PG&E Unveils Oregon Pipeline Proposal
Posted on Feb 9, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on PG&E Unveils Oregon Pipeline Proposal
PG&E has announced a joint venture with Williams Northwest Pipeline Corp. and Fort Chicago Energy Partners LP to construct a 250-mile pipeline linking the proposed Jordan Cove LNG facility with markets in the Pacific Northwest, including California and Northern Nevada. “It is really a supply and demand [situation], and this project will provide another source for...
Quoddy Bay Denied Tax Exemptions
Posted on Feb 9, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Quoddy Bay Denied Tax Exemptions
The Passamaquoddy Joint Tribal Council, which is comprised of leaders from the Pleasant Point and Indian Township Reservations, last week voted against awarding tax exempt status to Quoddy Bay’s proposed LNG terminal in Pleasant Point, Maine. The Pleasant Point Reservation and Quoddy Bay last year signed an agreement allowing the company to pay over $12 million each year in lease...
Quoddy Bay Submits Resource Report 1
Posted on Feb 9, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Quoddy Bay Submits Resource Report 1
Quoddy Bay Project Manager Brian Smith yesterday announced that the company had submitted the first of 13 resource reports to FERC. “This one was due within 30 days of entering the pre-filing process, and we turned it in a few days early,” he said. Today’s Bangor Daily News also reports that Downeast LNG, which is Quoddy Bay’s competitor, is progressing with its...
WGL Says Gas Leak Problems Are Resolved
Posted on Feb 9, 2006 in Gas Composition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on WGL Says Gas Leak Problems Are Resolved
In an effort to stop gas leaks in Prince George’s County, Md., Washington Gas Light has started injecting heavy hydrocarbons into its gas stream. “The objective of injecting heavy hydrocarbons in the form of hexane into the gas stream…is to mitigate or reverse the shrinkage of the seals in mechanical couplings,” said Tim Sargeant, media relations director for...
FERC Approval Does Not Stop Local Opposition
Posted on Feb 8, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on FERC Approval Does Not Stop Local Opposition
Today’s World Gas Intelligence uses Weaver’s Cove to highlight ongoing tensions between local and federal control of LNG terminal siting. Although opponents were unable to stop federal approval of the terminal, the presence of the Brightman Street Bridge makes it unclear how Hess will get LNG to the terminal if it is built. WGI notes that, despite the Energy Policy Act of...
Florida Pipeline Project Stunted by Opposition in the Bahamas
Posted on Feb 8, 2006 in Environmental, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Florida Pipeline Project Stunted by Opposition in the Bahamas
Public opposition to an LNG terminal proposal in the Bahamas has stalled construction plans for a subsea pipeline between Florida and the islands. The pipeline project has spawned conflict of issue concerns regarding Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Gallagher’s ownership of stock in AES, the company behind the Ocean Express project. Gallagher failed to disclose his...