AES Removes Baltimore County as a Defendant in Lawsuit, Hopes to Remain in Anne Arundel County
Posted on Dec 12, 2007 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on AES Removes Baltimore County as a Defendant in Lawsuit, Hopes to Remain in Anne Arundel County
Yesterday AES removed Baltimore County as a defendant from its suit against Maryland’s Critical Areas Commission and filed a motion to keep the case in Anne Arundel County Court. This move follows a decision to remove the case involving the proposed Sparrows Point LNG regasification terminal to Baltimore County. A spokesperson for Baltimore County told the Daily Record (Md.) that...
Weaver’s Cove LNG Request for Reconsideration Denied by U.S. Coast Guard
Posted on Dec 11, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove LNG Request for Reconsideration Denied by U.S. Coast Guard
The U.S. Coast Guard announced yesterday that it has denied a request for reconsideration filed by Weaver’s Cove Energy. Stating in his letter to Weaver’s Cove that he reviewed all appropriate documents, USCG Capt. Roy Nash wrote that he found “no substantive issue, nor new information, that would suggest my recommendation of unsuitability was incorrect or made...
Proposed Pipeline Connecting Rockies Express to Northeastern Markets may Transport LNG from the Gulf
Posted on Dec 11, 2007 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Proposed Pipeline Connecting Rockies Express to Northeastern Markets may Transport LNG from the Gulf
Tennessee Gas Pipeline and Equitable Resources announced yesterday that they are jointly pursuing the Northeast Passage Project, a gas pipeline proposed to connect the terminus of the Rockies Express Pipeline to markets in the northeastern United States. The pipeline is expected also to transport regasified LNG from terminals in the Gulf region to the Northeast. The two companies...
No Shortage of Gas for Atlantic LNG’s Train 4 Despite Start-Up Delays
Posted on Dec 11, 2007 in E&P, Liquefaction | Comments Off on No Shortage of Gas for Atlantic LNG’s Train 4 Despite Start-Up Delays
BP Trinidad & Tobago told Petroleum World yesterday that despite a series of delays at its Train 4 facility, there is no shortage of gas. BPTT and a senior official from the Ministry of Energy said the delay resulted from start-up problems unrelated to gas...
Kenai LNG Export Plant Impacted by Gas Supply Constraints During Peak Demand Periods
Posted on Dec 11, 2007 in Liquefaction, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Kenai LNG Export Plant Impacted by Gas Supply Constraints During Peak Demand Periods
Panelists at a recent event convened by the Alaska Energy Authority discussed issues surrounding supply constraints facing southcentral Alaska during peak gas demand periods. Tony Izzo, a former manager of Enstar, recounted a day in January 2007 when gas supply to the Kenai LNG export plant was cut by 35 percent to cover local peak demand. In the past, peak demand had been met by...