European LNG Headlines
Posted on Aug 26, 2010 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Belarus Exploring Gas Diversity (UPI) Ukraine Working on Terminal to Receive Azerbaijani LNG (News.Az)
Weaver’s Cove Energy Invites FERC Chairman to Tour Project Site
Posted on Aug 25, 2010 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove Energy Invites FERC Chairman to Tour Project Site
Weaver’s Cove Energy CEO Gordon Shearer invited FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff to tour the proposed site of the LNG import facility. The invitation follows recent efforts by a number of congressional representatives to prevent further administrative reviews of the LNG proposal. Read more in Platts LNG Daily [subscription...
Project Backers Suspend Development of Maple LNG Import Proposal
Posted on Aug 25, 2010 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Project Backers Suspend Development of Maple LNG Import Proposal
Citing North American natural gas market conditions, 4Gas, the developer backing the Maple LNG import project, said that it has suspended development efforts for the Nova Scotia, Canada, terminal. CTV offers additional...
Opponents of Oregon LNG Project to Appeal Land Use Decision
Posted on Aug 25, 2010 in Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Opponents of Oregon LNG Project to Appeal Land Use Decision
Earlier this week Columbia Riverkeeper, a group opposed to the Oregon LNG import project and associated pipeline facilities, announced that it will appeal a Clatsop County hearing officer’s conditional approval of the land use application submitted by Oregon Pipeline Company, LLC. The Daily Astorian provides further coverage. Separately, FERC has released a letter sent by Commission...
Southern LNG Applies to Load LNG on Trucks at Elba Island Facility
Posted on Aug 24, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Southern LNG Applies to Load LNG on Trucks at Elba Island Facility
On August 4, 2010, Southern LNG submitted an application to FERC to load LNG on trucks for regional distribution. The application contemplates reactivating the truck loading facilities at the Elba Island LNG terminal and beginning operations in November 2012. The filing notes that eight to ten tanker trucks will be loaded per day, which could expand to nearly 60 tanker trucks per...