FERC Hosts Meetings on Palomar Pipeline Proposal
Posted on Nov 16, 2007 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Hosts Meetings on Palomar Pipeline Proposal
Local residents offered comments on the Palomar natural gas pipeline proposed for Oregon at a series of meetings held by FERC this week. The Oregonian reports that a number of opponents of the project expressed safety, environmental, and economic concerns. The pipeline is expected to connect proposed LNG terminals along the Columbia River to existing pipeline infrastructure. The...
Costa Azul Terminal May Link North America to Asian Gas Markets
Posted on Nov 16, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Costa Azul Terminal May Link North America to Asian Gas Markets
Darcel Hulse, president and CEO of Sempra LNG, told Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] that the company is “excited about the opportunity to understand the interconnectivity of North America and the Asian [natural gas] market” as the company’s Energia Costa Azul LNG terminal comes online in 2008. Hulse noted that Sempra’s two LNG regasification terminals,...
Yankee Gas Services Opens LNG Storage Facility
Posted on Nov 15, 2007 in Storage | Comments Off on Yankee Gas Services Opens LNG Storage Facility
Yankee Gas Services Co. officially opened its new LNG storage tank located in Waterbury, Conn. William Quinlan, a vice president of Yankee Gas, told the Waterbury Republican American that the 1.2 Bcf peak shaving facility was completed “on schedule and on...
Study Commissioned by Weaver’s Cove LNG Finds Region Needs New Natural Gas Supplies
Posted on Nov 15, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Study Commissioned by Weaver’s Cove LNG Finds Region Needs New Natural Gas Supplies
Global Insight Inc., an economics research firm, released a study yesterday finding that 50% of all LNG imports to the United States will enter via the U.S. East coast by 2017. According to the Boston Business Journal, the study, which was sponsored by supporters of Weaver’s Cove LNG, also found that the Fall River, Mass., LNG proposal would supply approximately 35% of the...
Local Official Encourages Gas Exploration Near Kenai Peninsula
Posted on Nov 15, 2007 in E&P, Liquefaction, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Official Encourages Gas Exploration Near Kenai Peninsula
According to the Homer News, Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor John Williams told attendees at the 28th Annual Conference of the Resource Development Council in Anchorage, Alaska, that the region’s current reserves might be depleted within 14 years, assuming the U.S. Department of Energy allows the Nikiski LNG plant to continue exporting natural gas. Supporting the LNG...