European LNG Headlines
Posted on Oct 28, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
GDF Suez’s Fos Cavaou LNG Terminal to Commence Operations in Q1 2010 (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription required]
FERC Approves Design Changes for Storage Tanks at Gulf LNG Terminal
Posted on Oct 28, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Approves Design Changes for Storage Tanks at Gulf LNG Terminal
Yesterday FERC approved a number of design changes to the storage tanks at the Gulf LNG import terminal in Pascagoula, Miss. FERC’s letter order is available in the eLibrary under Docket No....
Qatari LNG En Route to Sabine Pass LNG Terminal
Posted on Oct 28, 2009 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Qatari LNG En Route to Sabine Pass LNG Terminal
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that a Q-Flex class LNG vessel, the Muraq, is en route to the Sabine Pass LNG terminal and is expected to arrive on November 3, 2009. Separately, LNG Intelligence [subscription required] reports that Abdullah bin Hamed Al Attiyah, Qatar’s oil minister, said that he expects Qatar to divert LNG cargos from U.S. destinations to China...
First Circuit Affirms Lower Court’s Decision Presuming State Concurrence Under CZMA for Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Oct 27, 2009 in Environmental, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on First Circuit Affirms Lower Court’s Decision Presuming State Concurrence Under CZMA for Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has affirmed a previous decision by a federal district court that interpreted the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) to resolve a dispute between the Weaver’s Cove LNG import project and the Rhode Island Coastal Management Council (RICMC). To date, RICMC had not acted on the application to dredge in state waters submitted by...
Port Dolphin: MARAD Signs ROD in Deepwater Port Proceeding
Posted on Oct 27, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Port Dolphin: MARAD Signs ROD in Deepwater Port Proceeding
Port Dolphin Energy, LLC, announced earlier today that the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has signed a record of decision (ROD) in the company’s LNG deepwater port application proceeding, signaling the conclusion of the environmental review of the project. The Bradenton Herald provides additional...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Oct 26, 2009 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Qatargas Announces Launch of South Hook Gas (Energy Central Professional) [subscription required]