Oregon AG Requests Stay of Bradwood Landing LNG Project Approval as Other Parties Seek to Appeal Conditional Approval
Posted on Feb 17, 2009 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon AG Requests Stay of Bradwood Landing LNG Project Approval as Other Parties Seek to Appeal Conditional Approval
John Kroger, Attorney General for the State of Oregon, has requested that FERC issue a stay that would prevent the Bradwood Landing LNG import project from moving forward until the State’s appeal of FERC’s conditional approval of the project pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is resolved. The Daily Astorian provides additional details. The Daily...
Maryland, Baltimore County Seek Rehearing in AES Sparrows Point LNG Proceeding
Posted on Feb 16, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maryland, Baltimore County Seek Rehearing in AES Sparrows Point LNG Proceeding
The State of Maryland and Baltimore County have filed separate requests for rehearing of FERC’s decision to conditionally approve the planned AES Sparrows Point LNG import terminal. Both requests are available under Docket No. CP07-62 in the FERC eLibrary and the Baltimore Sun provides additional...
Ice Delays Execelerate’s Delivery of LNG Cargo Via Northeast Gateway
Posted on Feb 16, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Ice Delays Execelerate’s Delivery of LNG Cargo Via Northeast Gateway
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that an ice formation on Algonquin Gas Transmission’s Hubline natural gas pipeline has slowed injection of regasified LNG imported via Execelerate’s Northeast Gateway Deepwater...
EA Recommends Determination of “No Significant Impact” for Proposed Expansion of EcoElectrica LNG Terminal
Posted on Feb 16, 2009 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on EA Recommends Determination of “No Significant Impact” for Proposed Expansion of EcoElectrica LNG Terminal
FERC Staff’s Environmental Assessment (EA) analyzing potential effects from the planned expansion of the existing EcoElectrica LNG terminal located in Puerto Rico recommends that the Commission make a finding of “no significant impact” on the environment. FERC also provides a list of recommended conditions for the project in order to ensure minimal environmental...
Norwegian LNG Liquefaction Terminal Overcomes Challenges; Nearing Full Production Capacity
Posted on Feb 13, 2009 in Liquefaction | Comments Off on Norwegian LNG Liquefaction Terminal Overcomes Challenges; Nearing Full Production Capacity
Today’s Wall Street Journal provides an analysis of StatoilHydro ASA’s Snohvit LNG liquefaction project based in northern Norway. As has been previously reported, it is expected that a substantial portion of StatoilHydro’s production from Snohvit will be delivered to the Cove Point LNG regasification terminal in...