Port of Coos Bay Approves Land Purchase Deal with Jordan Cove LNG
Posted on Nov 23, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Port of Coos Bay Approves Land Purchase Deal with Jordan Cove LNG
The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay completed a land purchase agreement with Jordan Cove LNG and Weyerhaeuser Co. The World reports that under the terms of the contractual arrangement, Weyerhaeuser would sell 1,300 acres of land to the Port, which would then transfer 147 acres to Jordan Cove. The Port would retain the remaining portion of the land, using some of it to build a...
FERC Voluntarily Dismisses Appeal in FOIA Proceeding Involving Bradwood Landing LNG
Posted on Nov 23, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Voluntarily Dismisses Appeal in FOIA Proceeding Involving Bradwood Landing LNG
FERC requested a voluntary dismissal of its appeal of a decision in a case involving FOIA requests filed by two environmental groups regarding the planned Bradwood Landing LNG project. Last Thursday the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted FERC’s motion to dismiss. The order granting the motion to dismiss is available in the PACER system under Docket No....
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Nov 23, 2009 in Liquefaction | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Statoil’s Snohvit Down for at Least Two More Weeks (Reuters)
Massachusetts Questions Weaver’s Cove Analysis of Regional Gas Market
Posted on Nov 20, 2009 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Massachusetts Questions Weaver’s Cove Analysis of Regional Gas Market
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources provided comments to FERC this week regarding a regional natural gas market study submitted by Weaver’s Cove Energy. The Department asserted “that it is unclear to what extent, if any, Weaver’s Cove’s LNG supply is needed either to meet the region’s gas supply needs or to reduce fossil [fuel] use in the...
FERC Denies WGL’s Request for Rehearing in Cove Point LNG Pier Enhancement Proceeding
Posted on Nov 20, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Gas Composition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Denies WGL’s Request for Rehearing in Cove Point LNG Pier Enhancement Proceeding
Yesterday FERC issued an order denying a request for rehearing submitted by Washington Gas Light (WGL) in the Cove Point LNG Pier Enhancement proceeding. In its order, FERC addressed and dismissed all three allegations of error made by WGL. The order is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....