LNG Opposition Group to Participate in Earth Day Event
Posted on Apr 22, 2011 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LNG Opposition Group to Participate in Earth Day Event
A group opposed to the planned Jordan Cove LNG project will be allowed to participate in the Douglas County, Ore., Earth Day & Energy Fair event. Originally the group was barred from the event, but KPIC.com reports that the county reversed its earlier decision and will allow the group to...
Town Approves Funds to Continue Legal Challenge to Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Apr 22, 2011 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Town Approves Funds to Continue Legal Challenge to Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
The Jamestown Town Council approved $40,000 in additional funds to cover the costs of continuing its legal challenge to the Weaver’s Cove LNG import project. Read more in the Jamestown...
Editorial Argues Against Politician’ Request to Divest from Hess Corp. Over Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Apr 21, 2011 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial Argues Against Politician’ Request to Divest from Hess Corp. Over Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
An editorial published in today’s Herald News (Fall River, Mass.) argues against the request by three members of Massachusetts’ congressional delegation that the state divest a $28 million pension fund investment in Hess Corporation due to concerns with the company’s Weaver’s Cove LNG import proposal. The editorial states that divestment would “represent[]...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Apr 21, 2011 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
UK Receives First Qatari Q-Max LNG Super Tanker (Middle East North Africa Financial Network) EDF to Build Dunkirk LNG Terminal (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription required] Spain Willing to Join Lithuania’s LNG Terminal Project (Baltic Course) LNG Hub in Cyprus Seems Most Likely (Financial...
Excelerate Hopes to Redeploy Equipment from Gulf Gateway Deepwater Port Within 18 Months
Posted on Apr 20, 2011 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Excelerate Hopes to Redeploy Equipment from Gulf Gateway Deepwater Port Within 18 Months
Excelerate Energy CEO Ron Bryngleson told Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] that his company hopes to redeploy the buoy and associated equipment from the Gulf Gateway deepwater port to another site, possibly in the Atlantic Basin, within the next 18...
Pennsylvania Congressman Voices Support for Exporting Shale Gas as LNG
Posted on Apr 20, 2011 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Pennsylvania Congressman Voices Support for Exporting Shale Gas as LNG
Representative Glenn Thompson (R-Penn.) told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that he supports the export of natural gas produced from the Marcellus shale gas play as LNG. Representative Thompson noted that he would support efforts to export the Marcellus gas via the Cove Point LNG terminal if liquefaction equipment is installed...