Local Residents Attend Hearing on Sparrows Point LNG Project
Posted on Jun 13, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Residents Attend Hearing on Sparrows Point LNG Project
The Baltimore Sun reports that more than one hundred local residents and officials attended a hearing in Harford County, Md., to give their views on the proposed Sparrows Point LNG import terminal and associated gas...
FERC Orders Technical Conference for Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline Gas Quality Issues
Posted on Jun 13, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Gas Composition, Pipelines | Comments Off on FERC Orders Technical Conference for Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline Gas Quality Issues
FERC has ordered that its staff convene a technical conference on gas quality issues for the Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline, which is planning to expand to carry gas imported via the Canaport LNG terminal under construction in New Brunswick, Canada. FERC’s order is available in its eLibrary under Docket No. RP08-374. Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] provides additional...
Broadwater Energy Appeals New York State’s CZMA Ruling
Posted on Jun 13, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Broadwater Energy Appeals New York State’s CZMA Ruling
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that Broadwater Energy has filed an appeal of the New York State Department of State ruling that the LNG import terminal proposed for Long Island Sound is not consistent with the state’s Coastal Zone Management...
Report: Carbon Dioxide Regulation Could Attract LNG Cargos Bound for European Markets to United States
Posted on Jun 12, 2008 in Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Report: Carbon Dioxide Regulation Could Attract LNG Cargos Bound for European Markets to United States
A report issued by Booz & Co. hypothesizes that CO2 emission policies in the United States could compel the U.S. market to compete more directly with Europe for LNG cargos over the next several years as it seeks to replace carbon-intensive electricity generation with gas-fired generation. According to Oil & Gas Journal, the report goes on to suggest that investments in European...
Oregon LNG Submits Waterway Suitability Assessment to U.S. Coast Guard
Posted on Jun 12, 2008 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Oregon LNG Submits Waterway Suitability Assessment to U.S. Coast Guard
Oregon LNG announced yesterday that it has submitted its Waterway Suitability Assessment (WSA) to the U.S. Coast Guard. According to the company’s press release (carried via Business Wire), Oregon LNG CEO Peter Hansen said that the “WSA shows that tankers can safely navigate the Columbia River Bar to serve our facility” and went on to note that the assessment “also...