FERC Issues Final Environmental Impact Statement for Jordan Cove LNG Terminal
Posted on May 4, 2009 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Issues Final Environmental Impact Statement for Jordan Cove LNG Terminal
On Friday FERC released its Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Jordan Cove LNG regasification terminal. FERC staff concluded that the project would have “limited adverse environmental impacts.” Find the FEIS in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
Sempra CEO: LNG Industry Needs to Standardize Pricing Globally
Posted on May 1, 2009 in Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Sempra CEO: LNG Industry Needs to Standardize Pricing Globally
Darcel Hulse, CEO of Sempra LNG, told CWC’s Americas LNG conference this week that he believes a global price for LNG would benefit LNG customers around the world. Hulse noted the frequent disparity between Asian prices compared with American or European price levels and told Platts LNG Daily that major LNG buyers like Japan should not have to pay a premium for LNG. [Subscription...
Op-Ed Argues Oregon Infrastructure Siting Bill Treads on Private Property Rights
Posted on May 1, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed Argues Oregon Infrastructure Siting Bill Treads on Private Property Rights
An op-ed in the Statesman Journal (Salem, Ore.) argues that H.B. 3058 proposed in the Oregon House of Representatives gives builders of energy infrastructure projects the ability to apply to construct pipelines and LNG terminals before securing permission from property...
Editorial: USCG Approval Does Not Mean Oregon LNG Projects Appropriate for River
Posted on May 1, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: USCG Approval Does Not Mean Oregon LNG Projects Appropriate for River
An editorial carried yesterday by the Daily Astorian (Astoria, Ore.) suggests that the risks associated with transport of LNG on the Columbia River are too high to allow construction of the Bradwood Landing or Oregon LNG...