NATS: U.S. LNG Imports for March 2008 Less Than One-Third of Last Year’s Total
Posted on Apr 1, 2008 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on NATS: U.S. LNG Imports for March 2008 Less Than One-Third of Last Year’s Total
Citing preliminary regasification and sendout totals, NATS reports that U.S. LNG imports for March 2008 totaled 24.2 Bcf. This figure is slightly lower than February’s import total and less than one-third of March 2007’s imports. NATS predicts a similarly low import total for April 2008. [Subscription...
Oregon Emergency Responders Tour Cove Point, Lake Charles LNG Terminals
Posted on Apr 1, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Oregon Emergency Responders Tour Cove Point, Lake Charles LNG Terminals
According to KCBY News, the Emergency Response Management Team from Coos County, Ore., toured the LNG terminals at Cove Point, Md., and Lake Charles, La., in early March to learn about the facilities’ emergency response capabilities and mutual aid agreements with nearby communities. The Jordan Cove LNG terminal is proposed for the Coos Bay...
FERC Grants Extension to Corpus Christi LNG
Posted on Mar 31, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Grants Extension to Corpus Christi LNG
FERC granted an extension Friday to Corpus Christi LNG for construction and operation of its terminal and pipeline facilities. Cheniere Energy subsidiary Corpus Christi LNG LP cited LNG market conditions, including delays of liquefaction projects around the world, in its application for the extension of time. The letter granting the extension is available in the FERC eLibrary under...
Opponents Remain Concerned Despite Modification to Weaver’s Cove LNG Proposal
Posted on Mar 31, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Opponents Remain Concerned Despite Modification to Weaver’s Cove LNG Proposal
Following last week’s announcement that Weaver’s Cove LNG is seeking to modify its LNG project proposal, the Boston Globe reports that opponents to the project continue to have public safety concerns. As proposed, the modified project would feature an offloading berth in Mount Hope Bay and a 4-mile pipeline that would transport the natural gas in liquid form up the Taunton...
Opponents to Jordan Cove LNG Project File Brief with LUBA
Posted on Mar 31, 2008 in Environmental, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Opponents to Jordan Cove LNG Project File Brief with LUBA
The Southern Oregon Pipeline Information Project filed a brief in support of its appeal to the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) of Jordan Cove LNG’s land-use application. The land-use application submitted by Jordan Cove LNG was approved in December 2007 by the Coos County Commissioners. According to the Coos Bay World (Ore.), the brief argues that the county did not give enough...
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Delaware’s Authority to Deny Permit for Crown Landing LNG
Posted on Mar 31, 2008 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Delaware’s Authority to Deny Permit for Crown Landing LNG
The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that Delaware can regulate structures of an “extraordinary character” extending from New Jersey’s shore into Delaware’s territory under the terms of a 1905 compact between the two states. In affirming the findings of the Court-appointed special master, the Court upheld Delaware’s authority to refuse a permit to Crown...