Oregon LNG Proposes Pipeline Related to LNG Terminal in Oregon
Posted on Jun 11, 2007 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Oregon LNG Proposes Pipeline Related to LNG Terminal in Oregon
Oregon LNG has proposed a 117-mile natural gas pipeline to traverse six counties in Oregon, running from Oregon LNG’s proposed regasification terminal at the mouth of the Columbia River to a main pipeline near Molalla, Ore. Construction is anticipated to begin in 2009 and the completed pipeline would have a capacity of 1.5 Bcf/d. The Associated Press has details (via Oregon...
Local Supply at Issue in LNG Export License Extension
Posted on Jun 11, 2007 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Supply at Issue in LNG Export License Extension
ConocoPhillips and Marathon have applied to the U.S. Department of Energy to extend their LNG export license for their Kenai LNG facility located in Alaska. The state government has conditioned its support for extension of the license on ConocoPhillips and Marathon agreeing to supply local utilities and end users during the peak season before allowing gas to be exported overseas....
FERC Issues Final EIS for North Baja Gas Line
Posted on Jun 11, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Federal Regulation, Pipelines | Comments Off on FERC Issues Final EIS for North Baja Gas Line
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that FERC has issued a favorable Final Environmental Impact Statement for the 126-mile pipeline proposed by North Baja Pipeline to connect the Energia Costa Azul LNG import terminal to California and Arizona markets. The pipeline would be built in three stages with initial operations beginning in 2007 and construction completed in 2010....
Study: Atlantic Alternative to Broadwater Possible
Posted on Jun 8, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Technology | Comments Off on Study: Atlantic Alternative to Broadwater Possible
An independent study commissioned by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority concludes that wind and wave conditions do not preclude an alternative LNG import terminal from being built offshore south of Long Island instead of in the Sound, where the Broadwater terminal would be located. John Hritcko, Broadwater’s senior vice president, responded that his...
Panel: Early Investors Have Advantage as LNG Construction Costs Soar
Posted on Jun 8, 2007 in Financing, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Panel: Early Investors Have Advantage as LNG Construction Costs Soar
A panel of LNG executives at the Citi Power, Gas, and Utilities Conference in Charleston, S.C., indicated that while the LNG investment climate remains strong, particular advantages may accrue to companies that invested early. Sempra CFO Mark Snell said, “The facilities we have under construction, and others under way, definitely have a cost advantage to any new...