FERC Rejects WGL’s Protest in Transco Interconnection Proceeding
Posted on Sep 18, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Gas Composition, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Rejects WGL’s Protest in Transco Interconnection Proceeding
Stating that Washington Gas Light Company’s (WGL) protest of a planned interconnection on Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company’s mainline that will permit delivery of regasified LNG from the Elba Island LNG terminal expansion had “no merit,” FERC reaffirmed its previous determination in the Cove Point LNG terminal expansion proceeding that the potential leaks...
ConocoPhillips Considering a Range of Options for Kenai LNG Facility
Posted on Sep 17, 2009 in Liquefaction, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on ConocoPhillips Considering a Range of Options for Kenai LNG Facility
Dan Clark, manager of Cook Inlet assets for ConocoPhillips, told the Anchorage Daily News that ConocoPhillips is considering a wide range of options for the Kenai LNG facility, including whether to renew its LNG export license in 2011. Other options for the facility include modifying the plant to accept LNG imports or using the facility for gas...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Sep 17, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
France’s Fos Faster Terminal Project Targets 2016 as Earliest Startup (Platts LNG Daily) [subscription required]
Port of Astoria Files Countersuit in Dispute Over Oregon LNG Land Lease
Posted on Sep 17, 2009 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Port of Astoria Files Countersuit in Dispute Over Oregon LNG Land Lease
The Daily Astorian [subscription required] reports that the Port of Astoria has filed a countersuit in the ongoing dispute with Oregon LNG over the land lease for the planned LNG import terminal...
FERC Approves Waiver on Tying, Capacity Release Arrangements Between Statoil and Sonatrach at Cove Point LNG
Posted on Sep 16, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Approves Waiver on Tying, Capacity Release Arrangements Between Statoil and Sonatrach at Cove Point LNG
Yesterday FERC granted a waiver of its prohibition on tying and certain capacity release requirements sought by Statoil Natural Gas LLC and Sonatrach. The parties sought the waiver to allow a release to Sonatrach of Statoil’s open access transportation capacity on the Cove Point sendout pipeline to be tied or linked to a purchase and sale agreement whereby Sonatrach...
FERC to Prepare EA for NGL Extraction Facility at Freeport LNG
Posted on Sep 16, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC to Prepare EA for NGL Extraction Facility at Freeport LNG
FERC announced yesterday that it will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) for the natural gas liquids (NGL) extraction train installation planned at the Freeport LNG terminal. Comments on the scope of the EA are due to FERC by October 15, 2009. Find FERC’s notice in the eLibrary under Docket No....