FERC Rejects Senator’s Request to Extend Public Comment Period for the Jordan Cove LNG DEIS
Posted on Oct 24, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Rejects Senator’s Request to Extend Public Comment Period for the Jordan Cove LNG DEIS
This week FERC rejected Senator Ron Wyden’s (D-Ore.) request for a 45-day extension of the public comment period on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed Jordan Cove LNG regasification terminal. The News Review (Roseburg, Ore.) reports that FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher responded to the request by saying that the Commission “believe[s] that the...
Oregon Congressman Opposes LNG Projects in Oregon
Posted on Oct 23, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Congressman Opposes LNG Projects in Oregon
Congressman David Wu (D-Ore.) announced his opposition to the LNG projects planned for Oregon, saying that he does not believe that “most of the LNG was ever intended to be used locally, and Oregon should not be serving as an energy farm for California.” The Daily Astorian provides additional...
Gazprom Considering Additional Options for Expansion into North American LNG Market
Posted on Oct 23, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Gazprom Considering Additional Options for Expansion into North American LNG Market
A Gazprom official said earlier this week that his company is considering a number of options for expansion into the North American LNG market in addition to the Rabaska LNG regasification terminal in Canada. Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] also notes that Gazprom has cast doubts on recent reports that the company will take an equity position in the Rabaska...
Canaport LNG Terminal Scheduled to Begin Commercial Operations in Q1 2009
Posted on Oct 23, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Canaport LNG Terminal Scheduled to Begin Commercial Operations in Q1 2009
The New Brunswick Business Journal (Canada) provides an update on the construction of the Canaport LNG regasification terminal. According to terminal developers Repsol YPF and Irving Oil Ltd., the terminal is 84% complete, and the associated Brunswick Pipeline will be completed in early December 2008. The report also notes that the terminal’s first delivery of LNG will come from...
Parties File for Rehearing of FERC Authorization of Bradwood Landing
Posted on Oct 22, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Parties File for Rehearing of FERC Authorization of Bradwood Landing
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] offers an analysis of the requests for rehearing of FERC’s authorization of the Bradwood Landing LNG import terminal. Parties that filed for rehearing include the State of Washington, the National Marine Fisheries Service and a coalition of interest groups, including Columbia Riverkeeper and the Sierra...