenda for FERC's July 21st meeting. ferc.gov No reason to think it won't be approved. This will be the third approved LNG terminal for Corpus Christi.

To: Dennis Roth who wrote (323)	7/21/2005 11:58:50 AM
From: Dennis Roth	Respond to of 919

Commission authorizes Ingleside Energy Center, proposed LNG terminal near Corpus Cristi, Texas Press Release: July 21, 2005 Docket No. CP05-13-000 ferc.gov The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission today approved an innovative new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and related facilities proposed by Ingleside Energy Center and San Patricio Pipeline to be located in San Patricio County, Texas. The Commission granted Ingleside Energy Center authority under Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act to construct a new terminal designed to provide an option for extracting natural gas liquids in addition to importing, storing and vaporizing 1 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of gas per day. The project would be constructed on the shoreline of Corpus Christi Bay near Ingleside, Texas, on a site owned by the applicants’ parent company, Occidental Chemical Corp. “I congratulate the Commission staff for processing this application so expeditiously. The Commission remains steadfast in its efforts to assure abundant and affordable natural gas supplies needed to support our nation’s economy and jobs, while maintaining the highest safety standards,” said FERC Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher. To transport the gas to markets across the United States, San Patricio Pipeline proposes to construct and operate 26.4 miles of 26-inch diameter pipeline extending from the tailgate of Ingleside’s LNG terminal to potential interconnections with nine interstate and intrastate pipelines located in San Patricio County. The project is unique in two ways. First, Ingleside proposes to include a natural gas liquids recovery unit in the design of the terminal. The unit will enable the company to remove a portion of the higher British thermal unit gas components, such as ethane, propane, and butane, from the gas stream for sale into the liquids market, thus expanding the project’s output to a wider range of potential customers. Further, Ingleside plans to use waste heat from Occidental Chemical’s existing chemical facility to vaporize the LNG. Ingleside estimates that using this heat source for the vaporization process will conserve 16 million cubic feet of gas per day that otherwise would have to be burned to gasify LNG. Further, up to 2 million gallons per day of fresh water would be conserved by using the “waste cold” from the LNG to service the cooling needs of the chemical plant. The plan is environmentally beneficial because it will reduce potential air pollution, the Commission said. The Commission’s approval follows extensive analysis of the potential environmental, safety and security impacts by FERC staff in coordination with other federal agencies, including the U.S. Coast Guard, the U. S. Department of Transportation, and state and local agencies. The Commission will require Ingleside Energy and San Patricio Pipeline to adhere to a number of mitigation measures detailed in FERC staff’s Environmental Impact Statement and adopted in the Commission’s authorization order.

To: Dennis Roth who wrote (323)	7/22/2005 10:06:07 AM
From: Dennis Roth	Respond to of 919

Occidental's Ingleside LNG Project Gets FERC Green Light Intelligence Press Thursday, July 21, 2005 rigzone.com Signaling that its policy on liquefied natural gas (LNG) is "unchanged" under the new FERC administration, the Commission on Thursday authorized Occidental Petroleum's Ingleside, TX, LNG terminal and associated San Patricio Pipeline. The agency said the 1 Bcf/d terminal, which would be located near Occidental's chemical plant on Corpus Christi Bay, was in the public interest and would have limited adverse impact on the environment given certain recommended mitigation by the company. The $400 million project, to be sited in San Patricio and Nueces counties, TX, would include a new marine terminal basin connected to the La Quinta Channel with one protected berth to unload about 140 ships per year (two to three per week). It would include two 160,000 cubic meter storage tanks, LNG vaporization equipment capable of vaporizing 1 Bcf/d of LNG, and 26 miles of 26-inch diameter pipeline with nine interconnections with nine existing interstate and intrastate pipelines north of Sinton, TX. San Patricio Pipeline expects to place its pipeline in service in 2008 to coincide with the completion of the Ingleside LNG terminal. The pipeline has executed a precedent agreement with Occidental Marketing for the entire capacity of the pipeline for a term of 15 years. Occidental Petroleum said it plans to use only about 10% of the proposed send-out capacity from the terminal for its own operations, with the remainder of the LNG-sourced gas going directly into intrastate and interstate pipelines serving the southern, midwestern and eastern markets. The project would be a massive undertaking, impacting nearly 490 acres of land and water. It also would be located about 1.2 miles west of existing residences in the City of Ingleside and two miles northwest of homes in the community of Ingleside on the Bay. The most prominent visual features would be the 178-foot above-ground storage tanks, which are 253 feet in diameter. The project also would be located within Texas' designated coastal zone management area. FERC brought the LNG project up for discussion at its Thursday meeting to "highlight that the Commission's policy on LNG is unchanged, that our approach will remain consistent as it was under [former] Chairman Wood," said Chairman Joseph Kelliher. It also is an example of how quickly the agency can act on applications for LNG terminals, he noted. FERC staff issued its final environmental impact statement on the Ingleside terminal project less than eight months after the company's application was filed, Kelliher said. "We are a very tough safety regulator, but we're also capable of making rapid decisions." The order has 46 conditions involving design to ensure the safety and operability of the facilities, staff said. "It continues our policy," which was "made clear" when FERC rejected the proposed KeySpan LNG terminal in Rhode Island earlier this month, that "new facilities must meet or exceed the current highest safety standards," said Commissioner Suedeen Kelly. "I would just encourage parties that are interested in LNG...to read this order, look at the environmental conditions, look at the safety conditions," recommended Commissioner Nora Brownell. "I think people can begin to get more comfortable with why LNG plants are a part of our future and are, in fact, consistent with the safety and well-being of people in the neighborhood." A key feature of the project has Occidental using waste heat from its chemical facility near Corpus Christi to vaporize the imported LNG, a process that will save an estimated 16,000 MMBtu of natural gas, Kelly pointed out. The siting of the proposed LNG facility near Occidental's plant also is "optimal," she said, adding that in a sense the LNG facility is a co-generation plant. In addition, Ingleside intends to include a natural gas liquids recovery unit at the terminal in order to diversify the range of LNG sources available to the facility, mitigate gas compatibility problems, and provide additional feedstock for the petrochemical industry. Currently there are two other LNG terminals planned for the La Quinta Channel in the Corpus Christi Bay area: Cheniere Energy's Corpus Christi LNG project, which was approved in April (see Daily GPI, April 14); and ExxonMobil's Vista del Sol LNG terminal, which was approved last month (see Daily GPI, June 16). Together the three LNG terminals will provide 5 Bcf/d of gas sendout capacity when they begin service in late 2008 or early 2009.

To: Dennis Roth who wrote (323)	7/19/2006 10:29:15 AM
From: Dennis Roth	Respond to of 919

IHI, Aker Kvaerner win construction deal for Texas LNG terminal Tokyo (Platts)--19Jul2006 platts.com Japan's Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries, also known as IHI, and the US unit of Norwegian engineering company Aker Kvaerner have jointly won a $660 million contract to build a liquefied natural gas terminal in Texas, an IHI spokesman said Wednesday. The contract, awarded by a Texas-based subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum, involves the construction of the Ingleside Energy Center LNG terminal with a 1.0 billion cubic feet/day capacity, the spokesman said. The IHI/Aker Kvaerner consortium will build two 160,000 kiloliter (136,000 mt) LNG storage tanks, berths for 140,000 cubic meter vessels and regasification facilities, said the spokesman. The consortium expects to begin construction during the end of this year or early next year and complete the project in 36 months, he added. Aker Kvaerner will be in charge of offshore engineering and IHI will be responsible for equipment and materials procurement as well as the design and construction of the terminal, the spokesman added. The planned LNG terminal will be adjacent to an Occidental petrochemical complex near Corpus Christi, Texas, on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, he said. Occidental last year won approval from the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the LNG project, but with 46 mitigating conditions to address safety and environmental concerns. The proposed terminal is planned to use cooling water from the chemical plant to regasify the LNG, and would also extract ethane and propane. --Takeo Kumagai, takeo_kumagai@platts.com