TORP Expects to Re-File LNG Deepwater Port Application This Month
Posted on Jun 5, 2009 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on TORP Expects to Re-File LNG Deepwater Port Application This Month
The Mobile Press-Register reports that TORP is planning to re-file an application to construct an LNG deepwater port offshore Alabama. The project’s design has been significantly modified from TORP’s previous application, which featured an open-loop regasification system, and will now use a closed-loop design to address potential environmental...
Cheniere Hopes for DOE Approval of LNG Exports Soon
Posted on Jun 4, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Cheniere Hopes for DOE Approval of LNG Exports Soon
Speaking to Reuters, Cheniere Energy CEO Charif Souki said that he hopes the U.S. Department of Energy will issue the license permitting the company to export foreign-sourced LNG via the Sabine Pass LNG terminal. Last week, FERC authorized the modifications necessary at the facility to export such LNG. Souki notes that the ability to import LNG, store it, and then export it to higher...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Jun 4, 2009 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
4Gas delays Liongas terminal one year to 2013; project wins court ruling (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription required] Europe may soon become dominant LNG price indicator: APX Group (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription...
FERC Seeks Additional Data in Review of Weaver’s Cove LNG Offshore Berthing Proposal
Posted on Jun 3, 2009 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Seeks Additional Data in Review of Weaver’s Cove LNG Offshore Berthing Proposal
Yesterday FERC issued a request for additional geological, air quality, and cultural resource data associated with the Weaver’s Cove LNG offshore unloading proposal. A response is due within 14 days. Find the request in the eLibrary under Docket No....
Chairman Wellinghoff Responds to New York State’s Concerns with Broadwater LNG Project
Posted on Jun 2, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Chairman Wellinghoff Responds to New York State’s Concerns with Broadwater LNG Project
FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff responded last week to the New York State Department of State’s (NYSDOS) request that FERC vacate its authorization of the Broadwater LNG import proposal. Specifically, Chairman Wellinghoff reiterated that the Commission “will not authorize construction of the Broadwater Project in New York State waters unless, after the appeals process has run...
FERC Approves LNG Export Proposal for Sabine Pass LNG
Posted on Jun 2, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Approves LNG Export Proposal for Sabine Pass LNG
Late last week FERC approved Sabine Pass LNG’s application to export LNG previously imported to the terminal, allowing the terminal to provide storage and trans-shipment services to customers that may seek a better LNG market overseas. FERC’s authorization is in the eLibrary under Docket No....