Britain’s Duke of York Tours Lake Charles LNG Facilities
Posted on Feb 7, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Britain’s Duke of York Tours Lake Charles LNG Facilities
Prince Andrew, now known as the Duke of York and serving as the United Kingdom’s representative for international business and trade, toured the Lake Charles LNG regasification terminal yesterday. BG Group coordinated the visit. The British firm is responsible for over 50% of LNG imports to the United States and holds 100% of the import capacity at Lake Charles LNG. KPLC News...
Coalition Questions Need for LNG in California
Posted on Feb 7, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Coalition Questions Need for LNG in California
Ratepayers for Affordable Clean Energy and other environmental groups filed comments with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) questioning the need for LNG imports to California. RACE asserted that LNG imports to the state are unnecessary due to plentiful U.S. domestic natural gas supplies and relatively static demand. The group also noted that the greenhouse gas...
Opponents of Proposed Oregon LNG Terminals Hold Rally
Posted on Feb 7, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Opponents of Proposed Oregon LNG Terminals Hold Rally
The Oregonian reports that opponents of the three LNG projects proposed for Oregon held a rally yesterday in Salem, Ore., to publicly oppose the terminals, which include Jordan Cove LNG, Bradwood Landing LNG, and Oregon LNG. In addition to local residents, two candidates for U.S. Senate also attended the...
Start-Up of Costa Azul LNG Project Delayed
Posted on Feb 7, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Start-Up of Costa Azul LNG Project Delayed
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that, as construction of Sempra Energy’s Energia Costa Azul LNG terminal remains behind schedule, a commissioning cargo waits idly in the Gulf of Oman. A Sempra spokesperson told Platts that the regasification facility is 96% complete but declined to comment on what remains to be finished before the facility can open. The company...
Broadwater LNG Project Steps Up Public Relations Campaign
Posted on Feb 6, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Broadwater LNG Project Steps Up Public Relations Campaign
Newsday reports that Broadwater Energy and its parent company, Shell Oil, are increasing public relations efforts to generate support for the proposed LNG terminal before New York Governor Eliot Spitzer (D) issues his decision on the project next week. According to Newsday, television, radio, and print advertisements claim that Broadwater may lower energy bills for Long Island...
NMFS Clarifies Comments on Bradwood Landing LNG Proposal
Posted on Feb 6, 2008 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on NMFS Clarifies Comments on Bradwood Landing LNG Proposal
The Daily Astorian [subscription required] reports that last week the National Marine Fisheries Service sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to clarify its previous comments on the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG terminal. Robert Lohn, regional administrator for NMFS, stated in the letter that the agency’s recommendation “that the permit pending…be denied...