FERC Authorizes Elba Island Expansion; Calhoun Construction
Posted on Sep 21, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Storage | Comments Off on FERC Authorizes Elba Island Expansion; Calhoun Construction
Yesterday FERC announced that Calhoun LNG has approval to begin construction of its proposed LNG import terminal and associated Point Comfort Pipeline. The Calhoun LNG regasification facility will have an initial sendout capacity of 1 Bcf/d. The order authorizing construction is available in FERC eLibrary under Docket No. CP05-91. FERC concurrently announced authorization of the Elba...
Farmers Oppose Oregon LNG Pipeline Proposal
Posted on Sep 21, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Farmers Oppose Oregon LNG Pipeline Proposal
The Statesman Journal (Salem, Ore.; from Associated Press) reports that approximately 200 local residents attended a FERC hearing on the gas pipeline infrastructure associated with the Oregon LNG terminal proposal, many of them farmers who argued that the pipeline should follow existing roads and utility corridors instead of cutting across farmland as currently proposed. The meeting...
Canadian Appeals Court Upholds Brunswick Pipeline Decision
Posted on Sep 21, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Litigation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Canadian Appeals Court Upholds Brunswick Pipeline Decision
Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a request by a local environmental group to overturn regulatory approval granted to Emera to build a gas pipeline from Canaport LNG to the Canada-U.S. border. The pipeline route will pass through Rockwood Park, in Saint John, New Brunswick, which prompted the appeal. The Associated Press (carried via Energy Central...
SBM Offshore Announces LNG FPSO Technology Ready for Marketing
Posted on Sep 20, 2007 in E&P, Technology | Comments Off on SBM Offshore Announces LNG FPSO Technology Ready for Marketing
SBM Offshore NV, a European LNG design firm, announced that its LNG Floating Production Storage and Offloading (“FPSO”) vessel design is ready for marketing to large exploration and production players. SBM Offshore has formed a partnership with the German design firm LINDE A.G. as a means to shorten the design and delivery cycle...
Op-Ed: Political Contributions Must Not Influence Gov. Schwarzenegger’s Decisions
Posted on Sep 20, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Political Contributions Must Not Influence Gov. Schwarzenegger’s Decisions
An op-ed in the Ventura County Star argues that California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) must not allow contributions from corporations to affect his decisions, particularly regarding LNG policy in the...