CPUC Endorses Higher Wobbe Limit to Accommodate Additional Natural Gas Supplies
Posted on Sep 22, 2006 in Environmental, Gas Composition, Markets and Competition, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on CPUC Endorses Higher Wobbe Limit to Accommodate Additional Natural Gas Supplies
In an effort to reconcile the need to increase natural gas supplies with safety, reliability and environmental concerns, the California Public Utilities Commission yesterday issued an order approving a maximum Wobbe limit of 1385 for the San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas Co. service territories, which Commissioner Rachelle Chong said will allow California to...
Coos Bay City Council Denies Request to Finance LNG Study
Posted on Sep 22, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Coos Bay City Council Denies Request to Finance LNG Study
The World reports on a Coos Bay City Council meeting held Tuesday, during which an attendee requested that the city finance a study similar to one conducted in California that examines the potential impacts of LNG development on local communities. However, Mayor Joe Benetti said that the city cannot afford such a study and suggested that the attendee collaborate with other individuals...
Broadwater Responds to Claims That LNG Developers Pay Supporters
Posted on Sep 22, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Broadwater Responds to Claims That LNG Developers Pay Supporters
Following the announcement by U.S. Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.) that he is sponsoring federal legislation to create a public database of individuals on LNG developers’ payroll, Broadwater spokesperson Amy Kelly says Broadwater has always been open about who works for the company. Kelly told the Long Island Business News that “[w]hen somebody writes in (to a newspaper)...
Trade Associations Urge FERC to Expand Blanket Certificate Authority for Certain LNG-Related Infrastructure
Posted on Sep 21, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Trade Associations Urge FERC to Expand Blanket Certificate Authority for Certain LNG-Related Infrastructure
The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) and the Natural Gas Supply Association (NGSA) submitted a letter to FERC on Sept. 19 urging the Commission to apply a lighter form of regulation, which it currently applies to smaller pipeline projects, to new pipelines associated with existing LNG terminals. The Commission currently is considering new rules to extend this...
Spot Market Spurs Onboard LNG Storage
Posted on Sep 21, 2006 in Markets and Competition, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Spot Market Spurs Onboard LNG Storage
World Gas Intelligence provides further details on the storage of LNG aboard vessels pending spot market plays, saying that Excelerate Energy now has six such vessels at sea and that Suez and BG may be adopting the strategy as well. [Subscription...