Canadian Authorities Issue Positive Environmental Finding for Gas Pipeline Associated with Kitimat LNG
Posted on Mar 17, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Liquefaction, Pipelines | Comments Off on Canadian Authorities Issue Positive Environmental Finding for Gas Pipeline Associated with Kitimat LNG
Canadian federal agencies have determined that the Pacific Trail Pipeline project, planned to connect to the Kitimat LNG export project, is unlikely to cause significant adverse environmental effects as long as certain mitigation measures are implemented. Pacific Trail Pipeline’s media release (provided via Marketwire) provides further...
Merrill Lynch Commodities, Teekay Corp. Announce Plans to Develop Floating Liquefaction Project in Kitimat, B.C.
Posted on Mar 13, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction | Comments Off on Merrill Lynch Commodities, Teekay Corp. Announce Plans to Develop Floating Liquefaction Project in Kitimat, B.C.
Merrill Lynch Commodities, Inc. and Teekay Corp. announced yesterday that the companies plan to develop a floating LNG liquefaction facility in Kitimat, British Columbia. According to the media release, the project would include a modified LNG carrier, the Arctic Spirit, that would be moored alongside a pier and have the capacity to liquefy 75-100 Mmcf/d. The project is scheduled to be...
Alaskan Natural Gas Utility Considering LNG Imports
Posted on Mar 11, 2009 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Alaskan Natural Gas Utility Considering LNG Imports
A spokesperson for Enstar Natural Gas Co. told Radio Kenai that the company is examining the possibility of importing LNG into the Cook Inlet region should existing reserves prove insufficient to meet customer demand. The Enstar spokesperson noted that the Kenai LNG liquefaction facility could be modified to serve as a regasification...
ConocoPhillips, Marathon Seek Clarification of FERC’s Ruling on Kenai LNG
Posted on Feb 18, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction | Comments Off on ConocoPhillips, Marathon Seek Clarification of FERC’s Ruling on Kenai LNG
ConocoPhillips Alaska Natural Gas Corporation (ConocoPhillips) and Marathon Oil Company (Marathon) have requested clarification, or in the alternative, rehearing of FERC’s January 2009 order requiring the Kenai LNG export facility to comply with “the same reporting and inspection requirements that apply to every other operational LNG Terminal.” ConocoPhillips’s...
Norwegian LNG Liquefaction Terminal Overcomes Challenges; Nearing Full Production Capacity
Posted on Feb 13, 2009 in Liquefaction | Comments Off on Norwegian LNG Liquefaction Terminal Overcomes Challenges; Nearing Full Production Capacity
Today’s Wall Street Journal provides an analysis of StatoilHydro ASA’s Snohvit LNG liquefaction project based in northern Norway. As has been previously reported, it is expected that a substantial portion of StatoilHydro’s production from Snohvit will be delivered to the Cove Point LNG regasification terminal in...
Chesapeake CEO Notes Challenges Facing New U.S. LNG Export Projects
Posted on Feb 12, 2009 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Chesapeake CEO Notes Challenges Facing New U.S. LNG Export Projects
Chesapeake Energy Corp. Chairman and CEO Aubrey McClendon said yesterday that his company remains interested in exporting U.S. natural gas as LNG, but noted that “with the current gas price environment and the credit situation, it is going to be pretty tough.” Dow Jones (via Energy Central [subscription required]) provides additional...