NMFS Requests Extension to Study Potential Affects of Bradwood Landing LNG Project on Endangered Species
Posted on Mar 8, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on NMFS Requests Extension to Study Potential Affects of Bradwood Landing LNG Project on Endangered Species
The Daily Astorian reports that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has requested an extension of time until December 31, 2010, to study the potential affects of the Bradwood Landing LNG project on endangered species. An official with Bradwood Landing LNG developer NorthernStar Natural Gas said that “both FERC and Bradwood must agree to any extension beyond the statutory...
Canaport LNG Seeking to Double Winter Sendout in 2010-2011
Posted on Mar 5, 2010 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Canaport LNG Seeking to Double Winter Sendout in 2010-2011
Phil Ribbeck, head of Repsol Energy North America, said this week that he hopes to double the natural gas sendout from the Canaport LNG terminal during the 2010-2011 winter heating season. Ribbeck said that the average daily natural gas sendout this year was 400 MMcf/d and he hopes to increase sendout to approximately 800 MMcf/d next year. Read more in the...
Editorial Argues in Favor of U.S. Senate LNG Siting Bill
Posted on Mar 5, 2010 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Editorial Argues in Favor of U.S. Senate LNG Siting Bill
An editorial carried by the Baltimore Sun today argues in favor of a bill introduced in the U.S. Senate that would give greater authority over LNG terminal siting to states. The piece suggests that criticisms of Maryland for NIMBYism are not appropriate because the state has consistently supported the Cove Point LNG terminal located in southern...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Mar 5, 2010 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Spanish Spot LNG Prices Valued Slightly Down (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription required] French Weekly LNG Inputs Rise 47.5% on the Year to 11.5 TBtu (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription required] U.K. Sees Steady LNG Flows, but U.S. Prices Offer Challenge (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription...
Oregon DEQ Hosts Meeting on Bradwood Landing LNG Project
Posted on Mar 5, 2010 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon DEQ Hosts Meeting on Bradwood Landing LNG Project
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) hosted a public meeting this week to hear testimony from local residents and answer questions about the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal. The Daily Astorian reports that approximately 200 people attended the meeting and that at least sixty members of the public offered comments about the project. An official with NorthernStar Natural...
CLNG Says Senate LNG Bill to Repeal Part of EPACT 2005 May Limit States’ Involvement in LNG Siting Process
Posted on Mar 4, 2010 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on CLNG Says Senate LNG Bill to Repeal Part of EPACT 2005 May Limit States’ Involvement in LNG Siting Process
Center for LNG President Bill Cooper told Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] that a bill proposed in the U.S. Senate that would repeal section 311 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005) may actually limit state and local government involvement in the LNG project siting process. According to Cooper, prior to EPACT 2005, the only way state agencies could influence...