Environmental Group Sees Role in OceanWay LNG Review Process
Posted on Jan 4, 2008 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Environmental Group Sees Role in OceanWay LNG Review Process
Malibu Surfside News reports that the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) will be opposing Woodside’s OceanWay LNG terminal proposed for offshore Southern California. An attorney for the CBD indicated that the group has not decided exactly what role it will play in the project, but suggested that the group will be active. The CBD has already contacted state and federal...
Northeast Gateway LNG Terminal Completes Construction
Posted on Jan 4, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Northeast Gateway LNG Terminal Completes Construction
The Gloucester Daily Times reports that Excelerate Energy has completed construction of its Northeast Gateway Energy Bridge terminal and now is awaiting an operations permit from the U.S. Coast Guard. A Coast Guard spokesperson told the publication that she could not offer an estimate of when the permit might be...
Snohvit to Resume Production Later This Month
Posted on Jan 4, 2008 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Snohvit to Resume Production Later This Month
A spokesperson for StatoilHydro told Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] that the company expects to resume production at its Snohvit LNG liquefaction plant later this month. Activities at the facility were suspended last November because several pipes had leaked seawater. According to Platts, StatoilHydro expects to deliver a substantial portion of its Snohvit production to the...
Golden Pass LNG Pipelines Approved by City
Posted on Jan 3, 2008 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Golden Pass LNG Pipelines Approved by City
The City of Port Arthur, Texas, yesterday approved the installation of two gas pipelines within the city limits which will connect to the nearby Golden Pass LNG import terminal currently under construction. Pipeline project managers expect to complete construction by late 2008. KFDM News offers additional...
Local Opponents File Appeal of Jordan Cove LNG Decision
Posted on Jan 3, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Opponents File Appeal of Jordan Cove LNG Decision
In the wake of the approval of Jordan Cove LNG’s land use application, opponents of the project have filed a notice of intent to appeal with the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA). Coos Bay World (Ore.) reports that Coos County must provide its record of decision to LUBA by January 16, 2008. Jordan Cove LNG project manager Bob Braddock said he expects the LUBA decision to be...
Uncertainty Regarding Environmental Policy Delays WestPac LNG
Posted on Jan 3, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Uncertainty Regarding Environmental Policy Delays WestPac LNG
The Globe and Mail reports that WestPac LNG has delayed its planned LNG regasification terminal for Texada Island, B.C., by at least one year due to uncertainty as new provincial greenhouse gas emissions regulations are put forward. The developer expects to file its project description in early 2009. Separately, the Powell River Peak offered an editorial that suggested 2007 was one of...