Alaskan Cold Snap Affects Gas Supplies Available for Export from Kenai LNG
Posted on Jan 7, 2009 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Alaskan Cold Snap Affects Gas Supplies Available for Export from Kenai LNG
A long string of very cold weather in the Anchorage, Alaska, area has decreased the amount of Cook Inlet natural gas available for export from the Kenai LNG facility. See the Anchorage Daily News for further...
Kitimat LNG Executive: Companies Have Expressed Interest in Proposed Export Project
Posted on Jan 7, 2009 in Liquefaction | Comments Off on Kitimat LNG Executive: Companies Have Expressed Interest in Proposed Export Project
Ilene Schmaltz, an executive at Kitimat LNG, told Reuters that a number of companies have expressed interest in both a stake in the company and capacity in Kitimat’s LNG export facility project proposed for the West Coast of...
Consultant: Canadian LNG Export Project Would Diversify Natural Gas Customer Base
Posted on Dec 11, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Consultant: Canadian LNG Export Project Would Diversify Natural Gas Customer Base
Ralph Glass of AJM Petroleum Consultants told the Calgary Herald that he believes Canadian natural gas producers will face competition from an Alaskan natural gas pipeline to be built by TransCanada, and that an LNG export terminal built on Canada’s west coast, such as the Kitimat LNG project, would allow Canada to diversify its natural gas customer base and access higher-priced...
FERC Determines Pre-Filing Not Required for Freeport LNG Boil-Off Gas Recovery, LNG Truck Delivery Proposal
Posted on Dec 10, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Determines Pre-Filing Not Required for Freeport LNG Boil-Off Gas Recovery, LNG Truck Delivery Proposal
FERC has determined that Freeport LNG Development, L.P., is not required to follow FERC pre-filing procedures for its proposal to install liquefaction equipment to recover boil-off gas from its storage tanks and to add unloading facilities for accepting trucked deliveries of domestic LNG. Freeport LNG’s proposal, submitted to FERC on November 12, 2008, states that such measures...
Think Tank Examines Russia’s Ambitions in the U.S. LNG Market
Posted on Dec 9, 2008 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Think Tank Examines Russia’s Ambitions in the U.S. LNG Market
The Jamestown Foundation, a Washington, D.C., think tank, offers an analysis of Russia’s plan to develop a substantial position in the U.S. LNG market. The Foundation’s piece focuses on the efforts of Russia’s national gas company, Gazprom, to develop the Shtokman field in the Barents Sea and potentially export gas from Shtokman to the United States as LNG. Details also are...
Texas Environmental Commission and USCG Examine Freeport LNG’s Re-Export Plan
Posted on Dec 8, 2008 in Environmental, Liquefaction, Marine Regulation, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Texas Environmental Commission and USCG Examine Freeport LNG’s Re-Export Plan
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has determined that emissions associated with Freeport LNG’s proposal to re-export imported LNG “will not exceed the emissions from the applicable state implementation plan.” The Commission’s determination is available under Docket No.CP03-75 in FERC’s eLibrary. Separately, the U.S. Coast Guard has determined that...