Local Officials Suspend Efforts to Stop Operations at Costa Azul LNG Facility
Posted on Mar 15, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Local Officials Suspend Efforts to Stop Operations at Costa Azul LNG Facility
An official for the city of Ensenada, Mexico, issued an order yesterday that said that the permits for the Costa Azul LNG facility cannot be revoked and that operations at the terminal can continue. According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, this order effectively suspends the city’s past attempts to halt operations at the Costa Azul...
County Votes to Reverse Previous Approval of Oregon Pipeline Project
Posted on Mar 14, 2011 in Litigation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on County Votes to Reverse Previous Approval of Oregon Pipeline Project
The county commissioners for Clatsop County voted last week to reverse their previous approval of the Oregon Pipeline project, the natural gas pipeline associated with the Oregon LNG import proposal. Oregon LNG has argued that the deadline for reversing the decision has already passed. A hearing in Clatsop County Circuit Court is scheduled for March 18, 2011, to consider the issue....
Mexican Energy Minister Says Costa Azul LNG Facility Will Remain Open
Posted on Mar 14, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Mexican Energy Minister Says Costa Azul LNG Facility Will Remain Open
Speaking in Houston last week, Mexican Energy Minister Jose Antonio Meade said that the Mexican federal government is committed to ensuring that the Costa Azul LNG facility in Baja California will remain open despite local efforts to halt operations at the terminal. Find further information in the Wall Street...
USCG Denies Rhode Island Appeal of LOR for Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Mar 14, 2011 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on USCG Denies Rhode Island Appeal of LOR for Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Earlier this month, the U.S. Coast Guard denied an appeal filed by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management of the Letter of Recommendation approving the proposed vessel route for the Weaver’s Cove LNG import project. The letter order is available in FERC’s eLibrary under Docket No....
Dominion CEO: Marcellus Shale Gas Could Be Exported to Europe, Asia via Cove Point LNG Terminal
Posted on Mar 10, 2011 in Financing, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Dominion CEO: Marcellus Shale Gas Could Be Exported to Europe, Asia via Cove Point LNG Terminal
Speaking at the CERAWeek conference in Houston yesterday, Dominion Resources CEO Thomas Farrell said that he believes that the Cove Point LNG terminal’s geographic location near the Marcellus Shale gas play presents an attractive outlet for producers who seek to export gas to Europe and Asia. According to Platts LNG Daily [subscription required], Dominion is willing to finance...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Mar 10, 2011 in LNG Exports, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
LNG Considered for South Stream Pipeline? (UPI) Netherlands’ GATE LNG Terminal to Open in September (Peninsula Online)