Repsol Executive: North American Gas Prices to have Limited Impact on Cargo Deliveries to Canaport LNG Terminal
Posted on May 12, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Repsol Executive: North American Gas Prices to have Limited Impact on Cargo Deliveries to Canaport LNG Terminal
Platts Gas Daily [subscription required] reports that Denis Marcoux, vice president of Repsol Canada, told attendees at the Camput 2009 conference that North American natural gas prices will have only a limited impact on LNG cargo delivers to the Canaport regasification terminal. Separately, CBC reports that Canaport LNG has almost completed its jetty, leaving cleanup and painting left...
Cheniere Urges FERC to Authorize Re-Export Proposal
Posted on May 12, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Cheniere Urges FERC to Authorize Re-Export Proposal
Patricia Outtrim, vice president of government affairs for Cheniere Energy, Inc., filed a letter with FERC last week urging the Commission to authorize Cheniere’s proposal to re-export LNG from its Sabine Pass LNG terminal. The letter states that “Sabine Pass LNG has had several significant commercial LNG opportunities that it has had to forego due to the delay in...
Positive Environmental Assessment Released for Cove Point LNG’s Pier Reinforcement Project
Posted on May 11, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Positive Environmental Assessment Released for Cove Point LNG’s Pier Reinforcement Project
On Friday FERC released its Environmental Assessment (EA) for Dominion Cove Point LNG LP’s pier reinforcement project. FERC staff concluded that “approval of the proposed project, with appropriate mitigating measures, would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.” The EA is available in the FERC eLibrary...
Maryland Challenges Commerce Department’s Decision to Overrule CZMA Objection to Sparrows Point LNG Project
Posted on May 11, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Maryland Challenges Commerce Department’s Decision to Overrule CZMA Objection to Sparrows Point LNG Project
On Friday Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland to challenge the U.S. Department of Commerce’s ruling on the state’s objection to the AES Sparrows Point LNG project. The complaint requests that the court reverse then-Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez’s decision to overrule...
FERC Authorizes Construction at Freeport LNG’s Boil-off Gas Re-Liquefaction, Export Facilities
Posted on May 11, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Authorizes Construction at Freeport LNG’s Boil-off Gas Re-Liquefaction, Export Facilities
On Friday FERC authorized Freeport LNG Development, LP to begin construction on the boil-off gas re-liquefaction and LNG export facilities planned for the Freeport LNG terminal. The authorization is available in the Commission’s eLibrary under Docket No....