Conn. Newspaper Explores Broadwater Terminal Proposal
Posted on Nov 7, 2005 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Conn. Newspaper Explores Broadwater Terminal Proposal
The first installment of a three-part series discusses the natural gas field, the particulars of the planned Broadwater LNG terminal and public reception. Yesterday’s edition of The Day has the first part. [Free registration...
PGW President Says News Coverage of Proposed LNG Plant Needs Balance
Posted on Nov 7, 2005 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on PGW President Says News Coverage of Proposed LNG Plant Needs Balance
Philadelphia Gas Works president and CEO Thomas Knudsen calls for balanced news coverage of the dialogue over the proposed Freedom Energy Center LNG project. Today’s Philadelphia Daily News has the opinion piece. [Free registration...
LNG Imports Down From Last Year
Posted on Nov 4, 2005 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on LNG Imports Down From Last Year
The U.S. Department of Energy reports that U.S. imports of LNG remained steady at 52 Bcf during September, a reduction of 5 Bcf from last year. Suez LNG’s Everett, Mass. terminal imported 17.3 Bcf this month, the most of the five functioning U.S. terminals. Today’s International Oil Daily has the rest of September’s statistics. [Subscription...
Northeastern U.S. Consumers May Experience Gas Shortages
Posted on Nov 4, 2005 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Northeastern U.S. Consumers May Experience Gas Shortages
According to a study by Energy and Environmental Analysis, power generators and commercial users must secure contracts for natural gas or else risk being without supplies during the upcoming winter season. Yesterday’s Platts LNG Daily has the detailed story. [Subscription...
Weaver’s Cove Files 2nd Supplemental DEIR
Posted on Nov 4, 2005 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove Files 2nd Supplemental DEIR
On November 2, Weaver’s Cove informed FERC that it filed its Second Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Report (SSDEIR) with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs (EOEA). The EOEA previously had found Weaver’s Cove Draft EIR and Supplemental Draft EIR to be incomplete. Most importantly, based on an Army Corps of Engineers finding that dredge...
WGL Protests Gas Interchangeability and Seeks a Hearing in Cove Point Expansion Docket at FERC
Posted on Nov 4, 2005 in Federal Regulation, Gas Composition, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on WGL Protests Gas Interchangeability and Seeks a Hearing in Cove Point Expansion Docket at FERC
On Wednesday, November 2, Washington Gas Light filed a supplemental protest and request for an evidentiary hearing in the Cove Point Expansion docket at FERC. WGL alleges that the increased receipts of LNG now, and as a result of the planned Cove Point expansion, will lead to more gas leaks in its pipeline distribution system in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. WGL asks FERC to...