EIA Report Attributes Limited U.S. LNG Shipments in 2005 to Competition from European Markets
Posted on Feb 13, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on EIA Report Attributes Limited U.S. LNG Shipments in 2005 to Competition from European Markets
According to a report released this month by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, intense competition from European markets is partly to blame for a 3.2% decrease in U.S. LNG imports from 2004 to 2005. The agency also notes that despite its advanced regasification technology, the Excelerate Energy Bridge in the Gulf of Mexico attracted only two cargos that year. Lloyd’s...
Op-ed: AES Official Praises Court Decision and Says Project Good for Marylanders
Posted on Feb 13, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: AES Official Praises Court Decision and Says Project Good for Marylanders
AES Corp.’s project director expressed his approval for a recent ruling that a local ordinance blocking AES’ proposed Sparrows Point LNG terminal is unenforceable. “The court recognized the important role the county has in the review process but determined that the final decision was not the county’s to make,” said Kent Morton, whose company has proposed...
Op-ed: LNG Is Necessary to Satisfy Growing Demand for Natural Gas
Posted on Feb 13, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: LNG Is Necessary to Satisfy Growing Demand for Natural Gas
Noting the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners’ recent decision to reject Sound Energy Solutions’ proposed LNG terminal, a former Stanford professor writes in support of the development of LNG infrastructure in California to meet increasing consumer demand for natural gas. He explains how, in his view, public policy is such that importing natural gas from overseas is...
Fall River Challenges Letter from Mass. to Weaver’s Cove
Posted on Feb 12, 2007 in Environmental, Litigation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Fall River Challenges Letter from Mass. to Weaver’s Cove
According to The Standard-Times, lawyers for the City of Fall River last week discovered an April 2006 letter from the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management to Weaver’s Cove that appears to waive certain safety and environmental review requirements. Fall River Mayor Edward Lambert alleges that the letter should have been disclosed to the city, and also that any such...
Op-ed: LNG Opponents Hamper Efforts to Address Energy Concerns
Posted on Feb 12, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: LNG Opponents Hamper Efforts to Address Energy Concerns
A Camarillo, Calif., resident criticizes LNG opponents, particularly those that do not live in Ventura County, that offer no alternative energy solutions. “They are putting up roadblocks to any real progress in addressing our substantial energy requirements,” she writes. The op-ed is carried by The Ventura County Star. [Free registration...
Op-ed: Renewable Energy Sources Cannot Adequately Meet Regional Demand
Posted on Feb 12, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: Renewable Energy Sources Cannot Adequately Meet Regional Demand
An attorney with a firm representing Broadwater Energy writes that conservation efforts and renewable energy sources are not enough to sustain Connecticut’s growing energy demands, as suggested by a Yale University professor. Instead, he says that the proposed Broadwater LNG terminal for Long Island Sound is a “sensible, reasonable solution” to meeting the...