USCG Publishes Final Rule Regulating Activities Near LNG Deepwater Ports Located Offshore Mass.
Posted on Aug 20, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on USCG Publishes Final Rule Regulating Activities Near LNG Deepwater Ports Located Offshore Mass.
Today’s Federal Register includes a final rule issued by the U.S. Coast Guard creating security zones, safety zones, and regulated navigation areas surrounding the Northeast Gateway and Neptune LNG deepwater ports located offshore Massachusetts. The rule goes into effect on September 20,...
Mass. Congressmen Target Weaver’s Cove LNG Project with Appropriations Measure
Posted on Aug 20, 2010 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Mass. Congressmen Target Weaver’s Cove LNG Project with Appropriations Measure
United States Reps. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and James McGovern (D-Mass.) have said that they will attempt to insert language into a federal appropriations bill that would prohibit the U.S. Department of Energy from using appropriated funds to pay for further review of the Weaver’s Cove LNG project. Representative Frank also noted that Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) has offered his...
Sabine Pass Liquefaction Submits Application to Export LNG
Posted on Aug 19, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction | Comments Off on Sabine Pass Liquefaction Submits Application to Export LNG
Last week Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC submitted an application to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy to export LNG. The application seeks authorization to export up to 16 mtpa of LNG for 30 years from the Sabine Pass LNG...
FERC Denies Request for Rehearing on Freeport LNG Trucking Proposal
Posted on Aug 19, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on FERC Denies Request for Rehearing on Freeport LNG Trucking Proposal
Yesterday FERC issued an order denying a request for rehearing on Freeport LNG’s trucking proposal. The request was filed by a local citizen who expressed concerns regarding potential hazards associated with delivering LNG via truck to the Freeport LNG facility. FERC’s order is available in the Commission’s eLibrary under Docket No....
Industry Analyst: More U.S. Terminals May Seek to Export LNG
Posted on Aug 18, 2010 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Industry Analyst: More U.S. Terminals May Seek to Export LNG
Citing the price spread between North American and European natural gas, an energy industry analyst with JPMorgan said this week that more U.S. LNG terminals could seek export authority. Bloomberg (via Gulf Times) provides further...