CLNG Executive Says Main Obstacles to Terminal Construction are Investment Costs and Lack of Supply
Posted on Jan 16, 2008 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on CLNG Executive Says Main Obstacles to Terminal Construction are Investment Costs and Lack of Supply
Bill Cooper, executive director of the Center for Liquefied Natural Gas (CLNG), told the Houston Chronicle that he believes the two main obstacles to LNG terminal construction in the United States are rising construction costs and difficulties securing LNG supplies. In his interview with the Chronicle, Cooper also noted that he believes it is unlikely that LNG exporting countries...
Editorial: Connecticut Officials’ Opposition to LNG “Wrong”
Posted on Jan 16, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Connecticut Officials’ Opposition to LNG “Wrong”
An editorial offered by the Republican American (Waterbury, Conn.) argues that certain Connecticut state officials, including Gov. M. Jodi Rell (R-Conn.) and Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, bear some responsibility for the state’s high energy costs because of their continued opposition to reasonable energy projects, such as the proposed Broadwater LNG facility. The piece...
Editorial: Oregon Has Little Input in LNG Siting Process
Posted on Jan 16, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Oregon Has Little Input in LNG Siting Process
An editorial published by the Register Guard (Eugene, Ore.) argues that Oregon has too little input in the LNG facility siting process and urges Congress to amend the 2005 Energy Policy Act to grant more authority to the...
Osaka Gas Purchases Share of Freeport LNG
Posted on Jan 16, 2008 in Financing, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Osaka Gas Purchases Share of Freeport LNG
World Gas Intelligence [subscription required] reports that Osaka Gas purchased a 10% stake in Freeport LNG from the U.S. firm Contango. Though Contango had to report its sale several days ago, the Japanese purchaser had not been named publicly. Osaka Gas has yet to disclose its plans for the ownership...
Pipeline Company Says Current Infrastructure Inadequate for Oregon LNG Capacity
Posted on Jan 16, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Pipeline Company Says Current Infrastructure Inadequate for Oregon LNG Capacity
Williams Northwest Pipeline submitted a letter to FERC claiming that existing pipeline capacity in the Molalla area cannot receive the 1.5 Bcf/d of natural gas proposed by the Oregon LNG project. Oregon LNG CEO Peter Hansen told the Hillsboro Argus (Ore.) that the filing was not surprising and that his company is “certainly well aware of the limitations of the existing and...
Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on Jan 15, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
Nanaimo Daily News (via LexisNexis) (opposed to WestPac LNG proposal)