MARAD Receives Amended Application for TORP’s Bienville LNG Deepwater Port Project
Posted on Aug 5, 2009 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on MARAD Receives Amended Application for TORP’s Bienville LNG Deepwater Port Project
In today’s Federal Register MARAD acknowledges that it has received from TORP Terminal LP an amended application for the planned Bienville LNG deepwater port. The amended application describes the project’s new “closed-loop” regasification system. The U.S. Coast Guard and MARAD will prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement as part of the review of...
NMFS Responds to FERC’s Request for Consultation in Bradwood Landing LNG Proceeding
Posted on Aug 5, 2009 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on NMFS Responds to FERC’s Request for Consultation in Bradwood Landing LNG Proceeding
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has responded to FERC’s request for formal consultation in the Bradwood Landing LNG project regulatory proceeding, stating “Due to the scope and scale of the project and the amount of information provided for review, 30 days is insufficient time to allow the [NMFS] to make a definitive determination” regarding the findings...
R.I. Official Expresses Concern Over Redacted Portions of Weaver’s Cove LNG Letter of Recommendation
Posted on Aug 5, 2009 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on R.I. Official Expresses Concern Over Redacted Portions of Weaver’s Cove LNG Letter of Recommendation
Rhode Island Rep. Raymond E. Gallison Jr. (D) has expressed concern regarding the redacted portions of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Letter of Recommendation on the suitability of the vessel transit route for the planned Weaver’s Cove LNG project. Read more in the Providence...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Aug 4, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
National Grid Considering Another Expansion of Isle of Grain LNG Terminal (Wall Street Journal) Commissioning Cargo Expected at Adriatic LNG Terminal This Week (Reuters) Gaz System Plans to Double Regasification Capacity of Polskie LNG Terminal...
FERC Okays Construction of Gulf LNG Sendout Pipeline
Posted on Aug 4, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Okays Construction of Gulf LNG Sendout Pipeline
Yesterday FERC approved Gulf LNG Pipeline, LLC’s request to begin construction of a natural gas sendout pipeline associated with the Gulf LNG import project. The Commission’s letter order is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
Industry Consultant: LNG Will Help Plug Natural Gas Supply Gap for Northeast Market During Sable Island Outage
Posted on Aug 4, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Industry Consultant: LNG Will Help Plug Natural Gas Supply Gap for Northeast Market During Sable Island Outage
Energy industry consultant Tom Woods told Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] that he expects LNG imports, particularly from the Canaport LNG import terminal, will help plug the natural gas supply gap in the U.S. Northeast during the planned outage of the Sable Island gas field beginning later this month. Woods believes that existing storage inventories will make up some of the...