Jamaica Unable to Rely on Trinidadian Supply
Posted on Jan 5, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Jamaica Unable to Rely on Trinidadian Supply
Platts LNG Daily reports on Jamaica’s efforts to secure LNG for its proposed floating regasification platform. According to previous press reports, Jamaica had initially planned to use Trinidadian LNG, but is now looking to other countries, such as Qatar and Equatorial Guinea, after Trinidadian officials said they were short on additional supply. [Subscription...
FERC Issues Order On Rehearing for Cove Point LNG
Posted on Jan 5, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Gas Composition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Issues Order On Rehearing for Cove Point LNG
FERC yesterday issued an Order On Rehearing regarding its June 16 order approving the Cove Point LNG terminal expansion. The Commission’s Order On Rehearing denied rehearing to parties claiming that revaporized LNG would have adverse effects on interconnecting pipeline systems and end-users. Explaining that “there is no scientific evidence that regasified LNG presents...
Baltimore County LNG Task Force Releases Report
Posted on Jan 5, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Baltimore County LNG Task Force Releases Report
A state-commissioned LNG Task Force has submitted its final report assessing the feasibility of an LNG terminal in Baltimore County. According to The Examiner, the report concludes that AES’ proposed Sparrows Point LNG facility in Dundalk, Md., would pose a risk to public health and safety. In addition to the report, the task force issued a separate, more critical resolution...
Atlantic LNG Aspires to Be the Industry’s Benchmark
Posted on Jan 5, 2007 in Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Atlantic LNG Aspires to Be the Industry’s Benchmark
Trinidad’s Atlantic LNG is working to become “the global energy industry benchmark” of LNG, according to CEO Oscar Prieto. The company intends to promote efficient and effective operations over the next three to five years to achieve this goal. However, Prieto noted that a competitive market for experienced personnel may make it more difficult to meet this...
Maritimes & Northeast Seeks Permit for Pipeline Expansion Project
Posted on Jan 4, 2007 in Environmental, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Maritimes & Northeast Seeks Permit for Pipeline Expansion Project
The Army Corps of Engineers is accepting comments until Jan. 19 on Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline’s request for a permit that would allow the company to fill roughly one acre of Maine wetlands. The work is associated with the Maritimes Phase VI Project, which would triple the capacity of the existing pipeline that runs from Nova Scotia to Massachusetts. The expansion is...