Chairman of New York Assembly’s Environmental Committee Opposes Broadwater LNG
Posted on Jan 24, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Chairman of New York Assembly’s Environmental Committee Opposes Broadwater LNG
Citing “numerous economic, environmental and safety issues,” New York Assemblyman Robert Sweeney (D), chairman of the Environmental Committee, announced that he is opposed to the Broadwater LNG proposal. John Hritcko, Broadwater’s senior vice president, responded to the announcement and stated that Assemblyman Sweeney’s position “goes against the facts and...
FERC Grants Extension for Ingleside LNG Project
Posted on Jan 24, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Grants Extension for Ingleside LNG Project
FERC has approved Occidental Petroleum Corp.’s (“Oxy”) request for a three-year extension to the July 22, 2008 deadline for placing the Ingleside LNG project into service. The new deadline is April 30, 2011. The Jan. 23 order is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
NATS: U.S. LNG Monthly Import Level on Track to be Lowest in Five Years
Posted on Jan 24, 2008 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on NATS: U.S. LNG Monthly Import Level on Track to be Lowest in Five Years
Citing high LNG prices in Asia, NATS reports that U.S. LNG imports and regasification in the month of January are on course to be the lowest monthly total in five years. At the current rate, the United States will use approximately 33 Bcf of LNG sourced gas this month, seven Bcf below the previous monthly low set in 2006. The previous monthly high of 58 Bcf was set in 2005....
State and Local Officials Criticize FERC’s FEIS for Broadwater LNG Proposal
Posted on Jan 24, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on State and Local Officials Criticize FERC’s FEIS for Broadwater LNG Proposal
The Day (Conn.) reports that state and local officials are furious with the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) issued by FERC for the Broadwater LNG proposal. The FEIS concluded that the LNG proposal would have “limited adverse environmental...
Qatar’s Deputy Premier: Golden Pass Terminal Will be Operational in 2009
Posted on Jan 23, 2008 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Qatar’s Deputy Premier: Golden Pass Terminal Will be Operational in 2009
According to Qatar’s Deputy Premier Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, the Golden Pass LNG regasification terminal being constructed in Sabine Pass, Texas, will be operational in mid-2009. Al-Attiyah, also the President of Qatar Petroleum, the largest stakeholder in Golden Pass, added that “Within two or three years we will meet a third of the gas imports to the U.S.” The...
Broadwater Director Criticizes “Rhetoric” of LNG Opposition
Posted on Jan 22, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Broadwater Director Criticizes “Rhetoric” of LNG Opposition
In an op-ed published in The Hartford Courant, Broadwater Energy LLC regional project director John Hritcko, Jr., criticizes opponents of the proposed Broadwater LNG facility while lauding FERC and the Connecticut Energy Advisory Board for their approval of the project. Hritcko singles out Connecticut governor M. Jodi Rell (R), who has publicly opposed Broadwater, as well as...