Connecticut Congressman Raises Environmental Concerns in Letter to FERC on Broadwater Proposal
Posted on Sep 25, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Connecticut Congressman Raises Environmental Concerns in Letter to FERC on Broadwater Proposal
Citing environmental concerns raised by a recent study of the effects of pipeline infrastructure on marine life near the proposed Broadwater LNG terminal site, Congressman Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) urges FERC to revisit its findings in the project’s draft environmental impact statement. The letter is available in FERC’s eLibrary in Docket No. CP06-54. Natural Gas Intelligence...
Editorial: State Senator Asks Tough Questions at Oregon LNG Meeting
Posted on Sep 25, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: State Senator Asks Tough Questions at Oregon LNG Meeting
An editorial in the Daily Astorian (Ore.) praises Oregon State Senator Betsy Johnson for questioning FERC and U.S. Coast Guard officials at a public meeting for the Oregon LNG terminal proposal. The editorial also is critical of the federal review and permitting process for LNG...
Canaport LNG Seeks American Market
Posted on Sep 24, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Canaport LNG Seeks American Market
The Gloucester Daily Times (Mass.) details the potential impact of the Canaport LNG project under construction in Saint John, New Brunswick, on natural gas markets in the American Northeast. The article explains how the project aids the long-term objectives of both New Brunswick policymakers, who seek to make their province “an energy hub,” and Massachusetts policymakers,...
Offshore Regas Terminals Pursuing Advanced Technologies
Posted on Sep 24, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Technology | Comments Off on Offshore Regas Terminals Pursuing Advanced Technologies
Consulting with several LNG companies and independent experts, Platts LNG Daily surveys the dramatic pace of technological innovation that offshore regasification terminal proposals have been pursuing. The article focuses on the Excelerate Energy Bridge design, the now-cancelled ConocoPhillips Compass Port’s open-rack seawater regas system, and the Freeport LNG project, which...
Property Owners Seek Further Information on Oregon LNG Pipeline Route
Posted on Sep 24, 2007 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Property Owners Seek Further Information on Oregon LNG Pipeline Route
The News Register (McMinnville, Ore.) follows an extended family of property owners who are seeking further details regarding the exact route of Oregon LNG’s proposed natural gas pipeline to determine where the gas line will enter their...
Southern California Wary of LNG from Energia Costa Azul
Posted on Sep 24, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Southern California Wary of LNG from Energia Costa Azul
San Diego Union-Tribune reports that Sempra is facing renewed objections to its plan to import LNG with different hydrocarbon compositions than historical California gas supplies to its Energia Costa Azul LNG terminal in Mexico. In particular, the concern centers around the fact that imported LNG may contain higher percentages of ethane, propane and butane than domestic natural gas and...