Op-ed: Examine the Need for LNG in California
Posted on Apr 7, 2006 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: Examine the Need for LNG in California
An opinion piece in yesterday’s Ventura County Star says state officials, energy companies, newspapers and other interests support the development of LNG terminals in California without adequately investigating whether LNG is necessary or beneficial. The author compares the race to develop Californian LNG terminals to the movement to deregulate the California electricity industry...
Locals Split Over Quoddy Bay LNG Proposal
Posted on Apr 7, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Locals Split Over Quoddy Bay LNG Proposal
The Bangor Daily News reports on two FERC-sponsored public meetings held Wednesday and Thursday on the proposed Quoddy Bay terminal in Maine. At Wednesday’s meeting in Pleasant Point, Passamaquoddy Tribe members spoke on the spiritual nature of the proposed site and the potential safety and environmental risks, while others noted the economic benefit the LNG facility would...
Coast Guard Issues FEIS for Compass Port
Posted on Apr 7, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNGLawBlog, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Coast Guard Issues FEIS for Compass Port
The U.S. Coast Guard and the Maritime Administration have issued the Final Environmental Impact Statement for ConocoPhillips’ 1 Bcf/day LNG terminal proposed for offshore Alabama. Public hearings on the FEIS are scheduled for April 26 in Dauphin Island, Ala., and April 27 in Pascagoula, Miss. As mandated by the Deepwater Port Act, the FEIS confirms that “by June 11, 2006,...
Cheniere LNG and PPM Energy Reach Agreement
Posted on Apr 7, 2006 in Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Cheniere LNG and PPM Energy Reach Agreement
Cheniere LNG Marketing has signed a 10-year deal with Scottish Power in which Cheniere will supply up to 600,000 MMBtus of natural gas per day to PPM Energy, a subsidiary of Scottish Power. Under the agreement, PPM also will receive an unspecified quantity of LNG that Cheniere obtains through firm supply contracts at its import terminals in the Gulf of Mexico. “PPM’s...
Cacouna Energy Closes Engineering and Construction Deal
Posted on Apr 7, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Cacouna Energy Closes Engineering and Construction Deal
Cacouna Energy has announced that it has awarded the Front End Engineering and Design contract for its proposed 500 MMcf/day LNG terminal in Quebec to several international engineering and construction firms. “Initiating this work is an important step forward in the development of the Cacouna Energy LNG facility and will further file the preliminary project design,” said...