Construction on a $3.4-billion to $3.8-billion facility to liquefy and export natural gas could begin as early as 2014, according to Richmond, Va.-based utility Dominion Resources Inc.
The U.S. Dept. of Energy on Sept. 11 gave conditional approval for Dominion’s Cove Point facilities in Calvert County, Md., to export 770 million cu ft of natural gas a day for 20 years to countries that don't have a free-trade agreement with the U.S.