PHMSA to Require New Safety Modeling for Pipeline Associated with Weaver’s Cove LNG Offshore Berthing Proposal
Posted on Aug 11, 2009 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on PHMSA to Require New Safety Modeling for Pipeline Associated with Weaver’s Cove LNG Offshore Berthing Proposal
The U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) notified FERC late last month that it will apply its existing siting requirements to the offshore LNG unloading system planned for the Weaver’s Cove LNG import project as a “marine cargo transfer system.” However, PHMSA also has determined that existing models to calculate thermal-radiation and...
Op-Ed: Kitimat Natural Gas Supply Agreements Encouraging for Region’s Gas Industry
Posted on Aug 11, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Kitimat Natural Gas Supply Agreements Encouraging for Region’s Gas Industry
An op-ed carried by the Calgary Herald argues that the recent supply agreements between local natural gas producers and the developers of the Kitimat LNG liquefaction project represent encouraging signs for western Canada’s natural gas...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Aug 11, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Falcione Group Plans to Issue Tenders for Albania Terminal Project (Platts LNG Daily) [subscription required] First LNG cargo arrives at Italy’s Adriatic terminal (Reuters)
Energy, Environmental Interests Present Challenges for Mass. Ocean Resource Planners
Posted on Aug 11, 2009 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Energy, Environmental Interests Present Challenges for Mass. Ocean Resource Planners
National Public Radio provides coverage of the effects of Massachusetts’s ocean resource zoning efforts, including effects on the existing LNG deepwater ports located offshore...
FERC Schedules Annual Post-Certification Review of Sabine Pass LNG Facility
Posted on Aug 10, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Schedules Annual Post-Certification Review of Sabine Pass LNG Facility
FERC has scheduled its annual post-certification review of the Sabine Pass LNG facility for September 15-16, 2009. The letter scheduling the review and requesting additional information is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....