Cheniere Marketing Inc. Seeks Authorization to Export LNG
Posted on Aug 21, 2008 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Cheniere Marketing Inc. Seeks Authorization to Export LNG
On August 15, 2008, Cheniere Marketing Inc. filed an “Application for Blanket Authorization to Export Imported Natural Gas” with the Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy. According to the application, Cheniere is seeking authorization to export up to 64 Bcf of LNG for a two-year period from its Sabine Pass LNG...
Moody’s Lowers Credit Ratings on Cheniere
Posted on Aug 21, 2008 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Moody’s Lowers Credit Ratings on Cheniere
Moody’s credit rating agency announced this week that it has placed a negative B2 rating on Cheniere Energy’s senior secured notes related to the Sabine Pass LNG terminal. Read more in the Houston Business...
Op-Ed Supports Sparrows Point LNG Project but at Different Site
Posted on Aug 21, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed Supports Sparrows Point LNG Project but at Different Site
An op-ed carried by the Baltimore Sun argues that the proposed Sparrows Point LNG regasification terminal should not be constructed at its current proposed site, but rather moved to a site further from residential...
Connecticut Attorney General Files Brief Opposing Broadwater Energy
Posted on Aug 20, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Connecticut Attorney General Files Brief Opposing Broadwater Energy
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced late last week that his office has filed a brief with the U.S. Department of Commerce formally opposing Broadwater Energy’s appeal of New York State’s decision to oppose the project. Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] offers additional...
Opponents of Bradwood Landing LNG Proposal Seek State Investigation of Polling Practices
Posted on Aug 20, 2008 in Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Opponents of Bradwood Landing LNG Proposal Seek State Investigation of Polling Practices
As a referendum approaches on the Clatsop County (Ore.) Board of Commissioners’ decision to allow the construction of natural gas pipelines on land designated as open space, parks, or recreational, The Oregonian reports that opponents of the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG terminal have requested that Oregon’s secretary of state investigate what project opponents describe as...
Oregon State Senator Claims LNG Storage Tanks Enter Protected Airspace
Posted on Aug 20, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon State Senator Claims LNG Storage Tanks Enter Protected Airspace
Oregon State Sen. Betsy Johnson told the Daily Astorian [subscription required] that she believes that the storage tanks designed for the proposed Oregon LNG regasification terminal project intrude upon protected airspace surrounding the airport in Warrenton, Ore. Oregon LNG chief executive Peter Hansen said his company submitted an application to the Federal Aviation Administration to...