Report: Expanding Global LNG Market Will Draw More LNG to the United States
Posted on Jul 5, 2006 in Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Report: Expanding Global LNG Market Will Draw More LNG to the United States
LNG imports accounted for 2.5% of U.S. natural gas supply in 2005, but a report by the International Energy Agency predicts that 9% of North American gas consumption will consist of LNG imports by 2010 due to “the gradual depletion of traditional sources of natural gas for the United States’ market” and the expanding global LNG sector. However, the IEA notes the difficulty...
Op-ed: Battery Rock LNG Proposal Threatens Outer Brewster Island
Posted on Jul 5, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: Battery Rock LNG Proposal Threatens Outer Brewster Island
In response to a Boston Herald editorial in support of AES’ Battery Rock LNG terminal proposed for Outer Brewster Island, a Cambridge, Mass. resident says that the project would not guarantee an inexpensive, consistent supply of natural gas, but instead threaten “a unique resource for public recreation and the preservation of natural diversity.” The Boston...
FERC Denies CEII Request for Broadwater LNG Data
Posted on Jul 5, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Denies CEII Request for Broadwater LNG Data
On Friday, FERC issued an order denying C. Lincoln Jewett of the Darien Advisory Commission access to CEII information contained in resource reports filed by Broadwater Energy. According to FERC, “the non-public portions of the requested reports contain information that presents concerns beyond CEII.” Specifically, FERC concluded that the requested data is exempt from...
FERC and USCG Await Additional Data on Broadwater
Posted on Jul 5, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC and USCG Await Additional Data on Broadwater
According to The Day,Broadwater Energy spokesperson Amy Kelley says the company’s plans to build an LNG terminal in Long Island Sound remain on course despite repeated requests from FERC and the U.S. Coast Guard for required designinformation. Kelley says that the company expects to submit the information sometime next month. Coast Guard Lt. Commander Alan Blume of Sector Long Island...
Editorial: Brewster Island Proposal Deserves Open Legislative Process
Posted on Jul 5, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Brewster Island Proposal Deserves Open Legislative Process
The Providence Journal “strongly favor[s] LNG” and supports AES’ Battery Rock LNG proposal. However, the paper criticizes the inclusion of the necessary legislation in the “rush to finish the fiscal 2007 budget,” saying that the “budget becomes a cover for legislators’ doing in secret what they would have difficulty doing...