FERC Rejects WGL Protest Regarding Impacts of Regasified LNG in Transco/Elba Express Proceeding
Posted on Feb 18, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Gas Composition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Rejects WGL Protest Regarding Impacts of Regasified LNG in Transco/Elba Express Proceeding
FERC issued an order today rejecting Washington Gas Light’s rehearing request regarding FERC’s prior approval of a new interconnection between Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line and Elba Express, a new sendout pipeline from the Elba Island LNG terminal. Finding that WGL’s concerns regarding regasified LNG from Elba Island reaching its system in significant concentrations...
NMFS Dismisses Its Petition for Court Review of FERC’s Bradwood LNG Decision
Posted on Feb 18, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on NMFS Dismisses Its Petition for Court Review of FERC’s Bradwood LNG Decision
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has voluntarily dismissed its petition for review filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit of FERC’s approval of the Bradwood Landing LNG project. The motion to dismiss is available in the PACER system under Docket No. 09-70770 and the Seattle Post Intelligencer provides further...
Town Administrator Seeks to Coordinate Opposition to Weaver’s Cove LNG Project with U.S. Senator, Other Officials
Posted on Feb 18, 2010 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Town Administrator Seeks to Coordinate Opposition to Weaver’s Cove LNG Project with U.S. Senator, Other Officials
The Jamestown Press reports that Bruce Keiser, town administrator for Jamestown, R.I., said this week that he has requested a meeting with U.S. Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), as well as other state and local officials, to discuss strategies for opposing the Weaver’s Cove LNG import facility. Separately, the town council of Burrillville, R.I., voted to adopt two resolutions previously...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Feb 17, 2010 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Gazprom, Partners May Shift Shtokman LNG to United Kingdom, Italy, France (Business Week) RasGas Unloads First Q-Flex LNG Cargo in Belgium (The Peninsula)
LNG Project Opponents Say FERC Acting Inconsistently on Maine LNG Project Applications
Posted on Feb 17, 2010 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on LNG Project Opponents Say FERC Acting Inconsistently on Maine LNG Project Applications
In supplemental comments filed with FERC this week, Nulankeyutomonen Nkihtahkomikumon, Save Passamaquoddy Bay-Canada, and Save Passamaquoddy Bay-U.S. suggest that the Commission is not evaluating the circumstances surrounding the Downeast and Calais LNG proposals in the same manner. Specifically, the comments argue that FERC’s Draft EIS prepared for the Downeast LNG project did...
Delivery of LNG Cargo to Altamira Terminal Expected This Week
Posted on Feb 16, 2010 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Delivery of LNG Cargo to Altamira Terminal Expected This Week
Petroleum World reports that an LNG cargo sourced from Nigeria is expected to arrived at the Altamira LNG regasification terminal this week.