CFE: Second Commissioning Cargo Expected in May for Energia Costa Azul Terminal
Posted on Apr 25, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on CFE: Second Commissioning Cargo Expected in May for Energia Costa Azul Terminal
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that an official with Mexico’s state-owned Comision Federal de Electricidad said this week that a second commissioning cargo is expected to arrive at the Energia Costa Azul LNG terminal in May. The terminal’s first commissioning cargo arrived last...
Weaver’s Cove Energy Initiates FERC Pre-Filing Process for New Project Concept
Posted on Apr 24, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove Energy Initiates FERC Pre-Filing Process for New Project Concept
Last week Weaver’s Cove Energy filed a request that FERC initiate its National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) pre-filing review of the developer’s revised offshore unloading concept. The request is styled as an amendment to FERC’s previous authorization for the company to site, construct, and operate an LNG terminal in Fall River, Mass. Weaver’s...
Sempra Commences Commissioning Activities at Energia Costa Azul
Posted on Apr 24, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Sempra Commences Commissioning Activities at Energia Costa Azul
Speaking on the sidelines of the CWC Group LNG 2008 conference, Sempra LNG’s V.P. of commercial development, Octavio Simoes, told Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] that his company has initiated commissioning activities at its Energia Costa Azul LNG terminal in northwestern...
President Bush Threatens to Veto Coast Guard Bill Over LNG Security Provisions
Posted on Apr 24, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on President Bush Threatens to Veto Coast Guard Bill Over LNG Security Provisions
Yesterday, President Bush released a statement threatening to veto H.R. 2830, the Coast Guard reauthorization bill, over a proposed requirement that the Coast Guard enforce security zones around LNG vessels and terminals. According to the Associated Press, the White House called the requirement “an unwarranted and unnecessary subsidy” to the owners of LNG infrastructure....
One Person Killed in Trunkline LNG Construction Incident
Posted on Apr 24, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on One Person Killed in Trunkline LNG Construction Incident
Following an incident that injured four construction workers at the Trunkline LNG facility earlier this week, the Lake Charles American Press (La.) reports that one of the injured workers died on Tuesday...