Question – Recently, what amount of Liquefied natural gas exports did the US sanction every day from Delphine LNG’s proposed Offshore Louisiana Floating Terminal?
(A) 1.2 billion cft
(B) 1.5 billion cft
(C) 1.8 billion cft
(D) 1.9 billion cft
Ans :(c)
Related facts:-
- On June 2, 2017, the US approved a long-term application to export Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from offshore Indian and American joint venture, in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Export of 1.8 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of natural gas has been approved from Delfin LNG’s proposed offshore Louisiana floating terminal.
- With this approval, the Department of Energy has authorised a total of 21 Bcf/d of natural gas exports to non- free trade agreement (non-FTA) countries from planned facilities in Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, and now, with Delfin, from the Gulf of Mexico.
- The export from the Delfin LNG terminal, jointly owned by the India and Singapore-based Fairwood Group and the US-based Peninsula group, has been approved for a period of 20 years.
Related Links:-
http://www.ptinews.com/news/8759798_US-authorises-LNG-export-from-offshore-JV-with-India
http://zeenews.india.com/hindi/business/us-authorises-lng-export-from-offshore-jv-with-india/328881
http://hindi.business-standard.com/storypage.php?autono=134503