European LNG Headlines
Posted on Jan 28, 2010 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Total Silent Over Dunkirk LNG Terminal Talk (Lloyd’s List) [Subscription required] LNG Helps Reduce UK Winter Gas Prices: Traders (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription required]
AGA Chairman: U.S. Not Likely to Become a Major LNG Exporter
Posted on Jan 28, 2010 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on AGA Chairman: U.S. Not Likely to Become a Major LNG Exporter
Robert Skaggs, the chairman of the American Gas Association, told a gathering sponsored by the New York Society of Security Analysts yesterday that he does not expect LNG exports from the United States to increase dramatically in the coming years. Skaggs expects natural gas produced in the major U.S. shale plays to find markets in North America. Platts LNG Daily provides further...
Rhode Island Environmental Agency Continues Opposition to Weaver’s Cove LNG
Posted on Jan 27, 2010 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Rhode Island Environmental Agency Continues Opposition to Weaver’s Cove LNG
The Providence Journal reports that the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is continuing its opposition to the planned Weaver’s Cove LNG import facility. The DEM has denied two applications submitted by Weaver’s Cove and is defending both denials in state and federal...
Maryland Dept. of Environment Requests Summary Judgment in Suit Over AES Sparrows Point LNG
Posted on Jan 27, 2010 in Environmental, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maryland Dept. of Environment Requests Summary Judgment in Suit Over AES Sparrows Point LNG
Late last week the Maryland Department of Environment (MDE) submitted a motion for summary judgment in its law suit against the U.S. Department of Commerce over Commerce’s decision to overrule the state’s determination that the AES Sparrows Point LNG project was inconsistent with Maryland’s federally approved Coastal Zone Management Program. MDE argues that...
CLNG Op-Ed: LNG Industry Committed to Safety and Security
Posted on Jan 27, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on CLNG Op-Ed: LNG Industry Committed to Safety and Security
Responding to a previous op-ed piece, Bill Cooper, President of the Center for Liquefied Natural Gas, writes in today’s Boston Globe that “[t]he security regime surrounding LNG shipments is the most robust of any cargo imported into the United States.” Cooper asserts that the proposed deliveries of LNG to the Everett LNG facility sourced from Yemen will undergo...