U.S. Coast Guard Issues Letter of Recommendation for Weaver’s Cove LNG
Posted on Jul 31, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on U.S. Coast Guard Issues Letter of Recommendation for Weaver’s Cove LNG
Yesterday the U.S. Coast Guard issued a Letter of Recommendation (LOR) on the suitability of Narragansett Bay and Mt. Hope Bay for LNG vessel traffic associated with the planned Weaver’s Cove LNG import terminal. The LOR states that the relevant portions of the waterways may be considered “suitable for the type and frequency of LNG marine traffic associated with [the]...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Jul 30, 2009 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Waterborne Predicts European LNG Imports to Hit Record Levels in July and August (Business Wire) Long Maintenance to Cut Capacity at Italy’s Panigaglia Terminal Starting October 1 (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription...
FERC Authorizes Commencement of Services at Cameron LNG
Posted on Jul 30, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Authorizes Commencement of Services at Cameron LNG
Yesterday FERC granted Cameron LNG, LLC’s request to commence services at its LNG import terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. The authorization is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
Sabine Pass Expected to Receive First LNG vessel from Train 6 of RasGas III
Posted on Jul 29, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Sabine Pass Expected to Receive First LNG vessel from Train 6 of RasGas III
Dow Jones Factiva [subscription required] reports that the first LNG vessel from the train No.6 of RasGas III is scheduled to sail on August 2. The vessel is expected to be bound for Sabine Pass LNG Terminal where US Chevron Corporation holds capacity rights. Last month Chevron indicated its intention to implement the short-term LNG supply contract with RasGas to receive LNG at Sabine...
Sempra’s LNG Terminal Adds to US Supply
Posted on Jul 29, 2009 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Sempra’s LNG Terminal Adds to US Supply
Industry analysts comment on the impact of the startup of Sempra’s LNG terminal in Cameron, Louisiana, on the gas supply and gas prices in the United States. Since its commissioning in June, the terminal at Cameron has sent around 550,000 Mcf/d into the U.S. market. The effect of this added supply on prices has been softened by global supply outages and increased demand overseas....
Technical Conference Requested by Trunkline LNG Over Cost and Revenue Study
Posted on Jul 29, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Technical Conference Requested by Trunkline LNG Over Cost and Revenue Study
Trunkline LNG yesterday filed a request with FERC suggesting to convene a technical conference to explore all issues related to the objection by BG LNG Services, the sole user of Trunkline LNG terminal, to the cost and revenue study submitted by Trunkline LNG to FERC. The request is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....