European LNG Headlines
Posted on Sep 17, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
France’s Fos Faster Terminal Project Targets 2016 as Earliest Startup (Platts LNG Daily) [subscription required]
ConocoPhillips Considering a Range of Options for Kenai LNG Facility
Posted on Sep 17, 2009 in Liquefaction, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on ConocoPhillips Considering a Range of Options for Kenai LNG Facility
Dan Clark, manager of Cook Inlet assets for ConocoPhillips, told the Anchorage Daily News that ConocoPhillips is considering a wide range of options for the Kenai LNG facility, including whether to renew its LNG export license in 2011. Other options for the facility include modifying the plant to accept LNG imports or using the facility for gas...
Local Workers Protest Out-of-Province Labor at Canaport LNG Terminal
Posted on Sep 16, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Local Workers Protest Out-of-Province Labor at Canaport LNG Terminal
The Telegraph-Journal (New Brunswick) reports that a number of local union members alleged that out-of-province workers were being used on the construction of a third LNG storage tank at the Canaport LNG...
FERC to Prepare EA for NGL Extraction Facility at Freeport LNG
Posted on Sep 16, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC to Prepare EA for NGL Extraction Facility at Freeport LNG
FERC announced yesterday that it will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) for the natural gas liquids (NGL) extraction train installation planned at the Freeport LNG terminal. Comments on the scope of the EA are due to FERC by October 15, 2009. Find FERC’s notice in the eLibrary under Docket No....
FERC Approves Waiver on Tying, Capacity Release Arrangements Between Statoil and Sonatrach at Cove Point LNG
Posted on Sep 16, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Approves Waiver on Tying, Capacity Release Arrangements Between Statoil and Sonatrach at Cove Point LNG
Yesterday FERC granted a waiver of its prohibition on tying and certain capacity release requirements sought by Statoil Natural Gas LLC and Sonatrach. The parties sought the waiver to allow a release to Sonatrach of Statoil’s open access transportation capacity on the Cove Point sendout pipeline to be tied or linked to a purchase and sale agreement whereby Sonatrach...