Op-Ed: CPUC’s Consideration of LNG a “Ruse”
Posted on Feb 14, 2008 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: CPUC’s Consideration of LNG a “Ruse”
An op-ed published by the Press Telegram (Long Beach, Calif.) argues that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is acting inefficiently by continuing to study LNG importation when alternative domestic supplies are...
Local Oregon Officials Visit Everett LNG Terminal
Posted on Feb 14, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Oregon Officials Visit Everett LNG Terminal
Seven local officials from Warrenton, Ore., site for the proposed Oregon LNG project, traveled to the Everett LNG terminal to better understand the scale and operations of a working LNG import facility. Several members of the delegation expressed surprise at the close proximity of residential and commercial property to the Everett facility. Read more in the Daily Astorian [subscription...
Experts at CERA Conference Do Not Expect Global LNG Pricing Over Next Two Years
Posted on Feb 14, 2008 in Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Experts at CERA Conference Do Not Expect Global LNG Pricing Over Next Two Years
Despite predicting that “[t]he global gas business will go through a transformative, radical change in the next 24 months,” Michael Stoppard, senior director of global gas with Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA), told the CERAWeek 2008 conference that a single global price for LNG will not be in place over the next two years. Several other speakers, including...
Electrical Power Restored to LNG Vessel Off Massachusetts Coast
Posted on Feb 14, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Electrical Power Restored to LNG Vessel Off Massachusetts Coast
The Boston Herald reports that full electrical power has been restored to the Catalunya Spirit, an LNG vessel bound for the Everett LNG terminal which lost propulsion earlier this week. The Herald also reports that the ship lost power due to a computer glitch and that the ship suffered no structural damage and did not release any...
Repairs Begin for LNG Vessel Off Massachusetts Coast
Posted on Feb 13, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Repairs Begin for LNG Vessel Off Massachusetts Coast
After losing propulsion early Monday morning, repairs on the LNG vessel Catalunya Spirit began last night under Coast Guard supervision. Although this is the first time in 27 years of LNG transport to the Everett terminal that a vessel has lost propulsion, state and local officials still raised safety and security concerns. However, Coast Guard Captain Gail Kulisch told the Boston...