FERC Decides Gas Interchangeability Issue to Permit LNG Imports
Posted on Apr 19, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Technology | Comments Off on FERC Decides Gas Interchangeability Issue to Permit LNG Imports
FERC today largely affirmed the Administrative Law Judge’s decision in AES Ocean Express v. Florida Gas Transmission (AES v. FGT) regarding gas interchangeability. In doing so, the Commission announced a new policy whereby pipeline companies will not be allowed to seek compensation for costs incurred as a result of shipping regasified LNG of varying compositions on their...
Editorial: Cabrillo Port Decision Affects Broadwater Proposal
Posted on Apr 19, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Cabrillo Port Decision Affects Broadwater Proposal
Citing the decisions of the California State Lands Commission and the California Coastal Commission against the Cabrillo Port LNG proposal as “a sign that public opinion has shifted,” an editorial in today’s Connecticut Post advocates the rejection of Broadwater LNG’s proposal for a terminal in Long Island...
Editorial: Astoria and Warrenton, Ore., Officials Must Participate in LNG Debate
Posted on Apr 19, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Astoria and Warrenton, Ore., Officials Must Participate in LNG Debate
The Daily Astorian praises U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) for his recent correspondence with FERC, but criticizes political leaders in Astoria and Warrenton for not addressing the potential public threats posed by the proposed Bradwood Landing and Skipanon LNG terminals in...
Vote Recount Confirms Quoddy Bay LNG Agreement Approved
Posted on Apr 18, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Vote Recount Confirms Quoddy Bay LNG Agreement Approved
The Bangor Daily News reports that a recount in Perry, Maine, produced the exact same 229-211 tally as originally reported, confirming local approval of a deal in which Quoddy Bay LNG has agreed to pay $3.6 million per year for permission to locate the terminal’s LNG storage tanks in the town. Attorneys representing the recount petitioners plan to cross-reference voter rolls with...
Speakers Highlight “Unconventional” Gas at LDC Forum
Posted on Apr 18, 2007 in Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Speakers Highlight “Unconventional” Gas at LDC Forum
Industry experts speaking at Interchange Energy’s LDC Forum in Atlanta stressed the need to develop unconventional gas supplies, such as LNG and gas from non-traditional extraction sources. Platts LNG Daily provides coverage. [Subscription...