Kitimat LNG Signs Agreement with Haisla First Nation
Posted on Dec 16, 2005 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Kitimat LNG Signs Agreement with Haisla First Nation
Today’s Vancouver Province reports that Kitimat LNG and the Haisla First Nation have signed an agreement to site a regasification terminal at Haisla Island. Galveston LNG, which owns the Kitimat LNG Terminal, hopes to clear regulatory hurdles and begin construction in the spring. “The Haisla acknowledge the openness Kitimat LNG has shown throughout the EA process to take...
FERC Report Says Canadian LNG Exports Are Low
Posted on Dec 16, 2005 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on FERC Report Says Canadian LNG Exports Are Low
A report issued by FERC on Thursday reveals that overall natural gas imports from Canada increased over the past several weeks, but LNG shipments were far and few in between. Today’s Platts Gas Daily has the details. [Subscription...
FERC Issues DEIS for Cheniere’s Creole Trail LNG Terminal
Posted on Dec 16, 2005 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Issues DEIS for Cheniere’s Creole Trail LNG Terminal
Today FERC issued the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Cheniere’s proposed Creole Trail LNG terminal in Louisiana. The terminal will have an average sendout of 3.3 Bcf/day, which would make it the largest regasification facility in the U.S. FERC Staff has concluded that with appropriate mitigation measures, the proposed facility will have limited adverse environmental...
Dominion Responds to WGL Gas Quality Allegations
Posted on Dec 16, 2005 in Federal Regulation, Gas Composition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Dominion Responds to WGL Gas Quality Allegations
Today’s Platts Gas Daily reports that Dominion filed comments with FERC addressing Washington Gas Light’s allegations regarding gas composition issues at its LNG terminal in Cove Point, Md. “These proceedings are so important, and WGL’s claims are so inflammatory, that a further response by Dominion is warranted,” the company said on Wednesday. Dominion...
Local Says Passamaquoddy Bay Can Accommodate LNG Terminals
Posted on Dec 15, 2005 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Says Passamaquoddy Bay Can Accommodate LNG Terminals
A Robbinston, Maine resident says critics should avoid making preconceived notions about the purported dangers of LNG until final studies are released on the Passamaquoddy Bay terminals. In a counterpoint to an Nov. 26 op-ed published by the Bangor Daily News, he says that LNG is a clean-burning fuel that will not ruin Passamquoddy Bay. Additionally, he says that the tourists visiting...