Draft Supplemental EIS Available for TORP Bienville LNG Deepwater Port
Posted on Nov 20, 2009 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Draft Supplemental EIS Available for TORP Bienville LNG Deepwater Port
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced this morning in the Federal Register that the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement prepared for the TORP Bienville LNG deepwater port project is now available in the Regulations.gov system under Docket No. USCG-2006-24644. MARAD also announced that it has scheduled a public meeting to accept comments on the project in Mobile,...
Analysts: More U.S. LNG Exports Unlikely
Posted on Nov 20, 2009 in Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Analysts: More U.S. LNG Exports Unlikely
Industry analysts have told Reuters that they believe it is not likely that the United States will export significant additional quantities of LNG in the coming years despite forecasts that U.S. gas supply will outpace domestic demand. The analysts cited the relatively higher costs of producing gas in the United States, logistical challenges of aggregating gas from...
U.S. Trade Rep. Assures Congressman WTO Agreement Would Not Affect LNG Project Siting Authority
Posted on Nov 19, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Trade Restrictions | Comments Off on U.S. Trade Rep. Assures Congressman WTO Agreement Would Not Affect LNG Project Siting Authority
The Herald News (Fall River, Mass.) reports that U.S. Trade Representative Ronald Kirk wrote a letter to Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) assuring him that a proposed agreement between the United States and the World Trade Organization (WTO) would not cede authority over the siting of LNG facilities to the WTO. Trade Representative Kirk stated that his office has “reviewed the...
Oregon LNG Files Minutes of Interagency Working Group Call
Posted on Nov 19, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Oregon LNG Files Minutes of Interagency Working Group Call
Oregon LNG has filed with FERC the minutes from an interagency working group conference call that describes the status of the project and the working group participants. Find the filing in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
Gaz Metro CEO: LNG Supply Agreement for Rabaska LNG “Unlikely in the Short Term”
Posted on Nov 19, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Gaz Metro CEO: LNG Supply Agreement for Rabaska LNG “Unlikely in the Short Term”
Sophie Brochu, CEO of Gaz Metro, told the Montreal Gazette that negotiations with Gazprom for LNG supply for the proposed Rabaska LNG import terminal have “slowed” and that “signing of an agreement is unlikely in the short term.” Brochu cited uncertainties in the financial, commodity, and construction markets as reasons for the...