Weaver’s Cove Energy Plans to Appeal Coast Guard Decision
Posted on Oct 25, 2007 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove Energy Plans to Appeal Coast Guard Decision
Following the U.S. Coast Guard’s decision that Weaver’s Cove Energy’s proposed vessel transit route is “unsuitable” for LNG tanker traffic, the Providence Journal reports that the company plans to appeal. A statement released by Weaver’s Cove claims that the “decision disregards critical facts in the record” and “lacks the necessary...
FERC: Sparrows Point LNG Might Need New Pipeline Route
Posted on Oct 24, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC: Sparrows Point LNG Might Need New Pipeline Route
In a letter to Sparrows Point LNG, FERC advised that because the company’s current pipeline route runs within the rights-of-way for U.S. Interstate 695 for a stretch of several miles, the state rather than the Federal government has authority to determine whether to allow pipeline construction. Maryland has a general ban on utility lines running alongside highways, due to the...
Gazprom May Supply Rabaska LNG Project
Posted on Oct 24, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Gazprom May Supply Rabaska LNG Project
Citing a Rabaska LNG project manager, Martin Imbleau, Reuters reports that Gazprom may join the project as an LNG supplier once investment levels are finalized for the Shtokman and Baltic LNG projects. Imbleau also suggested that Canadian destinations could be more attractive than American terminals for Gazprom because Canadian ports are closer to Russian liquefaction...
Offshore LNG Import Terminals May Allay Concerns of Local Residents
Posted on Oct 24, 2007 in Environmental, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Offshore LNG Import Terminals May Allay Concerns of Local Residents
Reuters offers an analysis of the relative benefits of building LNG import infrastructure offshore compared with onshore facilities. The piece cites Excelerate Energy chief executive Rob Bryngelson who said that an offshore LNG facility “doesn’t tie up coastal land, you put infrastructure away from people, and you take a security risk out of ports and away from...
Op-Ed: LNG Companies May Use Import Terminals in the Pacific Northwest to Access California Market
Posted on Oct 24, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: LNG Companies May Use Import Terminals in the Pacific Northwest to Access California Market
An op-ed carried by the Long Beach Press-Telegram (Calif.) argues that LNG project developers may increasingly seek to build LNG import terminals in the Pacific Northwest to access the large California natural gas...
Public Hearing Provides Forum for Bradwood Landing LNG Project Proponents, Critics
Posted on Oct 24, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Public Hearing Provides Forum for Bradwood Landing LNG Project Proponents, Critics
The Clatsop County (Ore.) Board of Commissioners hosted a public hearing on Monday regarding the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG project. The Board heard from both backers of the project, including NorthernStar Natural Gas CEO Si Garrett, and several people who were opposed to the project. One county planning commission official said that the Board is not expected to announce its...