Freeport LNG Seeks Clarification on Facility Noise Survey
Posted on Sep 28, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Freeport LNG Seeks Clarification on Facility Noise Survey
On Friday Freeport LNG Development, L.P. informed FERC that it has not yet completed the required noise survey of its regasification facility because the LNG delivered to the terminal recently has been stored for possible re-export and has not been regasified. Freeport LNG states that its understanding of FERC’s noise survey condition is that the noise survey will take place when...
Massachusetts, City of Fall River Request Rehearing in Weaver’s Cove LNG Proceeding
Posted on Sep 28, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Massachusetts, City of Fall River Request Rehearing in Weaver’s Cove LNG Proceeding
Late last week the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the City of Fall River, and Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley jointly filed a request for rehearing of FERC’s determination that Weaver’s Cove Energy has met the requirements specified in Condition 40 of the Commission’s 2005 conditional order approving the project. The request is available in the FERC eLibrary...
New Brunswick Premier Reiterates Province’s Opposition to LNG Terminals in Passamaquoddy Bay
Posted on Sep 28, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on New Brunswick Premier Reiterates Province’s Opposition to LNG Terminals in Passamaquoddy Bay
New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham reiterates his government’s opposition to LNG projects sited in Passamaquoddy Bay in an op-ed published by the Telegraph-Journal. In the op-ed, the Premier affirms his “sovereign and legal duty to ensure that the interests and concerns of our residents are taken into account and defended by all appropriate means as these [LNG] projects...
Repsol CEO Expects Canaport LNG to “Create a Lot of Value” Despite Current Market Conditions
Posted on Sep 28, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Repsol CEO Expects Canaport LNG to “Create a Lot of Value” Despite Current Market Conditions
Speaking to Platts LNG Daily [subscription required], Repsol YPF CEO Antonio Brufau said that although natural gas market conditions in North America are not favorable at present, he expects the Canaport LNG import terminal to play a key role in Repsol’s global portfolio of...
Bradwood Landing LNG Opponents, Supporters Rally in Oregon
Posted on Sep 25, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Bradwood Landing LNG Opponents, Supporters Rally in Oregon
Yesterday opponents and supporters of the planned Bradwood Landing LNG import terminal rallied in downtown Astoria, Ore., to voice their opinions before a meeting by the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners to address zoning issues. The Daily Astorian offers further...
Canaport LNG Hosts Formal Commissioning Ceremony
Posted on Sep 25, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Canaport LNG Hosts Formal Commissioning Ceremony
Yesterday Canaport LNG held its formal commissioning ceremony at the import terminal site in St. John, New Brunswick. CBC News reports that approximately 400 people attended the...