Chevron Presents Five-Year Development Plan
Posted on Mar 8, 2006 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Chevron Presents Five-Year Development Plan
Chevron yesterday announced a “five-year plan for sustained growth” that includes intensive efforts to market LNG to the United States. “The LNG element of our gas strategy is gaining momentum,” said John Gass, corporate vice president for Chevron Global Gas. “In just the past year, we’ve made significant progress.” Gass said Chevron has...
AES Battery Rock Hearing Scheduled Today
Posted on Mar 8, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on AES Battery Rock Hearing Scheduled Today
Massachusetts state lawmakers are scheduled to convene today to hear testimony regarding AES’ Battery Rock LNG plan. Among those expected to testify is counterterrorism expert Richard Clarke, whose report says the company’s proposed LNG facility on Outer Brewster Island would pose minimal safety and security threats. “We judge that that there is a negligible security...
Op-ed: Baltimore Legislator Says Sparrows Point LNG Proposal Poses Risks
Posted on Mar 7, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: Baltimore Legislator Says Sparrows Point LNG Proposal Poses Risks
C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.) says AES’ Sparrows Point LNG proposal would endanger residents and hamper neighborhood revitalization efforts in Baltimore. In an op-ed published today by The Baltimore Sun [paid archives], Ruppersberger says that because the Coast Guard monitors the Cove Point LNG facility and the port of Baltimore, its “surveillance capabilities could be...
LNG Industry Possibly Affected by Proposed Legislation
Posted on Mar 7, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on LNG Industry Possibly Affected by Proposed Legislation
In response to the Dubai Ports controversy, House Armed Service Committee Chairman Duncan Hunter has proposed legislation that would prohibit the operation and ownership of critical infrastructure in the United States by foreign entities. According to yesterday’s Platts LNG Daily, the legislation could have ramifications for foreign companies with a stake in U.S. LNG infrastructure,...
Couplings Manufacturer Says Hot-Tar Treatment “Root of the Problem” for WGL Leaks
Posted on Mar 7, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Gas Composition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Couplings Manufacturer Says Hot-Tar Treatment “Root of the Problem” for WGL Leaks
Responding to claims by Washington Gas Light that LNG is causing leaks in its local distribution system, the president of Norton McMurray Mfg., the company that supplied seals and couplings to WGL, said at a recent FERC Procedural Conference in the Cove Point Expansion proceedings that the increase in gas leaks in Prince George’s County, Md. is attributable to WGL’s use of...