Public Officials Meet to Plan Strategy Against Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Jan 4, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Public Officials Meet to Plan Strategy Against Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
A number of public officials from Massachusetts and Rhode Island met last week to discuss strategies for opposing the Weaver’s Cove LNG import project. The Herald News (Fall River, Mass.) reports that the y agreed to oppose the project at both the state and federal levels, including seeking a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu. Today the Herald News published an...
Federal Magistrate Denies Port of Astoria’s Motion to Dismiss Suit Brought by Oregon LNG
Posted on Jan 4, 2010 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Federal Magistrate Denies Port of Astoria’s Motion to Dismiss Suit Brought by Oregon LNG
The Daily Astorian reports that U.S. Magistrate Judge John Jelderks has denied the Port of Astoria’s second motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Oregon LNG. The Port objected to Magistrate Jelderk’s recommendation, so the issue will be decided by a federal district court judge in a formal...
Mexican Energy Ministry Expects LNG Imports to Outpace Pipeline Imports of U.S. Natural Gas
Posted on Dec 30, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Mexican Energy Ministry Expects LNG Imports to Outpace Pipeline Imports of U.S. Natural Gas
The Mexican Energy Ministry released a report this week predicting that LNG imports to Mexico will grow rapidly and eclipse natural imports from the United States via pipeline. The report predicts that LNG imports to Mexico will total 2 Bcf/d in 2017. Read more in the Wall Street...
FERC Staff Concludes AES Sparrows Point LNG Project Conforms with Maryland’s Air Quality Regulations
Posted on Dec 30, 2009 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Staff Concludes AES Sparrows Point LNG Project Conforms with Maryland’s Air Quality Regulations
FERC’s staff issued a Final General Conformity Determination concluding that the planned construction and operations of the AES Sparrows Point LNG project conforms to the regulations in Maryland’s implementation plan for the air standards mandated by the federal Clean Air Act. The determination is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Dec 30, 2009 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Total Has UK LNG Import Buying Options (New York Times) Italy’s Adriatic LNG Approves Six Qatari Ships for Offloading (Platts LNG Daily)