Op-ed: LNG Good for United States
Posted on Jan 4, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: LNG Good for United States
Monday’s Ventura County Star published an opinion piece by an Ojai, Calif. geologist who says LNG development in the United States would allay the nation’s energy predicament. [Free registration...
Kelliher Calls for Long-Term Contracts
Posted on Jan 4, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Gas Composition, Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Kelliher Calls for Long-Term Contracts
Today’s Platts Gas Daily features a story on FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher’s attempts to reinforce gas infrastructure and stabilize prices by calling for long-term supply contracts. The publication also reports that Kelliher is not prepared to implement uniform gas quality standards. He says that a sweeping national policy on gas composition issues is not necessary and that...
ConocoPhillips and Shell Confirm U.S. LNG Deal
Posted on Jan 4, 2006 in E&P, Financing, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on ConocoPhillips and Shell Confirm U.S. LNG Deal
This week’s World Gas Intelligence reports that late last month ConocoPhillips and Royal Dutch Shell each finalized a contract for a 30% stake in a Qatar petroleum production train. Trains 6 and 7 (known as Qatargas -3 and -4) are under construction, and could send LNG to the US by 2009. [Subscription...
Port Westward LNG Moves Toward Land Lease
Posted on Jan 3, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Port Westward LNG Moves Toward Land Lease
The Daily Astorian reports that Port Westward LNG has negotiated a lease proposal that would facilitate the construction of a dock and pipeline for a proposed LNG terminal along the Columbia...
Op-Eds on Oregon LNG Terminals
Posted on Jan 3, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Eds on Oregon LNG Terminals
Two op-eds in Friday’s Daily Astorian discuss safety and environmental issues related to the LNG development initiatives along the Columbia River and Michelle Foss’ LNG presentation, which she gave on December 1,...