DOE Holds LNG Forum in Boston
Posted on Mar 10, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on DOE Holds LNG Forum in Boston
To fulfill its mandate under the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Department of Energy today held the first of at least three public forums to educate the public on LNG. The all-day session in Boston, drew over 300 attendees; it covered regulatory, economic, safety and security, and environmental issues and included significant Q&A sessions. Jim Kendell of the EIA discussed the...
Deadline Looms for SES
Posted on Mar 10, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Deadline Looms for SES
The Long Beach Press Telegram reports that the City of Long Beach has given Sound Energy Solutions until close of business today to commit a minimum amount of money to the city’s General Fund. SES Director Thomas Giles received a March 7 letter from Long Beach Gas and Oil Director Christopher Garner asking for “a very substantial increase from its original proposal”...
BP Has Not Sought New LNG Agreement With City
Posted on Mar 10, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on BP Has Not Sought New LNG Agreement With City
The Galveston Daily News today revisits a February decision on the Pelican Island lease agreements, reporting that BP has not asked the city of Galveston to sign on to an existing agreement between BP and the Wharves Board of Trustees. A city attorney said, “Nobody can move until the judgment is signed” in about ten days. [Free registration...
Sempra LNG and Merrill Lynch Sign Capacity Agreement
Posted on Mar 9, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Sempra LNG and Merrill Lynch Sign Capacity Agreement
Sempra Energy announced today that Merrill Lynch Commodities, a subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., has secured capacity rights at Sempra’s Cameron LNG terminal in Lake Charles, La. Under the fifteen-year agreement, Merrill Lynch Commodities could deliver up to 500 million cubic feet per day. The terminal, which is scheduled to begin commercial operations in late 2008,...
Save Passamaquoddy Bay Files Comments With FERC
Posted on Mar 9, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Save Passamaquoddy Bay Files Comments With FERC
Robert Godfrey, a member of Save Passamaquoddy Bay, filed comments yesterday with FERC alleging that the Quoddy Bay and Downeast LNG proposals do not comply with standards of the Society of International Gas Terminal and Tanker Operators (SIGTTO). According to Godfrey, the projects fail to meet several SIGTTO guidelines, including those regarding jetty and ship dockage within the...