European LNG Headlines
Posted on Mar 17, 2010 in Environmental, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Decision on Shannon LNG Expected in Coming Weeks (Kerryman) U.K. Gas Prices Slump on Lower Demand, LNG Arrivals (Reuters) Greenpeace Protests Offshore Livorno LNG Terminal (AFP) Iberdrola to Sell 1 Bcm/yr of LNG to Dong from 2011...
Environmental Groups Reiterate Their Opposition to LNG Projects Planned for Offshore New Jersey
Posted on Mar 17, 2010 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Environmental Groups Reiterate Their Opposition to LNG Projects Planned for Offshore New Jersey
A number of environmental groups have reiterated their opposition to the proposed LNG deepwater ports planned for offshore New Jersey in a statement directed to Governor Chris Christie (R) and other elected officials. Read more in the Independent (Aberdeen,...
Comment on Bradwood Landing LNG Project Focuses on Fish Entrainment in LNG Vessel Ballast Systems
Posted on Mar 17, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Comment on Bradwood Landing LNG Project Focuses on Fish Entrainment in LNG Vessel Ballast Systems
A local Washington resident and shipping engineer filed comments with FERC urging the Commission to hold Bradwood Landing LNG import project developers, NorthernStar Natural Gas, responsible for environmental effects that the operations of LNG vessels will cause while docking or undocking at the facility. The comments focus specifically on the likelihood of fish entrainment in an LNG...
California Terminates Clearwater Port LNG Application Due to Inactivity
Posted on Mar 17, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on California Terminates Clearwater Port LNG Application Due to Inactivity
The California State Lands Commission notified NorthernStar Natural Gas that it has terminated the Clearwater Port LNG project proposed for offshore California due to inactivity for a period exceeding six months. According to the Ventura Country Star, the project has been inactive for more than a year. An official with NorthernStar commented that he believes the project “is...
Alaskan Utilities Offer to Buy All or Part of Kenai LNG Liquefaction Facility
Posted on Mar 17, 2010 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Alaskan Utilities Offer to Buy All or Part of Kenai LNG Liquefaction Facility
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that a cooperative of Alaskan utilities has offered to purchase all or part of the Kenai LNG liquefaction facility. The Alaskan Natural Gas Development Authority told the Alaskan Senate this week that the utilities are concerned that the facility will close if current Kenai LNG facility owners ConocoPhillips and Marathon Oil are not...