U.S. Senators Introduce Legislation to Grant States Greater Authority Over LNG Facility Siting
Posted on Mar 3, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on U.S. Senators Introduce Legislation to Grant States Greater Authority Over LNG Facility Siting
United States Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) jointly introduced a bill that would repeal a portion of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 which gave FERC authority over the siting of LNG terminals. According to a press release from Sen. Wyden’s office, this bill is...
Local Officials Present Opposition to Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Mar 3, 2010 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Officials Present Opposition to Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Four local officials testified against the Weaver’s Cove LNG project yesterday before a Rhode Island Senate task force reviewing the LNG proposal. The Providence Journal reports that the officials, which included fire chiefs and town administrators, raised security and environmental...
Gazprom Official Expects LNG to Compete with Shale Plays for U.S. Gas Market Share
Posted on Mar 3, 2010 in Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Gazprom Official Expects LNG to Compete with Shale Plays for U.S. Gas Market Share
Speaking yesterday in Paris, Gazprom Deputy CEO Alexander Medvedev said that he expects LNG to compete with shale gas plays for U.S. natural gas market share. According to Business Week, Medvedev also said that he does not see any reason for Gazprom to revise its goal to capture 10% of the U.S. gas market by...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Mar 3, 2010 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Georgia Commits to Transiting LNG for Bulgaria (Novinite)
Elba Island LNG Terminal Expansion, Elba Express Pipeline Placed In Service
Posted on Mar 3, 2010 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Elba Island LNG Terminal Expansion, Elba Express Pipeline Placed In Service
El Paso Corp. announced yesterday that it has placed the Elba Island LNG Terminal Expansion and Elba Express natural gas pipeline in service. The company says that the three new vaporizer units that were part of the expansion have raised the facility’s sendout capacity to 1.75 Bcf/d. A new storage tank, also part of the expansion, will be placed in service this summer. Reuters...