FERC Announces EA for Nitrogen Injection Project at Everett LNG Terminal
Posted on Jun 20, 2011 in Federal Regulation, Gas Composition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Announces EA for Nitrogen Injection Project at Everett LNG Terminal
FERC announced this morning that it will prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Everett LNG import terminal’s proposed nitrogen injection system. According to the announcement in today’s Federal Register, public comments on the project are due by July 14,...
Sabine Pass Liquefaction Answers Comments of Kinder Morgan, Chevron
Posted on Jun 20, 2011 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Sabine Pass Liquefaction Answers Comments of Kinder Morgan, Chevron
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC has filed its response to comments in FERC’s proceeding examining Sabine Pass Liquefaction’s request for expedited review of its proposed bi-directional LNG processing transactions. The response is available in FERC’s eLibrary under Docket No....
Energy Transfer Equity Acquiring Southern Union, Including Lake Charles LNG Terminal
Posted on Jun 17, 2011 in Financing, LNG Exports, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Energy Transfer Equity Acquiring Southern Union, Including Lake Charles LNG Terminal
Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. announced yesterday that it will acquire Southern Union Company for a total of $7.9 billion, including $3.7 billion of existing Southern Union debt. The acquisition also includes the Lake Charles LNG import terminal and several gas pipeline assets. Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] provides additional...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Jun 17, 2011 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Croatia Goes Alone with LNG Plans (Reuters)
Duke Energy CEO Cautions Against Overreliance on Natural Gas
Posted on Jun 16, 2011 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Duke Energy CEO Cautions Against Overreliance on Natural Gas
Jim Rogers, CEO of Duke Energy, told a conference in Washington, D.C., yesterday that he believes an overreliance on natural gas for electricity generation carries some risk as the volatility of natural gas prices could compel power generators to import more LNG from foreign suppliers. Rogers cautioned against tying the U.S. “grid to foreign sources of energy.” Reuters...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Jun 16, 2011 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Operator: Gate LNG to Flow First Gas into Dutch Pipeline Network (Platts LNG Daily) [subscription required]