Editorial: Lease Terms Indicate Oregon LNG Should Stop Pursuing LNG Export Plan
Posted on Jan 13, 2012 in LNG Exports, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Lease Terms Indicate Oregon LNG Should Stop Pursuing LNG Export Plan
An editorial carried in the Daily Astorian argues that Oregon LNG should cancel its LNG project in the face of new challenges. The piece notes that the Oregon Department of State Lands recently informed project developers that the lease for the Oregon LNG terminal site permits only LNG imports, not exports, preventing the company from shifting its project from LNG regasification to...
Repsol Executive Not Concerned with Challenging Market Facing Canaport LNG Project
Posted on Jan 13, 2012 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Repsol Executive Not Concerned with Challenging Market Facing Canaport LNG Project
Despite a challenging natural gas market in the U.S. Northeast, Phil Ribbeck, president of Repsol North American, said that he is not worried about current market challenges facing the Canaport LNG terminal. He told CBC News that he does not believe that shale gas in North America will eliminate the need for LNG imports via the Canaport LNG...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Jan 12, 2012 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Iberdrola Unloads Its First LNG Cargo at Bilbao Regasification Terminal in Spain (Energy Business Review)
FERC Allows Excelerate Energy to Use Agency’s Pre-Filing Process for Aguirre GasPort Project
Posted on Jan 12, 2012 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Allows Excelerate Energy to Use Agency’s Pre-Filing Process for Aguirre GasPort Project
Yesterday FERC approved Excelerate Energy’s request to use the Commission’s pre-filing process for the planned Aguirre GasPort LNG import project. FERC’s decision is available in the eLibrary under Docket No....
Downeast LNG Developer Highlights Project’s Potential Benefits
Posted on Jan 10, 2012 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Downeast LNG Developer Highlights Project’s Potential Benefits
Dean Girdis, CEO and president of Downeast LNG, submitted an op-ed to the Bangor Daily News that argues the proposed LNG import and regasification project will provide significant economic benefits to the region surrounding the project...
Crown Landing Cancels Proposed LNG Import and Regasification Project
Posted on Jan 9, 2012 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Crown Landing Cancels Proposed LNG Import and Regasification Project
Crown Landing LLC has surrendered its LNG import and regasification authorization issued by FERC. In its letter to the Commission, available in the eLibrary under Docket No. CP04-411, Crown Landing noted that increased production from North American gas shale plays and growing demand for natural gas around the world have combined to “make it unlikely that the company can secure...