Passamaquoddy Tribe Sells Land to Quoddy Bay LNG
Posted on Apr 23, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Passamaquoddy Tribe Sells Land to Quoddy Bay LNG
The Bangor Daily News reports that the Passamaquoddy Tribe has completed the sale of a 308-acre piece of land to Quoddy Bay LNG for $1.5 million. The sale was approved by the Tribe in March and will only become final if Quoddy LNG’s proposal in Split Rock, Maine, gains FERC approval. The site will be utilized to facilitate construction and early operations of the...
Letters to the Editor
Posted on Apr 20, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Letters to the Editor
The Wall Street Journal (In Reply to the Premier of New Brunswick)
Petro-Canada One of Four Finalists for Gazprom’s Baltic LNG Project
Posted on Apr 20, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Petro-Canada One of Four Finalists for Gazprom’s Baltic LNG Project
Petro-Canada revealed that it is one of four finalists under consideration by Gazprom to become a partner in the proposed Baltic LNG liquefaction facility near St. Petersburg. Gazprom is expected to reveal the remaining finalists during next week’s LNG 15 Conference in Barcelona, Spain. NATS and Platts LNG Daily provide further information. [Subscription...
Editorial: Astoria and Warrenton, Ore., Officials Must Participate in LNG Debate
Posted on Apr 19, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Astoria and Warrenton, Ore., Officials Must Participate in LNG Debate
The Daily Astorian praises U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) for his recent correspondence with FERC, but criticizes political leaders in Astoria and Warrenton for not addressing the potential public threats posed by the proposed Bradwood Landing and Skipanon LNG terminals in...
Editorial: Cabrillo Port Decision Affects Broadwater Proposal
Posted on Apr 19, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Cabrillo Port Decision Affects Broadwater Proposal
Citing the decisions of the California State Lands Commission and the California Coastal Commission against the Cabrillo Port LNG proposal as “a sign that public opinion has shifted,” an editorial in today’s Connecticut Post advocates the rejection of Broadwater LNG’s proposal for a terminal in Long Island...
FERC Decides Gas Interchangeability Issue to Permit LNG Imports
Posted on Apr 19, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Technology | Comments Off on FERC Decides Gas Interchangeability Issue to Permit LNG Imports
FERC today largely affirmed the Administrative Law Judge’s decision in AES Ocean Express v. Florida Gas Transmission (AES v. FGT) regarding gas interchangeability. In doing so, the Commission announced a new policy whereby pipeline companies will not be allowed to seek compensation for costs incurred as a result of shipping regasified LNG of varying compositions on their...