Gulf Landing Surrenders LNG Deepwater Port License
Posted on Jul 1, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Gulf Landing Surrenders LNG Deepwater Port License
MARAD announced in today’s Federal Register that Gulf Landing LLC has surrendered its LNG deepwater port license effective April 30, 2009.
Gulf LNG Submits Annual Review of WSA
Posted on Jul 1, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Gulf LNG Submits Annual Review of WSA
Yesterday Gulf LNG Energy, LLC submitted to FERC its annual review of its Waterway Suitability Assessment (WSA). Gulf LNG states that “the changes to the assessment are limited to items that are administrative in nature, items that reflect the final detailed engineering design of the marine facility structures and items that positively impact the suitability of the waterway for...
LNG Bill Dies in Oregon State House
Posted on Jul 1, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LNG Bill Dies in Oregon State House
The Oregonian reports that the Oregon House of Representatives failed to vote on Senate Bill 977, a bill that would have required companies proposing energy projects located in Oregon, including LNG projects, to reimburse the state for costs associated with the permitting process. The Senate sponsor of the S. 977 suggested that the failure was a political maneuver in response to the...
Southern LNG Seeks Extension of Time for Phase B of Elba Island Terminal Expansion
Posted on Jul 1, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Southern LNG Seeks Extension of Time for Phase B of Elba Island Terminal Expansion
Southern LNG, Inc. and Elba Express Pipeline Company, LLC filed a request for extension of time to place Phase B of their expansion of the existing Elba Island LNG terminal into service. Southern LNG and Elba Express are seeking an extension to December 31, 2015, due to the “delayed [ ] development of a number of LNG production projects.” The request is available in the...
Editorial: Bradwood Landing LNG Project Not a “Small- to Medium-Scale” Development
Posted on Jun 30, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Bradwood Landing LNG Project Not a “Small- to Medium-Scale” Development
An editorial carried by the Daily Astorian criticizes the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners’ classification of the planned Bradwood Landing LNG terminal as a “small- to medium-scale”...
Gazprom No Longer Considering Investment in Rabaska LNG Terminal
Posted on Jun 30, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Gazprom No Longer Considering Investment in Rabaska LNG Terminal
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that Gazprom Chairman Alexei Miller said late last week that his company is no longer contemplating an investment in the Rabaska LNG import terminal. Miller notes that Gazprom remains interested in access to other North American...