WGL Seeks Stay in Cove Point LNG Terminal Expansion Proceeding
Posted on Feb 19, 2009 in Gas Composition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on WGL Seeks Stay in Cove Point LNG Terminal Expansion Proceeding
Washington Gas Light Company (WGL) last week filed an emergency motion to stay the effectiveness of FERC’s previous orders authorizing the Cove Point LNG Expansion project, once again expressing concerns regarding the ability of its distribution system to accept regasified LNG. The motion requests in the alternative that the Commission modify its previous orders and limit...
Alaskan Gas Utility Suggests LNG Imports May Be Needed to Meet Customer Demand
Posted on Feb 18, 2009 in Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Alaskan Gas Utility Suggests LNG Imports May Be Needed to Meet Customer Demand
Platts LNG Daily reports that Colleen Starring, senior manager of Enstar Natural Gas, told the Resources Committee for Alaska’s State Senate that as the Cook Inlet natural gas fields mature, LNG imports may be required as early as 2011 to keep pace with regional demand. Starring also noted that Enstar is considering an arrangement with the Kenai LNG liquefaction facility...
Engineering Consultants: Canaport LNG Storage Tanks Compliant with Canadian Regulations
Posted on Feb 18, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Engineering Consultants: Canaport LNG Storage Tanks Compliant with Canadian Regulations
SGS Industrial Services, an engineering consulting firm, announced yesterday that it has examined the three LNG storage tanks constructed at the Canaport LNG terminal and verified that the tanks comply with applicable Canadian regulations. The firm also notes that the Canaport LNG project remains on schedule for start-up this year. Additional details are available via PR...
Oregon AG Requests Stay of Bradwood Landing LNG Project Approval as Other Parties Seek to Appeal Conditional Approval
Posted on Feb 17, 2009 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon AG Requests Stay of Bradwood Landing LNG Project Approval as Other Parties Seek to Appeal Conditional Approval
John Kroger, Attorney General for the State of Oregon, has requested that FERC issue a stay that would prevent the Bradwood Landing LNG import project from moving forward until the State’s appeal of FERC’s conditional approval of the project pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is resolved. The Daily Astorian provides additional details. The Daily...
EA Recommends Determination of “No Significant Impact” for Proposed Expansion of EcoElectrica LNG Terminal
Posted on Feb 16, 2009 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on EA Recommends Determination of “No Significant Impact” for Proposed Expansion of EcoElectrica LNG Terminal
FERC Staff’s Environmental Assessment (EA) analyzing potential effects from the planned expansion of the existing EcoElectrica LNG terminal located in Puerto Rico recommends that the Commission make a finding of “no significant impact” on the environment. FERC also provides a list of recommended conditions for the project in order to ensure minimal environmental...
Ice Delays Execelerate’s Delivery of LNG Cargo Via Northeast Gateway
Posted on Feb 16, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Ice Delays Execelerate’s Delivery of LNG Cargo Via Northeast Gateway
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that an ice formation on Algonquin Gas Transmission’s Hubline natural gas pipeline has slowed injection of regasified LNG imported via Execelerate’s Northeast Gateway Deepwater...