FERC Approves Jordan Cove, Re-Affirms AES Sparrows Point LNG Projects
Posted on Dec 17, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Approves Jordan Cove, Re-Affirms AES Sparrows Point LNG Projects
FERC announced this morning that the Commission approved the Jordan Cove LNG import project and re-affirmed its previous authorization of the AES Sparrows Point LNG project. The votes on each project were 3-1, with Commission Chairman Jon Wellinghoff dissenting in both...
Freeport LNG Revises Emergency Response Plan
Posted on Dec 17, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Freeport LNG Revises Emergency Response Plan
Freeport LNG Development, L.P. filed two revised pages for its Emergency Response Plan, available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No. CP03-75.
Weaver’s Cove Responds to Rhode Island Agency’s Objections
Posted on Dec 17, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove Responds to Rhode Island Agency’s Objections
Weaver’s Cove Energy, LLC filed a response to an objection submitted by the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) to the developer’s request that the Commission declare Condition 24 of the order approving the Weaver’s Cove LNG project satisfied. In its answer, Weaver’s Cove argues that Condition 24, requiring the developer to secure...
LNG Vessel Safely in Port Following Grounding Offshore Puerto Rico
Posted on Dec 16, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on LNG Vessel Safely in Port Following Grounding Offshore Puerto Rico
The Associated Press (via Business Week) reports that the LNG vessel Matthew ran aground near Guayanilla off the southern coast of Puerto Rico. A spokesperson for the U.S. Coast Guard reports that the ship is now in port and no environmental damage was reported as a result of the...
New Jersey Governor-Elect Remains Opposed to Safe Harbor Energy LNG Deepwater Port Proposal
Posted on Dec 16, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on New Jersey Governor-Elect Remains Opposed to Safe Harbor Energy LNG Deepwater Port Proposal
A spokesperson for New Jersey Governor-elect Chris Christie (R) told the Queens Courier that the governor-elect remains opposed to the Safe Harbor Energy LNG deepwater port proposal off the coasts of New Jersey and New York due to concerns regarding the project’s impacts on the state’s coastal...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Dec 15, 2009 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Thirteen Firms Interested in Supplying LNG to Cyprus (Reuters)