European LNG Headlines
Posted on Dec 30, 2009 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Total Has UK LNG Import Buying Options (New York Times) Italy’s Adriatic LNG Approves Six Qatari Ships for Offloading (Platts LNG Daily)
FERC Staff Concludes AES Sparrows Point LNG Project Conforms with Maryland’s Air Quality Regulations
Posted on Dec 30, 2009 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Staff Concludes AES Sparrows Point LNG Project Conforms with Maryland’s Air Quality Regulations
FERC’s staff issued a Final General Conformity Determination concluding that the planned construction and operations of the AES Sparrows Point LNG project conforms to the regulations in Maryland’s implementation plan for the air standards mandated by the federal Clean Air Act. The determination is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
Calais LNG Files Application with FERC
Posted on Dec 29, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Calais LNG Files Application with FERC
This month Calais LNG reportedly filed an application to construct and operate an LNG import terminal near Calais, Maine. Although the application for the LNG terminal is not yet available from FERC, an application to construct and operate the natural gas pipeline associated with the Calais LNG project is available in the eLibrary under Docket No. CP10-31. Platts LNG Daily...
AES Evaluating Options in Wake of Fourth Circuit’s Decision
Posted on Dec 28, 2009 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on AES Evaluating Options in Wake of Fourth Circuit’s Decision
Following a decision issued last week by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upholding a denial of a water quality certification by the State of Maryland, a spokesperson for AES said that the company was “considering several options” for its Sparrows Point LNG project, including seeking rehearing of the court’s decision. Read more in Platts LNG Daily...
NATS: Three Q-Class LNG Vessels Steaming Towards North American Destinations
Posted on Dec 28, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on NATS: Three Q-Class LNG Vessels Steaming Towards North American Destinations
NATS [subscription required] reported last week that three Q-class LNG vessels are expected to arrive at North American destinations in the next few weeks. The Q-max class vessel Umm Slal is expected to arrive at the Sabine Pass LNG facility around December 31, 2009. A Q-flex class vessel, the Al Ghariya, is steaming towards the Canaport LNG import terminal with an expected arrival of...
Fourth Circuit Denies Sparrows Point LNG’s Petition for Review of Maryland’s Decision on Water Permit
Posted on Dec 23, 2009 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Fourth Circuit Denies Sparrows Point LNG’s Petition for Review of Maryland’s Decision on Water Permit
Yesterday a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit unanimously denied the appeal filed by AES Sparrows Point LNG, LLC and Mid-Atlantic Express, LLC. The two companies had petitioned the court to review a decision by the Maryland Department of the Environment to deny a water quality certification for the dredging operations planned as part of the...