Jordan Cove Energy Files LNG Terminal Application with FERC
Posted on Sep 5, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Jordan Cove Energy Files LNG Terminal Application with FERC
Jordan Cove Energy Project L.P. issued a press release (carried via CNNMoney.com) yesterday announcing that it has filed its LNG terminal application with FERC following a sixteen-month pre-filing process. The Jordan Cove LNG project, proposed for Coos Bay, Ore., will offer 6.4 Bcf of storage and a regasification send-out capacity of 1 Bcf/d. Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline L.P. also...
CLNG Criticizes Conclusions of LNG Pollution Study
Posted on Sep 5, 2007 in Environmental, Technology | Comments Off on CLNG Criticizes Conclusions of LNG Pollution Study
Bill Cooper, executive director of the Center for Liquefied Natural Gas (CLNG), criticized the conclusions of a recent report released by scientists at Carnegie Mellon University that suggested certain coal-based technologies may emit less greenhouse gasses than LNG-based technology. In particular, Cooper stated that the report founded its conclusions on coal-based technologies that...
Report: New U.S. LNG Terminals May Face Underutilization
Posted on Sep 4, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Report: New U.S. LNG Terminals May Face Underutilization
A Datamonitor report (carried via Energy Central Professional [subscription required]) suggests that the recent boom in the construction of U.S. LNG terminals may lead to underuse of regasification capacity. The report states that if U.S. LNG consumption grows 6% annually, consumption will total 46 Bcm/y by 2020. If the 22 LNG terminals that have been approved for construction are...
Op-Ed: Gas Pipeline Projects May Alleviate Need for California LNG Terminals
Posted on Sep 4, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Gas Pipeline Projects May Alleviate Need for California LNG Terminals
Examining the recent approval of the North Baja gas pipeline by California’s State Lands Commission, an op-ed in the Record-Gazette (Banning, Calif.) suggests that the Commission’s decision likely has eliminated the need for any LNG terminals to be built along the California...
Excelerate Donates Funds to Local Energy Conservation, Wind Power Projects
Posted on Sep 4, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Excelerate Donates Funds to Local Energy Conservation, Wind Power Projects
The Gloucester Daily Times (Mass.) reports that the developer of the Northeast Gateway Energy Bridge LNG terminal, Excelerate Energy LLC, has donated $500,000 to two local groups to help fund fuel assistance programs and energy conservation projects in Massachusetts. Excelerate also donated $400,000 to Mass Energy to assist in the development of a wind energy project in the state. Rob...