Freeport LNG: Natural Gas Leak Posed No Danger to Public
Posted on Dec 3, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Freeport LNG: Natural Gas Leak Posed No Danger to Public
An official with Freeport LNG told The Facts (Brazoria County, Texas) that a leak of natural gas occurred during annual preventative maintenance to a pipeline at the Freeport terminal yesterday at approximately 10:30 a.m. The incident caused a loud noise and town officials in Quintana, Texas, considered evacuating the town before receiving information regarding the incident from...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Dec 3, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
“Majority of Residents” Can’t Hear South Hook LNG Alarm (Milford Mercury) No Risks as LNG Mooring Ropes “Parted” at South Hook LNG Terminal (Milford Mercury)
Energy Action Northwest Files Complaint with IRS Against Local LNG Opposition Group
Posted on Dec 3, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Energy Action Northwest Files Complaint with IRS Against Local LNG Opposition Group
Energy Action Northwest announced this week that it has filed a complaint with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service alleging that a local LNG opposition group, Columbia Riverkeeper, improperly participated in recent recall elections involving a number of Clatsop County, Ore.,...
Barclays Capital to Market LNG Imported Via Northeast Gateway Deepwater Port
Posted on Dec 3, 2009 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Barclays Capital to Market LNG Imported Via Northeast Gateway Deepwater Port
Barclays Capital announced yesterday that it has formed an LNG services team and that the team’s first transaction is to market the natural gas imported as LNG via Excelerate Energy’s Northeast Gateway deepwater port. Reuters reports that Barclays Capital is negotiating a number of other deals in the LNG...
Rhode Island Requests Appeal of Coast Guard LOR in Weaver’s Cove LNG Proceeding
Posted on Dec 2, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Rhode Island Requests Appeal of Coast Guard LOR in Weaver’s Cove LNG Proceeding
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has filed an appeal of the U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port’s determination regarding waterway suitability for the Weaver’s Cove LNG project. The DEM alleges that the Captain of the Port’s decision was arbitrary and capricious, the Coast Guard’s procedures violate that National Environmental...