Developers File Application for Palomar Gas Pipeline with FERC
Posted on Dec 12, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Developers File Application for Palomar Gas Pipeline with FERC
Palomar Gas Transmission L.L.C., a joint venture of Northwest Natural Gas Co. and TransCanada Corp., filed an application with FERC to construct and operate a 217-mile gas pipeline connecting the Bradwood Landing LNG import terminal to existing pipeline infrastructure. The Oregonian provides details and the application will be available in the FERC eLibrary...
Dominion Requests to Place Cove Point Expansion Facilities In Service
Posted on Dec 12, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Dominion Requests to Place Cove Point Expansion Facilities In Service
In a letter dated December 10, 2008, Dominion Cove Point LNG, L.P., requests authorization from FERC to commence service of the Cove Point Expansion facilities. Dominion’s request is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
Siemens Purchases Stake in TORP Terminal, L.P.
Posted on Dec 11, 2008 in Financing, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Siemens Purchases Stake in TORP Terminal, L.P.
Reuters reports that a U.S. unit of Siemens Financial Services has purchased a 30% equity position in TORP Terminal, L.P., the developer of the Bienville LNG deepwater port.
FERC Determines Pre-Filing Not Required for Freeport LNG Boil-Off Gas Recovery, LNG Truck Delivery Proposal
Posted on Dec 10, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Determines Pre-Filing Not Required for Freeport LNG Boil-Off Gas Recovery, LNG Truck Delivery Proposal
FERC has determined that Freeport LNG Development, L.P., is not required to follow FERC pre-filing procedures for its proposal to install liquefaction equipment to recover boil-off gas from its storage tanks and to add unloading facilities for accepting trucked deliveries of domestic LNG. Freeport LNG’s proposal, submitted to FERC on November 12, 2008, states that such measures...
Think Tank Examines Russia’s Ambitions in the U.S. LNG Market
Posted on Dec 9, 2008 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Think Tank Examines Russia’s Ambitions in the U.S. LNG Market
The Jamestown Foundation, a Washington, D.C., think tank, offers an analysis of Russia’s plan to develop a substantial position in the U.S. LNG market. The Foundation’s piece focuses on the efforts of Russia’s national gas company, Gazprom, to develop the Shtokman field in the Barents Sea and potentially export gas from Shtokman to the United States as LNG. Details also are...
DC District Court Affirms MARAD’s Designation of New Jersey as “Adjacent Coastal State” in Safe Harbor Energy Proceeding
Posted on Dec 8, 2008 in Litigation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on DC District Court Affirms MARAD’s Designation of New Jersey as “Adjacent Coastal State” in Safe Harbor Energy Proceeding
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia today issued a memorandum opinion and order upholding the Maritime Administration’s (MARAD’s) designation of New Jersey as an adjacent coastal state in the Safe Harbor Energy deepwater port licensing proceeding. Under the Deepwater Port Act, governors of adjacent coastal states have the authority to veto proposed...