Alaskan Legislators Raise Concerns With LNG Export Permit Extension
Posted on Jul 9, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Alaskan Legislators Raise Concerns With LNG Export Permit Extension
A number of Democratic state legislators in Alaska have raised concerns over ConocoPhillips and Marathon Oil’s request to extend their Kenai LNG export permit until 2013. Among their concerns is fear that local natural gas needs are not being considered sufficiently by federal regulators. KTUU News offers further...
Town Council Discusses Resolution Opposing Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Jul 8, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Town Council Discusses Resolution Opposing Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
At a Jamestown Town Council meeting held this week, members discussed a resolution opposing the Weaver’s Cove LNG project. The Jamestown Press reports that some members of the council’s LNG Threat Committee supported the substance of the resolution, but had concerns with its...
Pipeline Associated with Bradwood Landing LNG Seeking Additional Commercial Support
Posted on Jul 8, 2010 in Financing, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Pipeline Associated with Bradwood Landing LNG Seeking Additional Commercial Support
The Daily Astorian reports that the developer of the Palomar Gas Transmission pipeline project, which would have connected with the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal if the facility had moved forward, have notified FERC that it “continues to seek additional commercial underpinnings for the...
PHMSA Issues Letter of Interpretation of Requirements for Calculating Gas Vapor Dispersion Zones
Posted on Jul 8, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on PHMSA Issues Letter of Interpretation of Requirements for Calculating Gas Vapor Dispersion Zones
In a letter to Weaver’s Cove LNG issued yesterday, the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) states that it has found deficiencies in the SOURCE5 gas vapor dispersion model and the use of this model will no longer be considered in compliance with PHMSA’s...
Local Resident, Environmental Groups Appeal Lease Renewal for Oregon LNG Site
Posted on Jul 8, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Resident, Environmental Groups Appeal Lease Renewal for Oregon LNG Site
The Sierra Club, a local environmental group called Bark, and a local resident have joined in an appeal of the lease renewal for the Oregon LNG site. According to the Daily Astorian, the parties are requesting that the Oregon Department of State Lands reconsider its decision to renew its land lease to the Port of Astoria, which in turn subleases the land to Oregon...