Senate Committee to Consider Taunton River Bill
Posted on Jan 29, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Senate Committee to Consider Taunton River Bill
E&E Daily reported yesterday that the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will consider on Wednesday a bill that would designate portions of the Taunton River, including the site of the proposed Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal, as “wild and scenic,” which may prevent the terminal from being constructed. The bill, S. 868, is sponsored by Massachusetts Sens....
NATS: U.S. LNG Market “Soft”
Posted on Jan 29, 2008 in Markets and Competition | Comments Off on NATS: U.S. LNG Market “Soft”
NATS [subscription required] notes the continuing “soft” U.S. market for LNG, while prices in Europe and Asia remain high. Southbound LNG vessel traffic through the Suez Canal indicates that Asian markets are attracting LNG cargos right now, primarily due to rapid economic growth and nuclear power plant outages in...
Massachusetts to Consider LNG Terminal Buffer Zone Measure Again
Posted on Jan 29, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Massachusetts to Consider LNG Terminal Buffer Zone Measure Again
The Herald News (Mass.) reports that Massachusetts state legislators again will consider a proposal to restrict the siting of LNG regasification terminals within one mile of schools, hospitals, and residential areas. A similar bill has been approved already by the state senate and an identical measure was approved in committee last...
Jamaica Weighs LNG Terminal Options
Posted on Jan 29, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Jamaica Weighs LNG Terminal Options
According to Platts LNG Daily, Jamaican government officials are considering whether to continue with a proposed offshore LNG regasification facility or switch to a more expensive onshore terminal. An onshore facility is under consideration now because it could receive larger Q-Flex and Q-Max LNG...
City of Boston Requests Extension of Comment Period in Distrigas Tariff Abandonment
Posted on Jan 29, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on City of Boston Requests Extension of Comment Period in Distrigas Tariff Abandonment
The City of Boston has filed a request with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the comment period for Everett LNG’s request to cancel its existing gas tariff and convert the terminal to a Section 3 facility under the Natural Gas Act. In its request, available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No. CP08-49, Boston argues that it has not had enough time to consider...