Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on Nov 29, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
The Daily News (Longview, Wash.) (defending pilots’ support for LNG proposals)
Editorial: State Concerns Regarding LNG Should Be Addressed
Posted on Nov 29, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: State Concerns Regarding LNG Should Be Addressed
An editorial in the Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.) argues that concerns voiced in draft comments released by state agencies earlier this week should be addressed before FERC gives final regulatory approval to proposed LNG facilities in western Oregon. The piece also requests that Congress give states a more active role in the final approval of LNG...
El Paso Corp. Announces Purchase of Gulf LNG Stake
Posted on Nov 29, 2007 in Financing, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on El Paso Corp. Announces Purchase of Gulf LNG Stake
Yesterday, El Paso Corp. announced that it has purchased a 50% stake in the proposed Gulf LNG regasification terminal. The Houston Chronicle reports that the stake cost El Paso $294 million and that Houston investors Crest Group and Sonangol USA will retain the remaining...
November LNG Imports to United States Decline 56% from Previous Monthly Total
Posted on Nov 29, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on November LNG Imports to United States Decline 56% from Previous Monthly Total
Platts LNG Daily reports that its analysis of LNG cargos and activity at American LNG import terminals suggests that approximately 20 Bcf of LNG has been imported to the United States in the month of October. This import volume represents a 56% month-on-month decline. [Subscription...
Op-Ed: Natural Gas Supply For Sempra Has Other Possible Destinations
Posted on Nov 29, 2007 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Natural Gas Supply For Sempra Has Other Possible Destinations
Citing a Sempra Energy spokesperson, an op-ed carried by the Long Beach Press Telegram warns that a portion of Sempra’s supplies from the Tangguh gas field in Indonesia, approximately half of the total supplies for Sempra’s Energia Costa Azul project, may be diverted to Japan. The piece goes on to suggest that the California Public Utilities Commission may want to take this...
County Commissioners Delay Decision on Jordan Cove LNG Proposal
Posted on Nov 28, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on County Commissioners Delay Decision on Jordan Cove LNG Proposal
The Coos County (Ore.) Board of Commissioners met Monday to examine the land use application submitted by Jordan Cove LNG and decided to delay its final decision until December 4. According to the Coos Bay World, the Board made several changes to the wording of the conditions tentatively approved on November 7 and requested that its staff examine the proposed...