Mass. Town Increases In-House Role in LNG Opposition
Posted on Feb 9, 2010 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mass. Town Increases In-House Role in LNG Opposition
Having expended its LNG budget for the year, the City of Fall River, Mass., plans to rely on its in-house team to handle more issues related to its ongoing opposition to the Weaver’s Cove LNG regasification project. The Herald News reports that the town’s outside counsel will retain a role but currently is working only on a “task-by-task”...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Feb 9, 2010 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Traders: Little Interest in Six U.K. Berthing Slots Offered This Month (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription required]
Analysts Expect Coal, Imports of LNG to Moderate U.S. Natural Gas Prices
Posted on Feb 9, 2010 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Analysts Expect Coal, Imports of LNG to Moderate U.S. Natural Gas Prices
Analysts with Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse and Barclays Capital separately predicted this week that use of coal and increased LNG imports will moderate U.S. natural gas prices in 2010. Read more in Platts LNG Daily. [Subscription...
Town Near Everett Terminal Plans Increased Security Measures During LNG Vessel Transits
Posted on Feb 5, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Town Near Everett Terminal Plans Increased Security Measures During LNG Vessel Transits
In advance of scheduled LNG vessel transits from Yemen to the Everett LNG regasification terminal, Revere, Mass., officials are planning additional security measures to protect other tanker traffic. Read more in the Daily Item (Lynn,...
Recently Appointed Commissioner Says FERC Should Focus on Safety, Environmental Impacts When Evaluating LNG Terminal Applications
Posted on Feb 5, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Recently Appointed Commissioner Says FERC Should Focus on Safety, Environmental Impacts When Evaluating LNG Terminal Applications
Speaking to Platts LNG Daily, recently appointed FERC Commissioner John Norris indicated that the agency should focus on safety and environmental impacts in evaluating LNG terminal applications and allow the market to decide whether a facility is eventually built. Commissioner Norris also noted that FERC should not support one energy source at the expense of others, but rather...