Measure Designed to Halt Weaver’s Cove LNG Project Could Have Broader Consequences
Posted on Oct 31, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Measure Designed to Halt Weaver’s Cove LNG Project Could Have Broader Consequences
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) sponsored legislation that would extend federal environmental protection to parts of the lower Taunton River in an effort to thwart the Weaver’s Cove LNG import terminal proposed for the region. However, one local business owner testified Tuesday before a congressional subcommittee that the change would force his marine transportation business out of...
NATS: October Imports of LNG to United States Lowest for the Month in Four Years
Posted on Oct 31, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on NATS: October Imports of LNG to United States Lowest for the Month in Four Years
NATS reports that LNG sendout in October 2007 was 29.3 Bcf, compared with 47.8 Bcf in October 2004. Despite a low level in October, NATS also reports that year-to-date imports of LNG to the United States is far outpacing levels of any of the previous four years. [Subscription...
FERC Officials to Host Further Public Meetings on Bradwood Landing LNG Project
Posted on Oct 30, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Officials to Host Further Public Meetings on Bradwood Landing LNG Project
In addition to previously scheduled public meetings, FERC has announced two additional meetings in Clatskanie, Ore., to take public comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement issued for Bradwood Landing LNG. Read more in the Daily...
Oxy Still Pursuing LNG Supplies for Its Ingleside LNG Terminal
Posted on Oct 30, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Oxy Still Pursuing LNG Supplies for Its Ingleside LNG Terminal
U.S. Occidental Petroleum (“Oxy”) told Reuters that before the company begins construction of its Ingleside LNG import terminal, it hopes to line up LNG supplies. Oxy has signed a supply contract with Nigerian LNG and a letter of intent with Algerian Sonatrach, but those supplies would total only half of the planned capacity for Ingleside...
Sempra Energy Contemplating Liquefaction Projects
Posted on Oct 30, 2007 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Sempra Energy Contemplating Liquefaction Projects
Sempra LNG CEO Darcel Hulse told the Associated Press (carried via the Houston Chronicle) that the company would consider upstream liquefaction projects if it can find the right partner. Hulse said, “We’re not an upstream producer, but we’re not opposed to developing the necessary infrastructure.” Hulse also noted that the company’s Port Arthur LNG project...
FERC Officials to Meet with NASFM to Discuss Sparrows Point LNG
Posted on Oct 29, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Officials to Meet with NASFM to Discuss Sparrows Point LNG
FERC officials and representatives of the National Association of State Fire Marshalls (NASFM) will discuss the regulatory process regarding Sparrows Point LNG on Tuesday, October 30. The letter announcing the meeting is available in FERC’s eLibrary under Docket Number...