4Gas Has Purchased Vista del Sol LNG Project
Posted on Dec 17, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on 4Gas Has Purchased Vista del Sol LNG Project
Earlier this month 4Gas announced that it has purchased the Vista del Sol LNG project from ExxonMobil. 4Gas has also acquired the 300-acre site for the facility from DuPont. The Vista del Sol LNG project, to be located near Ingleside, Texas, has already received the necessary regulatory approvals but was shelved by Exxon so that the company could focus on its Golden Pass LNG import...
Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on Dec 17, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
Daily Astorian (Improved safety infrastructure created for LNG terminals would also help town during weather emergencies)Daily Astorian (Extreme weather could put LNG terminal at risk)Daily Astorian (Opposed to Bradwood Landing LNG...
Op-Ed: Offshore LNG Project Better Option than Crown Landing Proposal
Posted on Dec 17, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Offshore LNG Project Better Option than Crown Landing Proposal
An op-ed carried by Delaware Online argues that the recently-proposed BlueOcean Energy LNG import terminal is a better option for increasing natural gas supplies for the American Mid-Atlantic region than the Crown Landing LNG project under consideration for onshore New Jersey. BlueOcean Energy, owned by ExxonMobil, is to be located 20 miles off the coast of New...
Oregon LNG Extends Proposed Gas Pipeline
Posted on Dec 17, 2007 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Storage | Comments Off on Oregon LNG Extends Proposed Gas Pipeline
The Hillsboro Argus (Ore.) reports that Oregon LNG has proposed a ten-mile extension to its gas line, connecting the LNG terminal to Northwest Natural’s existing South Mist Pipeline and storage facility. Due to this design change, Oregon LNG and its pipeline operation — now known as Oregon Pipeline — have scheduled two informational meetings to educate the public on...
County Commissioners Tentatively Approve Land-Use Changes
Posted on Dec 14, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on County Commissioners Tentatively Approve Land-Use Changes
The Clatsop County Commissioners yesterday tentatively approved changes to the county’s rules that would allow the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal proposed for the Columbia River to be listed as a “small to medium” development. The Columbia Riverkeepers environmental group told The Oregonian that such a designation would be misleading for “one of the largest...
FERC Requests Pipeline Route Adjustment for Sparrows Point LNG Project
Posted on Dec 14, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Requests Pipeline Route Adjustment for Sparrows Point LNG Project
The Dundalk Eagle reports that FERC has requested that AES, the developer backing the Sparrows Point LNG regasification facility, adjust its proposed pipeline route from the LNG import terminal to a facility in Pennsylvania. A spokesperson for AES told the Eagle that the developer was examining this request, saying “we continue to pursue a solution that would have the least...