Freeport LNG Submits Engineering Information to FERC
Posted on Oct 7, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Freeport LNG Submits Engineering Information to FERC
Freeport LNG submitted additional information regarding its planned boil-off gas recapture and truck delivery systems yesterday. Freeport LNG’s submittal is available in the eLibrary under Docket No....
Weaver’s Cove Responds to City of Fall River’s Letter to PHMSA
Posted on Oct 7, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove Responds to City of Fall River’s Letter to PHMSA
Earlier this week Weaver’s Cove Energy LLC submitted a letter to the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) in response to a letter filed with the agency by the City of Fall River, Mass. Weaver’s Cove Energy argues that although not required by federal regulations its LNG terminal and associated pipeline as designed conform with appropriate...
Louisiana Governor’s Office Meets with Ports to Discuss Dispute Over Cameron LNG Terminal Site
Posted on Oct 6, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Louisiana Governor’s Office Meets with Ports to Discuss Dispute Over Cameron LNG Terminal Site
KPLC TV reports that members of Gov. Bobby Jindal’s (R-La.) executive council met with representatives of the Lake Charles Port Board last week to discuss the ongoing land dispute between the Lake Charles Port and the Port of West Cameron related to ownership of the Cameron LNG terminal site. The piece reports that a similar meeting between the Governor’s executive council...
Bangor Daily News: Premier Graham’s concerns regarding LNG “not without foundation”
Posted on Oct 5, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Bangor Daily News: Premier Graham’s concerns regarding LNG “not without foundation”
An editorial carried by the Bangor Daily News recognizes that New Brunswick “Premier Graham’s concerns about the safety from LNG tankers … are not without foundation” and expresses concern over Maine Governor Baldacci’s approach to LNG siting. The paper notes that Maine’s next governor should work to “identify[] sites where LNG or some...
Disagreement Over LNG Vessels in Head Harbour Passage Examined
Posted on Oct 5, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Disagreement Over LNG Vessels in Head Harbour Passage Examined
An analysis carried by Mainebiz examines the ongoing disagreement between Canadian and Maine officials regarding LNG vessel traffic in Head Harbour Passage. The piece notes that the relationship between New Brunswick and Maine is strong despite this disagreement and that both sides hope to work with the other to develop the...
Jordan Cove LNG Project Manager Says No Plans to Convert Proposal to LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Oct 5, 2009 in Liquefaction, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Jordan Cove LNG Project Manager Says No Plans to Convert Proposal to LNG Export Terminal
Speaking to the San Francisco Chronicle, Jordan Cove LNG Project Manager Bob Braddock said that the company does not have any plans to revamp the terminal to be an LNG export facility. Braddock noted that such a change would require a complete redesign of the terminal and reappl ication for state and federal permits, and that such a change would not make economic...