Local Opposition Group Plans Public Campaign Against Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Nov 30, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Opposition Group Plans Public Campaign Against Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
LNG opposition group Save The Bay has announced a public campaign against the planned Weaver’s Cove LNG project. The Providence Journal reports that the $12,000 campaign will include radio, newspaper, and billboard...
Qatari LNG Tanker Expected to Arrive at Canaport LNG Terminal This Week
Posted on Nov 30, 2009 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Qatari LNG Tanker Expected to Arrive at Canaport LNG Terminal This Week
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that the LNG carrier Masaimeer is expected to deliver an LNG cargo from Qatar to the Canaport LNG terminal this week. Several industry analysts told Platts that this development may contribute to continuing weakness in North American natural gas...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Nov 25, 2009 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
GE Oil & Gas Installs Gravity-Based Structure for Adriatic LNG (Forbes) Adriatic LNG Announces that Spot Allocation Tender Received No Bids for Access (Adriatic LNG) Cyprus Launches Tender for Term LNG Supplies (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription required] FSRU Conversion for OLT LNG Project to be Completed by Mid-2010 (Al...
Three-Nation Alliance Submits Consultant’s Report Challenging Downeast LNG’s Revised Purpose and Need Statement
Posted on Nov 25, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Three-Nation Alliance Submits Consultant’s Report Challenging Downeast LNG’s Revised Purpose and Need Statement
Yesterday, the Three-Nation Alliance submitted a motion to FERC requesting that the Commission reject Downeast LNG’s August 21, 2009, Revised Purpose and Need Statement. The Alliance specifically challenged the fact that Downeast filed a revised purpose and need statement for the project more than one month after the public comment period on the Draft EIS closed. In support of...
Weaver’s Cove Energy Responds to Comments of Massachusetts State Agency
Posted on Nov 25, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove Energy Responds to Comments of Massachusetts State Agency
Weaver’s Cove Energy filed comments with FERC yesterday criticizing the actions of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA). Specifically, Weaver’s Cove alleges that EOEEA ignored portions of the record that includes alternatives analysis and that “EOEEA’s attempt to inject itself into the Commission’s NEPA review...
Downeast LNG Responds to FERC’s Information Request
Posted on Nov 24, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Downeast LNG Responds to FERC’s Information Request
Downeast LNG submitted a response to FERC’s request for information regarding the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline (M&NE). FERC requested Downeast LNG’s plans for delivering imported gas to market should M&NE decide not to expand its system to accommodate the proposed terminal. Downeast LNG responded that LNG importers could rely on interruptible capacity,...