Dominion's Cove Point wins DoE approval for LNG export

• The U.S. Energy Department gives final approval for Dominion Resources (D +0.5%) to export liquefied natural gas from its $3.8B Cove Point plant in Maryland.
• The terminal is authorized to export LNG up to the equivalent of 770M cf/day of natural gas for a period of 20 years.
• At the same time, the Sierra Club and other groups file suit in the D.C. Circuit court over the FERC's recent decision to approve the terminal.