Clatsop County Court Says “No Authority” to Compel County Commission to Approve Land Use Application for Oregon Pipeline Project
Posted on May 18, 2011 in Litigation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Clatsop County Court Says “No Authority” to Compel County Commission to Approve Land Use Application for Oregon Pipeline Project
Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that the Clatsop County Circuit Court has decided that it has “no authority” to compel the Clatsop County Commission to approve a land use application submitted by Oregon Pipeline LLC, the natural gas pipeline proposed in conjunction with the Oregon LNG import terminal...
Apache Official Says Kitimat LNG Contracts Could Be Completed By Late 2011
Posted on May 18, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Apache Official Says Kitimat LNG Contracts Could Be Completed By Late 2011
Speaking yesterday to Dow Jones (carried via AutomatedTrader.net), an official for Apache Corp. offered a status update on the Kitimat LNG export project. The official said that Kitimat LNG should receive its final permits by the end of 2011 and that LNG sales contracts to Asian LNG purchasers could be completed by late 2011 as well. He also noted that final investments for the project...
Letter Submitted to FERC Argues Siting Challenges for Crown Landing LNG Also Apply to Weaver’s Cove LNG
Posted on May 17, 2011 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Letter Submitted to FERC Argues Siting Challenges for Crown Landing LNG Also Apply to Weaver’s Cove LNG
In a letter submitted to FERC last week, opponents of the Weaver’s Cove LNG import project argue that siting challenges facing Hess LNG, the developer of the Crown Landing LNG project as well as the Weaver’s Cove project, apply to both projects. As Crown Landing LNG asked FERC to extend the deadline for the company to develop its project due to siting difficulties caused by...
Cheniere, Lithuanian Company Sign MOU for LNG Supply
Posted on May 17, 2011 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Cheniere, Lithuanian Company Sign MOU for LNG Supply
Last week Cheniere Energy, Inc. and Lithuanian LNG terminal developer Klaipedos Nafta signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to negotiate supply options for the Klaipeda LNG import terminal on the eastern Baltic Sea. According to Cheniere’s press release, the two companies will begin negotiating a supply arrangement that is expected to involve U.S.-sourced LNG exported via...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on May 16, 2011 in Financing, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Shannon LNG Project Faces Financial Challenges (The Post)