Total Official Says U.S. Market to Serve as LNG “Dumping Ground”
Posted on Sep 15, 2009 in Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Total Official Says U.S. Market to Serve as LNG “Dumping Ground”
Due to expanding global LNG liquefaction capacity, Darryl Kennedy, director of origination and marketing for Total Gas and Power North America, told the LDC Forum in Chicago that he expects the U.S. LNG market to serve as a “dumping ground” for excess LNG supply. Platts LNG Daily provides additional coverage. [Subscription...
Nova Scotia Approves Sendout Pipeline Associated with MapleLNG
Posted on Sep 15, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Nova Scotia Approves Sendout Pipeline Associated with MapleLNG
Yesterday the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board approved the sendout pipeline associated with the planned MapleLNG import project. The sendout pipeline will extend 2.2 km from the regasification terminal to a connection with the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline in Goldboro, Nova Scotia. The Chronicle Herald provides additional...
Florida Governor Supports Port Dolphin LNG Deepwater Port Proposal
Posted on Sep 15, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Florida Governor Supports Port Dolphin LNG Deepwater Port Proposal
The Tampa Bay Business Journal reports that Governor Charlie Crist (R-Fla.) announced his support yesterday for the planned Port Dolphin LNG deepwater port.
FERC Requests Additional Environmental Information from Downeast LNG; Delays FEIS
Posted on Sep 15, 2009 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Requests Additional Environmental Information from Downeast LNG; Delays FEIS
Yesterday FERC issued a request for additional environmental data to Downeast LNG on several issues ranging from whale strike avoidance plans to air emissions modeling. FERC also addressed vapor dispersion distances, noting that Downeast’s current analysis is “not sufficient” to demonstrate that vapor could not disperse beyond areas under Downeast LNG’s legal...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Sep 15, 2009 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
E.On Seeking to Bolster LNG Holdings in European Markets (Bloomberg)