NATS: September LNG Regas Rates in United States Similar to Last Year’s
Posted on Sep 25, 2007 in Markets and Competition | Comments Off on NATS: September LNG Regas Rates in United States Similar to Last Year’s
LNG Week in Review, published by NATS, reports that LNG regasification rates in the United States for September 2007 are low in comparison to the rates in April through July 2007, but similar to the rates in September 2006. NATS notes that the U.S. market was affected by a record-level gas inventory build-up in preceding months, similar to conditions last year. [Subscription...
Editorial: State Senator Asks Tough Questions at Oregon LNG Meeting
Posted on Sep 25, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: State Senator Asks Tough Questions at Oregon LNG Meeting
An editorial in the Daily Astorian (Ore.) praises Oregon State Senator Betsy Johnson for questioning FERC and U.S. Coast Guard officials at a public meeting for the Oregon LNG terminal proposal. The editorial also is critical of the federal review and permitting process for LNG...
Connecticut Congressman Raises Environmental Concerns in Letter to FERC on Broadwater Proposal
Posted on Sep 25, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Connecticut Congressman Raises Environmental Concerns in Letter to FERC on Broadwater Proposal
Citing environmental concerns raised by a recent study of the effects of pipeline infrastructure on marine life near the proposed Broadwater LNG terminal site, Congressman Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) urges FERC to revisit its findings in the project’s draft environmental impact statement. The letter is available in FERC’s eLibrary in Docket No. CP06-54. Natural Gas Intelligence...
Southern California Wary of LNG from Energia Costa Azul
Posted on Sep 24, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Southern California Wary of LNG from Energia Costa Azul
San Diego Union-Tribune reports that Sempra is facing renewed objections to its plan to import LNG with different hydrocarbon compositions than historical California gas supplies to its Energia Costa Azul LNG terminal in Mexico. In particular, the concern centers around the fact that imported LNG may contain higher percentages of ethane, propane and butane than domestic natural gas and...
Property Owners Seek Further Information on Oregon LNG Pipeline Route
Posted on Sep 24, 2007 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Property Owners Seek Further Information on Oregon LNG Pipeline Route
The News Register (McMinnville, Ore.) follows an extended family of property owners who are seeking further details regarding the exact route of Oregon LNG’s proposed natural gas pipeline to determine where the gas line will enter their...