Hoegh calls U.S. and U.K. Terminals “Complementary”
Posted on Feb 22, 2008 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Hoegh calls U.S. and U.K. Terminals “Complementary”
In an interview with Platts LNG Daily [subscription required], Ragnar Wisloff, a Hoegh LNG vice president, described Hoegh’s Port Dolphin LNG proposal off Florida’s west coast as “complementary” to its Port Meridian terminal proposed for the East Irish Sea. Wisloff said that since the two terminals will have different peak demand periods (Port Dolphin’s in...
LNG Cargo from Snohvit Arrives at Cove Point Terminal
Posted on Feb 22, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on LNG Cargo from Snohvit Arrives at Cove Point Terminal
Reuters reports that StatoilHydro’s first shipment of LNG to the United States from its Snohvit liquefaction facility arrived at the Cove Point LNG terminal yesterday. The LNG vessel Arctic Discoverer arrived at the Maryland terminal after a 12-day voyage from Northern...
NorthernStar Urges FERC to Continue Review of Bradwood Landing LNG Project
Posted on Feb 22, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on NorthernStar Urges FERC to Continue Review of Bradwood Landing LNG Project
Bradwood Landing LNG developer NorthernStar Natural Gas has requested that FERC continue its review of proposed LNG projects in Oregon. NorthernStar’s request follows a letter to FERC from Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski (D) in which the Governor requested that FERC’s review of LNG projects in Oregon be delayed pending an analysis of the need for and alternatives to LNG...
Oregon Senator Critical of LNG Projects at Town Hall Meeting
Posted on Feb 22, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Oregon Senator Critical of LNG Projects at Town Hall Meeting
Speaking at a town hall meeting in Beaverton, Ore., U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said that he will oppose the proposed LNG regasification projects in his state until the federal government proves that there is a need for natural gas in the region. The Forest Grove News-Times offers additional...
Settlement Proposed in Gas Quality Proceeding
Posted on Feb 22, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Gas Composition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Settlement Proposed in Gas Quality Proceeding
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that Algonquin Gas Transmission, a subsidiary of Spectra Energy, has filed at FERC a proposed settlement agreement in its gas quality proceeding. According to Algonquin, the settlement, which would limit nitrogen in the gas stream to a maximum of 2.75%, has the support of its directly connected customers, as well as “several of the...
Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on Feb 21, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
Powell River Peak (British Columbia, Canada) (questions carbon emissions of the LNG value chain)Powell River Peak (opposed to WestPac LNG proposal)Powell River Peak (questions LNG...