Jamaican Officials to Delay LNG Announcement
Posted on Aug 22, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Jamaican Officials to Delay LNG Announcement
Officials with the state-owned Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica confirmed yesterday that their decision on a company to install a floating regasification terminal off Jamaica’s southern coast will be delayed due to Hurricane Dean. Although the officials said that the proposed site was not damaged by the storm, the government team is awaiting input from some members. The decision,...
Editorial: New Study Should Be Considered in Broadwater Review
Posted on Aug 21, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Editorial: New Study Should Be Considered in Broadwater Review
An editorial published by the Connecticut Day states that new scientific findings regarding the marine ecosystem on the seafloor of Long Island Sound ought to be considered by FERC prior to the Commission issuing the Final Environmental Impact Statement on the proposed Broadwater LNG regasification terminal. The editorial contends that impacts on this sensitive marine ecosystem were...
Following Leadership Change, Excelerate Expects No Change in Plans
Posted on Aug 21, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Following Leadership Change, Excelerate Expects No Change in Plans
Following the departure of its CEO to Royal Dutch Shell, Excelerate Energy says that the leadership change is “not going to change much at all.” According to a statement released by Excelerate, the new chief executive, Robert Bryngelson, has been instrumental in developing the company’s two deep water ports. The Gloucester Daily Times offers further...
Only Two Proposals for Offshore LNG Terminals in the Gulf of Mexico Remain
Posted on Aug 21, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Only Two Proposals for Offshore LNG Terminals in the Gulf of Mexico Remain
The New Orleans Times-Picayune offers an update on the status of the two remaining proposals for offshore terminals in the Gulf of Mexico: TORP Technology’s Bienville Offshore Energy Terminal and McMoRan’s Main Pass Energy Hub terminal. The piece also compares the competing regasification methods planned for each project, with the Bienville project set to use an open-loop...
Some Local Residents Skeptical of Destination of LNG Imported to American Northwest
Posted on Aug 21, 2007 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Some Local Residents Skeptical of Destination of LNG Imported to American Northwest
The Oregonian reports that some local residents are skeptical of the final destination of LNG supplies that would arrive at one of the planned LNG regasification terminals proposed for the Pacific Northwest. These local residents claim that Washington and Oregon may lose out on the benefits of the proposal in favor of the California gas market, citing plans for the Palomar gas line and...
Federal Regulators to Begin Review of Safe Harbor Energy LNG Proposal
Posted on Aug 20, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Federal Regulators to Begin Review of Safe Harbor Energy LNG Proposal
The U.S. Coast Guard and MARAD announced that Atlantic Sea Island Group’s application to construct the Safe Harbor Energy import project is complete and that the regulators will begin to review the proposal. Newsday reports that some environmentalists consider Safe Harbor Energy a realistic alternative to the Broadwater LNG project proposed for Long Island...