Gazprom Official Says Company Offered Role in BlueOcean Offshore LNG Project
Posted on Jun 12, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Gazprom Official Says Company Offered Role in BlueOcean Offshore LNG Project
Russian news agency Itar-Tass (carried via Reuters) reports that Gazprom’s Deputy Chief Executive Alexander Medvedev said that his company has been offered a role in the BlueOcean offshore LNG project currently being developed by...
MapleLNG Project Approved by Provincial Utility Board
Posted on Jun 12, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on MapleLNG Project Approved by Provincial Utility Board
The Telegraph-Journal (New Brunswick) reports that the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board has approved the MapleLNG project. In its announcement of the Board’s decision, MapleLNG noted that additional approvals from other regulatory bodies could be issued over the next few...
Oregon LNG Submits Waterway Suitability Assessment to U.S. Coast Guard
Posted on Jun 12, 2008 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Oregon LNG Submits Waterway Suitability Assessment to U.S. Coast Guard
Oregon LNG announced yesterday that it has submitted its Waterway Suitability Assessment (WSA) to the U.S. Coast Guard. According to the company’s press release (carried via Business Wire), Oregon LNG CEO Peter Hansen said that the “WSA shows that tankers can safely navigate the Columbia River Bar to serve our facility” and went on to note that the assessment “also...
Enbridge Official: Gazprom’s Involvement in Rabaska LNG Project Creates “Strong Momentum”
Posted on Jun 11, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Enbridge Official: Gazprom’s Involvement in Rabaska LNG Project Creates “Strong Momentum”
An Enbridge Inc. official told the Journal of Commerce (Canada) that Gazprom’s involvement in the proposed Rabaska LNG import terminal project creates “strong momentum” for moving the project forward. A spokesperson for Rabaska LNG noted that construction is planned to begin in 2010 and commercial operations should commence in...
NATS Revises Downward Its Expected U.S. LNG Throughput for 2008
Posted on Jun 11, 2008 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on NATS Revises Downward Its Expected U.S. LNG Throughput for 2008
This morning NATS released a downward revision of its LNG throughput estimate for the United States in 2008. NATS predicts that between 340 and 382 Bcf of regasified natural gas will be injected into the national gas grid in 2008, compared with an earlier estimate of 425 Bcf. NATS publisher Zach Allen notes that although access to LNG import capacity will nearly triple in 2008, U.S....
Chatham County Seeking Back Taxes from Southern LNG, BG LNG Services
Posted on Jun 10, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Chatham County Seeking Back Taxes from Southern LNG, BG LNG Services
The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, Fla.) offers details on an ongoing dispute over back taxes stemming from LNG imported via the Elba Island LNG regasification terminal by BG LNG Services. Chatham County (Ga.) is claiming that back taxes are owed, while Southern LNG and BG argue they were...