Freeport LNG Expects First Shipment in April
Posted on Mar 18, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Freeport LNG Expects First Shipment in April
According to the Houston Chronicle, Freeport LNG expects to receive its first LNG cargo from Trinidad & Tobago’s Atlantic LNG in mid to late April. The company expects the terminal to be fully operational by June...
Bloomberg: Costa Azul LNG Terminal Could Receive First Cargo Next Month
Posted on Mar 18, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Bloomberg: Costa Azul LNG Terminal Could Receive First Cargo Next Month
Bloomberg predicts that Sempra’s Energia Costa Azul LNG terminal will receive its commissioning vessels next month. According to Bloomberg’s AISLive ship-tracking data, the first vessel will be the 145,700 cu m Bluesky LNG carrier on April 19, with the Q-Flex Al Safliya arriving soon thereafter. A spokesperson for Sempra, however, declined to confirm the timing or identity...
ALNG: Train 1 Resumes “Normal Operations” Following Maintenance
Posted on Mar 18, 2008 in Liquefaction | Comments Off on ALNG: Train 1 Resumes “Normal Operations” Following Maintenance
A spokesperson for Atlantic LNG told Bloomberg (via Caribbean Net News) that following a shutdown for unscheduled maintenance, the liquefaction facility’s Train 1 has resumed “normal operations.” The spokesperson went on to note that the company expects to idle one or more other liquefaction trains for scheduled maintenance over the course of...
Sabine Pass LNG Granted Permission to Import Commissioning Cargo
Posted on Mar 17, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Sabine Pass LNG Granted Permission to Import Commissioning Cargo
Last week FERC granted Sabine Pass LNG permission to import LNG cargos to its terminal for commissioning and testing activities. The authorization is subject to several conditions and is available on FERC’s eLibrary under Docket No....
Mass. DEP Rejects Weaver’s Cove LNG’s Dredging Application
Posted on Mar 17, 2008 in Environmental, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Mass. DEP Rejects Weaver’s Cove LNG’s Dredging Application
The Providence Journal reports that the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) last week denied a request for permission by Weaver’s Cove LNG to dredge sediment from the Taunton River. Two rulings, one from the DEP’s Bureau of Resource Protection and one from the Wetlands and Waterways Program, cited inadequate information and statements by...