Op-Ed: Jordan Cove LNG Project May Attract New Industries to Coos Bay Region
Posted on Aug 26, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Jordan Cove LNG Project May Attract New Industries to Coos Bay Region
An op-ed carried by the News-Review (Roseburg, Ore.) argues that the Jordan Cove LNG import project and its associated natural gas pipeline may attract additional industries to the region surrounding Coos Bay. Separately, the Forest Grove News-Times (Ore.) reports that a number of people attended a silent auction at a local vineyard to raise funds for the continuing opposition to the...
LNG Has Undetermined Role in Gazprom’s North American Plans
Posted on Aug 26, 2009 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on LNG Has Undetermined Role in Gazprom’s North American Plans
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] provides an analysis of Gazprom Marketing and Trading’s ambitions to enter the North American natural gas market. According to the piece, Gazprom expects to become a dominant player in the market whether or not it delivers LNG to North American LNG terminals such as Energia Costa...
Industry to Provide Comments on Revisions to Trinidad & Tobago’s Energy Fiscal Regime
Posted on Aug 25, 2009 in Liquefaction | Comments Off on Industry to Provide Comments on Revisions to Trinidad & Tobago’s Energy Fiscal Regime
Platts LNG Daily reports that a draft report prepared by Trinidad’s Petroleum Fiscal Review Committee revising the country’s oil and gas fiscal regime has been completed and that the Commission is soliciting comments from energy companies. According to Platts, parties will have two weeks to provide comments on the draft report. [Subscription...
Fall River Mayoral Candidates Address Proposed Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Aug 25, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Fall River Mayoral Candidates Address Proposed Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
The News Herald reports that several candidates for mayor of Fall River, Mass., attended a public forum and explained their views on the proposed Weaver’s Cove LNG project. Of the five candidates in attendance, only one expressed support for the...
Cove Point LNG Submits Proposed Mitigation Measures for Pier Reinforcement Project
Posted on Aug 25, 2009 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Cove Point LNG Submits Proposed Mitigation Measures for Pier Reinforcement Project
On August 20, 2009, Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP submitted a plan it will use to mitigate potential environmental impacts related to its Pier Reinforcement Project. Specifically, the plan details procedures and techniques that will be used to minimize effects on sea turtles during pile driving operations. The plan is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....