Gulf Coast LNG Finds High Demand for Calhoun LNG
Posted on May 10, 2006 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Gulf Coast LNG Finds High Demand for Calhoun LNG
Gulf Coast LNG Partners says that a number of large gas customers have expressed interest in entering long-term contracts for send-out from the proposed Calhoun LNG terminal in Port Lavaca, Texas. The company says that most of these consumers already have secured capacity in existing pipelines to which the 1 Bcf/d terminal would connect. Read more in yesterday’s Platts LNG Daily....
ConocoPhillips Keeps Open-Loop Plans for Beacon Port
Posted on May 10, 2006 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on ConocoPhillips Keeps Open-Loop Plans for Beacon Port
ConocoPhillips says it will not modify the design of its open-loop Beacon Port LNG terminal planned offshore Louisiana, despite Gov. Kathleen Blanco’s rejection of an open-loop proposal on Friday. “We still believe that open-loop vaporization is a proven technology and an environmentally sound technology,” said ConocoPhillips spokesperson Bill Tanner. He also said that the...
Blanco Explains Differences Between Main Pass and Gulf Landing
Posted on May 10, 2006 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Blanco Explains Differences Between Main Pass and Gulf Landing
In response to questions about Gov. Blanco’s decision to veto Freeport McMoRan’s terminal but not Shell’s Gulf Landing terminal, which also is proposed off Louisiana’s coast, Blanco’s spokesperson Denise Bottcher said that the veto period for Shell’s terminal came early in the governor’s term and before the environmental controversy had...
RACE Representative Supports Wind Over LNG
Posted on May 9, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on RACE Representative Supports Wind Over LNG
Ratepayers for Affordable Clean Energy’s Rory Cox spoke at an anti-LNG meeting held Saturday, urging listeners to oppose the Jordan Cove LNG facility proposed for Coos Bay, Ore. because the terminal primarily would serve Northern California customers. He also argued that the project would not lower natural gas prices, saying that the costs of developing and operating the terminal...
Passamaquoddy Tribe Prevails in Freedom of Access Case
Posted on May 9, 2006 in Liquefaction, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Passamaquoddy Tribe Prevails in Freedom of Access Case
The Maine Supreme Court yesterday ruled that the state’s Freedom of Access Act does not require the Passamaquoddy Tribe to disclose information about its negotiations with Quoddy Bay LNG.The Supreme Court agreed with the lower court thatthe tribe was acting as a business rather than a municipality when it negotiated with Quoddy Bay and, therefore, should not be subject to...