Analysis: Mexican LNG Imports Expected to Rise Over Next Decade
Posted on Sep 3, 2009 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Analysis: Mexican LNG Imports Expected to Rise Over Next Decade
The Petroleum Economist [subscription required] carries an analysis of Mexico’s natural gas supply over the next decade and raises questions about the country’s planned reliance on the production of gas from the Chicontepec project. To make up for its expected gas shortfall, the analysis suggests that Mexico may have to increase its LNG imports via the Altamira, Costa Azul,...
Opponents of Bradwood Landing LNG Appeal County Decision to LUBA
Posted on Sep 2, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Opponents of Bradwood Landing LNG Appeal County Decision to LUBA
Several opponents of the planned Bradwood Landing LNG import project have appealed the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners’ decision to approve the LNG project to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA). Read more in the Daily Astorian [subscription...
NATS: Utilization of U.S. LNG Terminals Remains Limited
Posted on Sep 2, 2009 in Markets and Competition | Comments Off on NATS: Utilization of U.S. LNG Terminals Remains Limited
NATS released market comments this morning and opined that the utilization of U.S. LNG import terminals “remains lackluster,” with the exceptions of the Everett, Elba Island, and Canaport LNG terminals. NATS noted that significant disruptions to the market, such as a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, could change the LNG market dynamics in the Atlantic Basin, but that...
FERC to Visit Oregon LNG and Pipeline Project Sites
Posted on Sep 2, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC to Visit Oregon LNG and Pipeline Project Sites
Yesterday FERC announced its plans to visit a number of sites associated with the planned Oregon LNG import terminal and associated pipeline. FERC’s announcement is available in the eLibrary under Docket No....
FERC Denies Rehearing and Stay in Bradwood Landing LNG Proceeding
Posted on Sep 2, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Denies Rehearing and Stay in Bradwood Landing LNG Proceeding
Yesterday FERC issued an order denying requests for a stay and for rehearing filed by the State of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR). The State of Oregon requested a stay pending the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Oregon’s appeal of the Commission’s January 2009 rehearing order affirming its prior...