Equatorial Guinea Wants to Participate in Atlantic Basin LNG
Posted on Dec 2, 2005 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Equatorial Guinea Wants to Participate in Atlantic Basin LNG
Equatorial Guinea hopes to be a player in the LNG market in the Atlantic Basin by developing “an aggressive strategy for investing in [gas] reserves,” according to George Person, director of the U.S. Dept. of Energy’s office of African and Middle Eastern affairs. The country also is targeting the United States as one of its potential consumers. Today’s Platts...
Energy Economist Discusses LNG at Public Forum in Astoria, Ore.
Posted on Dec 2, 2005 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Energy Economist Discusses LNG at Public Forum in Astoria, Ore.
An energy economist provided information on LNG at a forum Wednesday night in Astoria, Ore., noting that she is not expressing a stance on whether an import terminal should be constructed in the lower Columbia area. Michelle Foss also brushed aside criticism that she was “not the unbiased speaker” the Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce advertised her as because of...
Crown Landing LNG Proposal Receives USCG Preliminary Approval
Posted on Dec 2, 2005 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Crown Landing LNG Proposal Receives USCG Preliminary Approval
The US Coast Guard yesterday gave BP’s proposed Crown Landing LNG terminal preliminary approval on the condition that appropriate Coast Guard resources are available and the company has adequate funding to implement mandatory security measures, the particulars of which Captain of the Port Officer David Scott said “can’t be publicly divulged.” According to a...
Chevron Announces Increase in Sabine Pass LNG Facility Capacity
Posted on Dec 2, 2005 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Chevron Announces Increase in Sabine Pass LNG Facility Capacity
Chevron Global Gas yesterday announced that it will increase capacity at Cheniere’s Sabine Pass LNG terminal from 0.7 bcf/d to 1.0 bcf/d, as dictated by a deal signed with Cheniere in...
Bill Would Address Proposed PGW Terminal
Posted on Dec 2, 2005 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Bill Would Address Proposed PGW Terminal
U.S. Rep. Allyson Y. Schwartz (D-Philadelphia) is spearheading a bill that requires the U.S. Coast Guard to perform a vulnerability assessment of “all elements” of Philadelphia Gas Works’ proposed Freedom Energy Center LNG terminal. The PGW proposal would be located on the Delaware River; the bill also contains oil spill provisions stemming from last year’s...