Critic Faults Elba Island Expansion EIS
Posted on Aug 9, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Critic Faults Elba Island Expansion EIS
A local representative of the Sierra Club is criticizing FERC’s Final Environmental Impact Statement on the Elba Island LNG expansion project, the Savannah Morning News reports. Specifically, the Sierra Club claims that the report does not address the concern that vessel traffic on the Savannah River could double over the next ten years if a proposed industrial port is...
Community Meeting for LNG Opposition Scheduled in Southwest Oregon
Posted on Aug 9, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Community Meeting for LNG Opposition Scheduled in Southwest Oregon
The Coos Bay World (Ore.) reports that several groups opposed to LNG in the Coos Bay area will host a community meeting on Saturday, August 26. Speakers will discuss the status of the LNG terminal and pipeline project proposed for the area and share strategies for opposing the...
U.S. EIA Predicts Decline in LNG Imports
Posted on Aug 8, 2007 in Markets and Competition | Comments Off on U.S. EIA Predicts Decline in LNG Imports
In its Short-Term Energy Outlook released yesterday, the EIA predicts that LNG imports will decline over the rest of the year due to falling prices in the U.S. market relative to price levels in Europe and Asia. However, the EIA still expects LNG import levels to reach a record-high 850 Bcf for 2007. Platts LNG Daily provides additional coverage. [Subscription...
Pipelines Competing for Northwest Market
Posted on Aug 8, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Pipelines Competing for Northwest Market
Following the official announcement of the Palomar gas line in Oregon, the McMinnville News Register (Ore.) reports that two pipeline projects will likely compete for regulatory approval and market share. “I don’t think you’d see two [large gas line projects]. I don’t think the region would support that level of development,” said one Palomar...
Op-Ed: Fossil Fuels Will Flow Through British Columbia
Posted on Aug 8, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Fossil Fuels Will Flow Through British Columbia
An Op-Ed carried by the Northern View (British Columbia, Canada) suggests that fossil fuels will be shipped through British Columbia, either for local use or export to U.S. markets, even though it is not yet certain which energy infrastructure projects will be developed. The piece cites the Kitimat and Texada Island LNG proposals, as well as the Mackenzie Valley and Alaska Highway...