NMFS Says Weaver’s Cove LNG’s Mitigation Plan for Fish Habitat “Not Appropriate”
Posted on Oct 1, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on NMFS Says Weaver’s Cove LNG’s Mitigation Plan for Fish Habitat “Not Appropriate”
A representative from the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service told FERC and the U.S. Coast Guard earlier this month that the plan proposed by Weaver’s Cove LNG to mitigate the project’s likely effects on the nearby winter flounder habitat is “simply not appropriate.” A summary of the comments is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No. CP04-36. Platts...
Head of Repsol North America Optimistic as Canaport LNG Plans Winter Operations
Posted on Sep 30, 2010 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Head of Repsol North America Optimistic as Canaport LNG Plans Winter Operations
Phillip Ribbeck, president of Repsol Energy North America, told the Telegraph-Journal that “it’s been a good year” for the Canaport LNG terminal. Ribbeck reported that his company may deliver as much as 800 MMcf/d of natural gas in the coming winter months, approximately twice as much daily throughput as last...
Local Residents Criticize Elba Island LNG Trucking Proposal
Posted on Sep 30, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Residents Criticize Elba Island LNG Trucking Proposal
The Savannah Morning News reports that more than one hundred local residents attended a public meeting in Savannah with FERC representatives, where a number of residents offered their opposition to a proposal to distribute LNG via truck from the Elba Island LNG...
Industry Players: LNG “Critical” to U.S. Northeast
Posted on Sep 29, 2010 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Industry Players: LNG “Critical” to U.S. Northeast
Platts LNG Daily reports that two natural gas industry officials, speaking earlier this week at a conference in Boston, said that they expect LNG imports to remain an important component of the energy supply for the U.S. Northeast. Industry consultant David Palmerton noted that despite increased domestic natural gas supplies from shale gas plays, LNG supplies are critical to the region...
Op-Ed Criticizes Southern LNG Trucking Proposal
Posted on Sep 29, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed Criticizes Southern LNG Trucking Proposal
An op-ed, penned by a risk assessment consultant and published by the Savannah Morning News, argues that the route Southeast LNG proposes to use to transport LNG by truck from the Elba Island LNG facility throughout the region is not appropriate due to the risks to infrastructure located along the proposed...
First Commissioning Cargo for Golden Pass LNG Terminal to Arrive in October
Posted on Sep 28, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on First Commissioning Cargo for Golden Pass LNG Terminal to Arrive in October
A Qatari government official told The Peninsula yesterday that the initial commissioning cargo will be delivered to the Golden Pass LNG facility in October.