Port Dolphin Responds to County’s Comments
Posted on Apr 13, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Port Dolphin Responds to County’s Comments
Last Friday Port Dolphin Energy LLC filed a response to questions posed by Manatee County, Fla., regarding the company’s proposed LNG deepwater port project. The filing addresses topics ranging from onshore natural gas pipeline siting to measures planned to mitigate onshore environmental impact. Port Dolphin’s response can be found in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
IPAMS Expresses Concern Over Gazprom’s Involvement in Costa Azul LNG Terminal
Posted on Apr 10, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on IPAMS Expresses Concern Over Gazprom’s Involvement in Costa Azul LNG Terminal
The trade group Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States (IPAMS) released a statement yesterday expressing concern regarding Gazprom’s announcement that it has secured regasification capacity at the Energia Costa Azul LNG import terminal. In a statement IPAMS said that Gazprom’s involvement in the North American LNG market could “have devastating effects...
U.S. Coast Guard Determines Waterways “Suitable” for Eight LNG Projects
Posted on Apr 10, 2009 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on U.S. Coast Guard Determines Waterways “Suitable” for Eight LNG Projects
The U.S. Coast Guard announced this morning that it has determined the waterways associated with eight LNG import terminals are suitable for the vessel traffic expected to service those facilities. The relevant terminals are: Calhoun LNG, Point Comfort, Texas; Freeport LNG Phase II, Freeport, Texas; Golden Pass LNG, Sabine Pass, Texas; Port Arthur LNG, Port Arthur, Texas; Creole Trail...
Gazprom Secures Capacity at Energia Costa Azul LNG Terminal
Posted on Apr 9, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Gazprom Secures Capacity at Energia Costa Azul LNG Terminal
Russian gas company Gazprom has purchased a share of Royal Dutch Shell’s regasification capacity at the Energia Costa Azul LNG import terminal on the Pacific coast of Baja California. The deal, worth $5 billion over 20 years, will allow Gazprom to commence shipping LNG supplies from the Sakhalin II liquefaction facility to the United States and other Pacific Basin markets. The...
AES Sparrows Point LNG Delays Required Surveys of Rare Plants and Animals Until Summer
Posted on Apr 8, 2009 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on AES Sparrows Point LNG Delays Required Surveys of Rare Plants and Animals Until Summer
AES Corp. has announced that it will delay required surveys of rare, threatened, and endangered plant and animal species until summer when more animals are active and plants are in bloom. The surveys are required for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) review of the Sparrows Point LNG import terminal project. A spokesperson for AES told the Baltimore Sun that USACE will hold the...
Cove Point LNG Updates Design Information for Pier Reinforcement Project
Posted on Apr 8, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Cove Point LNG Updates Design Information for Pier Reinforcement Project
Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP has filed updated design information regarding the proposed pier reinforcement project with FERC, including a modification to the breasting dolphin pilings and a downward revision to the amount of dredge spoils that will be produced during the project. The filing is available in the Commission’s eLibrary under Docket No....