Op-Ed: Pacific Northwest Needs Access to Greater Natural Gas Supplies, Including LNG
Posted on Apr 30, 2009 in Markets and Competition, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Pacific Northwest Needs Access to Greater Natural Gas Supplies, Including LNG
West Linn Tidings published an op-ed today by Ed Finklea, Executive Director of Energy Action Northwest, arguing that the number of natural gas customers in Oregon and Washington is expected to increase dramatically over the next twenty years. Finklea notes that, without LNG terminals on the Pacific coast, new gas supplies to meet demand would have to come from the Rocky Mountains and...
Proposed Fee on Transfer of LNG Could Limit Use of Texas Terminals
Posted on Apr 30, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Proposed Fee on Transfer of LNG Could Limit Use of Texas Terminals
President of the Center for LNG Bill Cooper told Platts Gas Daily [subscription required] that HB 4667, legislation proposed in the Texas House of Representatives that would impose a fee on the transfer of LNG, crude oil, and other petroleum products to or from Texas marine terminals, will have a negative effect on LNG terminals in Texas. Cooper said, “It seems counterproductive...
Op-Ed Argues in Support of LNG Projects in Maine
Posted on Apr 29, 2009 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed Argues in Support of LNG Projects in Maine
An op-ed written by Glenn Poole of the Industrial Energy Consumers Group, carried by the Bangor Daily News, states that as Maine often faces high natural gas price basis differentials, the state should develop additional sources of natural gas, including...
Bill in Texas State House Proposes “Coastal Protection Fee” for LNG
Posted on Apr 28, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Bill in Texas State House Proposes “Coastal Protection Fee” for LNG
A bill proposed by Texas State Rep. Tommy Merritt (R-Longview) would impose a fee for the transfer of liquefied natural gas, as well as crude oil and petroleum products, to or from marine terminals in Texas. HB 4667 sets the fee at $0.25 per barrel of oil equivalent of liquefied natural gas and could affect shippers using the Freeport LNG terminal. Proceeds from this measure would go...
Debate Continues on Oregon Utility Siting Bill
Posted on Apr 28, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Debate Continues on Oregon Utility Siting Bill
The Oregonian provides an update on the increasingly heated debate surrounding HB 3058, a measure that would change the definition of “applicant” when defining what entities can apply for wetland removal or fill permits for land involved in utility projects. A spokesperson for Bradwood Landing LNG developer NorthernStar Natural Gas Inc. said yesterday that the bill is meant...
Local Councilman Files Comments on Freeport LNG Truck Delivery Proposal
Posted on Apr 28, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Councilman Files Comments on Freeport LNG Truck Delivery Proposal
Quintana, Texas, City Councilman Wallace Neeley filed comments last week regarding Freeport LNG’s proposal to deliver LNG to its terminal via truck. Mr. Neeley’s comments are available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....