Angola LNG Awards Tug Contract for Operations at Gulf LNG Terminal
Posted on Apr 27, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Angola LNG Awards Tug Contract for Operations at Gulf LNG Terminal
This week Angola LNG announced that it has selected Colle Maritime Company, a joint venture between Signet Maritime Corporation and Colle Towing Company, to provide tug services for the Gulf LNG import terminal. Colle Maritime will construct two terminal support and LNG vessel escort tugs for the Gulf LNG terminal and will provide additional marine support from their existing fleet of...
Editorial Reflects on Public Testimony on Oregon LNG
Posted on Apr 27, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial Reflects on Public Testimony on Oregon LNG
An editorial carried by the Daily Astorian reflects on the public hearings and testimony offered by approximately one dozen local residents who complained about the conduct of Oregon LNG’s company representatives. The piece suggests that these disputes could presage a tumultuous relationship between local residents and Oregon...
Bradwood Landing LNG Appeals LUBA Decision
Posted on Apr 26, 2010 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Bradwood Landing LNG Appeals LUBA Decision
The Daily Astorian reports that Bradwood Landing LNG has appealed an Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) decision to the Oregon Court of Appeals. An executive for project developer NorthernStar Natural Gas told the newspaper that he believes the LUBA decision is “flawed in several...
Cameron LNG Applies to Install Back-Up Gas Compressor for Boil-Off Gas System
Posted on Apr 26, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Cameron LNG Applies to Install Back-Up Gas Compressor for Boil-Off Gas System
Last week Cameron LNG submitted an application to FERC requesting permission to install a back-up natural gas compressor for the terminal’s boil-off gas system. In its application, the company says that installing this back-up compressor will diminish the need for gas flaring when its primary boil-off gas compressor is offline for maintenance. The application is available in the...
Cheniere Executive: LNG Prices Should De-Link from Oil Market
Posted on Apr 26, 2010 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Cheniere Executive: LNG Prices Should De-Link from Oil Market
H. Davis Thames, president of Cheniere Marketing, told the Platts Rockies Gas and Oil conference last week that he believes that the global LNG market should move away from long-term contracts based upon oil prices. Instead, LNG prices should track spot natural gas prices more closely, and exporting LNG from the United States could encourage that trend. Platts LNG Daily provides...
Construction on Gulf LNG Terminal Expected to Finish by Late 2011
Posted on Apr 26, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Construction on Gulf LNG Terminal Expected to Finish by Late 2011
According to a representative for El Paso Corp., construction on the Gulf LNG import terminal is expected to be complete by the end of 2011. The El Paso spokesperson told the Mississippi Press that the exterior concrete for the storage tanks, sea wall and pile driving are...