Regional Company Proposes Pipeline Connecting Cove Point LNG Terminal to Southern Delaware
Posted on Jun 22, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Regional Company Proposes Pipeline Connecting Cove Point LNG Terminal to Southern Delaware
Eastern Shore Natural Gas Co., a regional natural gas pipeline company, has proposed a pipeline that will travel along the Chesapeake Bay floor and through eastern Maryland to connect southern Delaware with the Cove Point LNG regasification terminal. The News Journal (Wilmington, Del.) reports that the project, called the EasternShore Energylink Expansion, should be operational by...
Quoddy Bay LNG Seeks Gas Supplies Despite Challenges During Approval Process
Posted on Jun 22, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Quoddy Bay LNG Seeks Gas Supplies Despite Challenges During Approval Process
Natural Gas Intelligence (carried via LexisNexis [subscription required]) reports on the challenges facing Quoddy Bay LNG during its approval process, specifically highlighting the difficulties in obtaining federal permits without showing that suppliers and pipeline capacity have been secured. While Quoddy Bay continues to seek supply arrangements, project manager Brian Smith said the...
Pipeline from Sabine Pass Obtains Final FERC Authorization
Posted on Jun 22, 2007 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Pipeline from Sabine Pass Obtains Final FERC Authorization
FERC announced yesterday that the Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline, which will transport gas from Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass LNG terminal to the national pipeline and storage grid, received its final permit authorizations. Platts LNG Daily provides further details [subscription required]. FERC’s order will be available via the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
Maine BEP Schedules Hearings on Downeast LNG Proposal
Posted on Jun 22, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maine BEP Schedules Hearings on Downeast LNG Proposal
The Maine Board of Environmental Protection has scheduled a series of public hearings on the proposed Downeast LNG terminal as well as on the surrounding pipeline infrastructure. The hearings are open to the public and will feature testimony from Downeast LNG representatives and legally-recognized intervenors including Save Passamaquoddy Bay, We Take Care of Our Land, Fishermen’s...
Corpus Cristi LNG and Ingleside LNG Projects Delayed
Posted on Jun 22, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Corpus Cristi LNG and Ingleside LNG Projects Delayed
The Corpus Christi Caller reports today on delays related to two LNG projects approved for the area near Corpus Christi, Texas. Cheniere Energy’s Corpus Christi LNG terminal has completed its site preparation work, but is awaiting the outcome of pending financial deals before construction begins. Occidental Petroleum’s Ingleside LNG terminal has not begun site preparation...