Mexico in Talks With Prospective Bidders for Manzanillo LNG Terminal
Posted on Mar 28, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mexico in Talks With Prospective Bidders for Manzanillo LNG Terminal
Mexico’s Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) has entered talks with companies interested in developing and supplying the Manzanillo LNG terminal. “This week we’re holding final talks with the corporations that showed some interest, to clear any questions and doubts they had so we can add a final document that everyone’s completely comfortable with,” a CFE...
Oxnard Chamber of Commerce Endorses Cabrillo Port Proposal
Posted on Mar 28, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oxnard Chamber of Commerce Endorses Cabrillo Port Proposal
According to a press release issued today by BHP Billiton, the Oxnard Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors voted to endorse the proposed Cabrillo Port LNG terminal last week. “Our [Government Relations Committee] and the Board of Directors studied the Cabrillo Port project carefully, examining the benefits of having a reliable, safe and clean natural gas supply for business...
Debate Continues Over Cove Point Expansion
Posted on Mar 27, 2006 in Gas Composition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Debate Continues Over Cove Point Expansion
The ongoing dispute between Washington Gas Light and Dominion over gas composition issues, as well as state legislation proposed last week that seeks to regulate LNG terminals in Maryland, has raised new obstacles to Dominion’s plans to expand its existing Cove Point LNG facility in Calvert County, Md. According to yesterday’s Washington Post, some residents living near the facility...
FERC to Visit Proposed Downeast LNG Location
Posted on Mar 27, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC to Visit Proposed Downeast LNG Location
Saturday’s Bangor Daily News reports that FERC staff members are scheduled tomorrow to visit the proposed site for Downeast LNG’s planned import terminal. Interested parties may also join them, but are asked to reserve comments for a meeting to be held that evening at a local elementary school. [Access to archived articles requires a...
Jobs and Environment Discussed at FEIS Meeting for Main Pass Proposal
Posted on Mar 27, 2006 in Environmental, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Jobs and Environment Discussed at FEIS Meeting for Main Pass Proposal
At the last of three public meetings held Thursday night to discuss the FEIS for the Main Pass Energy Hub LNG terminal that is proposed for offshore Louisiana, members of the chemical plant industry expressed support for the project, saying that the facility would import much-needed natural gas that would help the State retain jobs. “The current trend of U.S. supply shortfall...
Vote on AGL Pipeline Bill Delayed
Posted on Mar 27, 2006 in Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Vote on AGL Pipeline Bill Delayed
House Bill 1325, originally scheduled for a vote last Friday in the Georgia Senate, was removed from the calendar Friday and remains off of the calendar today. LNGLawBlog sources have indicated that the legislation stalled on Friday, but committee contacts expect it to come to a vote during one of the last two working days of the regular session. The Atlanta...