FERC Approves Waiver on Tying, Capacity Release Arrangements Between Statoil and Gazprom at Cove Point LNG
Posted on Feb 18, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Approves Waiver on Tying, Capacity Release Arrangements Between Statoil and Gazprom at Cove Point LNG
Today FERC granted a waiver of its prohibition on tying and certain capacity release requirements sought by Statoil Natural Gas LLC and Gazprom Marketing and Trading USA, Inc. The parties sought the waiver to allow a release to Gazprom of Statoil’s open access transportation capacity on the Cove Point sendout pipeline, as well as capacity on the Dominion Transmission, Inc....
FERC Rejects WGL Protest Regarding Impacts of Regasified LNG in Transco/Elba Express Proceeding
Posted on Feb 18, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Gas Composition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Rejects WGL Protest Regarding Impacts of Regasified LNG in Transco/Elba Express Proceeding
FERC issued an order today rejecting Washington Gas Light’s rehearing request regarding FERC’s prior approval of a new interconnection between Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line and Elba Express, a new sendout pipeline from the Elba Island LNG terminal. Finding that WGL’s concerns regarding regasified LNG from Elba Island reaching its system in significant concentrations...
NMFS Dismisses Its Petition for Court Review of FERC’s Bradwood LNG Decision
Posted on Feb 18, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on NMFS Dismisses Its Petition for Court Review of FERC’s Bradwood LNG Decision
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has voluntarily dismissed its petition for review filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit of FERC’s approval of the Bradwood Landing LNG project. The motion to dismiss is available in the PACER system under Docket No. 09-70770 and the Seattle Post Intelligencer provides further...
LNG Project Opponents Say FERC Acting Inconsistently on Maine LNG Project Applications
Posted on Feb 17, 2010 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on LNG Project Opponents Say FERC Acting Inconsistently on Maine LNG Project Applications
In supplemental comments filed with FERC this week, Nulankeyutomonen Nkihtahkomikumon, Save Passamaquoddy Bay-Canada, and Save Passamaquoddy Bay-U.S. suggest that the Commission is not evaluating the circumstances surrounding the Downeast and Calais LNG proposals in the same manner. Specifically, the comments argue that FERC’s Draft EIS prepared for the Downeast LNG project did...
Local Residents Appeal FERC’s Approval of AES Sparrows Point LNG Project to D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals
Posted on Feb 15, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Local Residents Appeal FERC’s Approval of AES Sparrows Point LNG Project to D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals
A number of local residents have filed an appeal of FERC’s approval of the AES Sparrows Point LNG import project with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Documents regarding this appeal should be available in the PACER system soon and the Baltimore Sun offers further...
Recently Appointed Commissioner Says FERC Should Focus on Safety, Environmental Impacts When Evaluating LNG Terminal Applications
Posted on Feb 5, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Recently Appointed Commissioner Says FERC Should Focus on Safety, Environmental Impacts When Evaluating LNG Terminal Applications
Speaking to Platts LNG Daily, recently appointed FERC Commissioner John Norris indicated that the agency should focus on safety and environmental impacts in evaluating LNG terminal applications and allow the market to decide whether a facility is eventually built. Commissioner Norris also noted that FERC should not support one energy source at the expense of others, but rather...