MARAD Releases Supplemental Material for Port Dolphin LNG FEIS
Posted on Aug 21, 2009 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on MARAD Releases Supplemental Material for Port Dolphin LNG FEIS
MARAD released supplemental material and corrections to the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) it prepared for the Port Dolphin LNG deepwater port project. The supplemental material and corrections are available in today’s Federal...
Freeport LNG: NGL Extraction Facility May Attract More LNG Cargos
Posted on Aug 21, 2009 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Freeport LNG: NGL Extraction Facility May Attract More LNG Cargos
Speaking to The Facts (Brazoria County, Texas), Mark Mallet, Freeport LNG’s vice president of operations and engineering, said that the terminal’s proposed natural gas liquids (NGL) extraction facility may make the terminal a more attractive destination for LNG cargos. Mallet also noted that the application process takes about one year and construction will take an...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Aug 21, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Polskie LNG Terminal Construction Plan Approved (Polish News Bulletin) [Subscription required] Gloucester Residents Object to Planned UK LNG-Related Facility (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription...
Port of Astoria Approves Short-Term Extension of Lease for Oregon LNG Site
Posted on Aug 20, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Port of Astoria Approves Short-Term Extension of Lease for Oregon LNG Site
The Daily Astorian [subscription required] reports that the Port of Astoria Commission authorized extending its lease of state land that is sublet to Oregon LNG for two years, instead of renewing the lease for a 30-year term. Prior to the vote, renewing or not renewing the lease for 30 years were the only options announced to the...
Oregon Senator Proposes LNG Amendment in Energy Appropriations Bill
Posted on Aug 20, 2009 in Liquefaction, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Oregon Senator Proposes LNG Amendment in Energy Appropriations Bill
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) told the Daily Astorian [subscription required] that he proposed an amendment to the energy and water appropriations bill that would have prohibited the use of federal funds for the permitting of any U.S. LNG terminal that could export domestic natural gas. The amendment was not included in the bill passed by the Senate, but Sen. Merkley noted that he...