Weaver’s Cove LNG Project Backers Speak at Town Council Meeting
Posted on Mar 5, 2010 in Markets and Competition, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove LNG Project Backers Speak at Town Council Meeting
Representatives for Hess LNG, the company developing the Weaver’s Cove LNG import project, presented information about their project to the Bristol, R.I., Town Council this week. EastBayRI.com reports that several town councilors questioned the officials regarding safety and security planning and local impacts of LNG vessel...
Oregon DEQ Hosts Meeting on Bradwood Landing LNG Project
Posted on Mar 5, 2010 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon DEQ Hosts Meeting on Bradwood Landing LNG Project
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) hosted a public meeting this week to hear testimony from local residents and answer questions about the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal. The Daily Astorian reports that approximately 200 people attended the meeting and that at least sixty members of the public offered comments about the project. An official with NorthernStar Natural...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Mar 5, 2010 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Spanish Spot LNG Prices Valued Slightly Down (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription required] French Weekly LNG Inputs Rise 47.5% on the Year to 11.5 TBtu (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription required] U.K. Sees Steady LNG Flows, but U.S. Prices Offer Challenge (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription...
Editorial Argues in Favor of U.S. Senate LNG Siting Bill
Posted on Mar 5, 2010 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Editorial Argues in Favor of U.S. Senate LNG Siting Bill
An editorial carried by the Baltimore Sun today argues in favor of a bill introduced in the U.S. Senate that would give greater authority over LNG terminal siting to states. The piece suggests that criticisms of Maryland for NIMBYism are not appropriate because the state has consistently supported the Cove Point LNG terminal located in southern...
Canaport LNG Seeking to Double Winter Sendout in 2010-2011
Posted on Mar 5, 2010 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Canaport LNG Seeking to Double Winter Sendout in 2010-2011
Phil Ribbeck, head of Repsol Energy North America, said this week that he hopes to double the natural gas sendout from the Canaport LNG terminal during the 2010-2011 winter heating season. Ribbeck said that the average daily natural gas sendout this year was 400 MMcf/d and he hopes to increase sendout to approximately 800 MMcf/d next year. Read more in the...