Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on Jun 18, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
Telegraph-Journal (New Brunswick, Canada) (opposed to LNG proposals for Passamaquoddy Bay) [Subscription required]
Analysts: Bullish Indicators for U.S. Gas Market
Posted on Jun 18, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Storage | Comments Off on Analysts: Bullish Indicators for U.S. Gas Market
Platts LNG Daily reports that market analysts are predicting a bullish U.S. gas market for this summer. Citing the indicators released in the EIA’s short-term energy outlook last week as well as NOAA’s prediction of an active hurricane season, several gas market analysts said they expect gas prices to remain relatively high this summer. However, the Canadian National...
Local Communities to Raise Bradwood Landing Pipeline Concerns at FERC
Posted on Jun 15, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Communities to Raise Bradwood Landing Pipeline Concerns at FERC
The Daily News (Longview, Wash.) reports that officials from the City of Clatskanie, Wash., Columbia County, Ore., and the Port of St. Helens are drafting comments to send to FERC in opposition to NorthernStar Natural Gas’ planned gas pipeline from the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG terminal to an existing pipeline by traversing the Port of Westwood. Clatskanie Mayor Diane Pohl...
LNG Tanker Training Course First in United States to Meet SIGTTO Standards
Posted on Jun 15, 2007 in Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on LNG Tanker Training Course First in United States to Meet SIGTTO Standards
RTM STAR Center’s Tankship Liquefied Gases course has been certified by ABS Consulting as meeting all of SIGTTO’s LNG Shipping Suggested Competency Standards. The RTM STAR course is the first in the United States to receive this certification. Marine Log provides additional...
Gas Buyers Granted Intervener Status to Protest Kenai Export License Renewal
Posted on Jun 15, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Gas Buyers Granted Intervener Status to Protest Kenai Export License Renewal
Platts LNG Daily reports that the U.S. Department of Energy has granted intervenor status to several Alaskan gas buyers, allowing them to formally protest Marathon and ConocoPhillips’ application to extend the export license for their Kenai LNG liquefaction plant. Responding to the buyers’ concerns about their ability to meet the long-term gas demands of their customers,...