NATS: LNG Usage Sets New Record High for First Six Months
Posted on Jul 2, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on NATS: LNG Usage Sets New Record High for First Six Months
In its weekly report to subscribers, NATS looks at the first six months of US LNG activity and puts it into perspective for the rest of the year. NATS reports that domestic LNG usage has set a new record during the first six months of the year, driven largely by imports at the Trunkline terminal in Lake Charles, La. Also, the new Cypress Pipeline system connecting the Elba Island...
LNG Developer Appeals Federal Court Ruling
Posted on Jul 2, 2007 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on LNG Developer Appeals Federal Court Ruling
AES Corp., the company backing the Sparrows Point LNG project, has appealed a federal district court ruling that upheld a Baltimore County zoning ordinance that prohibits the construction of LNG facilities in certain environmentally sensitive areas in Baltimore County, Md., the Associated Press (carried via Baltimore Examiner)...
Editorial: Despite Hard Work by Project Developers, Bradwood Landing LNG Project Should be Opposed
Posted on Jul 2, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Despite Hard Work by Project Developers, Bradwood Landing LNG Project Should be Opposed
An editorial carried by The Columbian (Wash.) opposes NorthernStar’s proposed Bradwood Landing LNG facility on the Columbia River, despite praising the outreach efforts of the project’s developers. The editorial cites the large environmental impact of the terminal and states that, “an LNG terminal, though suited for other parts of the country, does not belong in or...