U.S. Coast Guard Issues Letter of Recommendation for Weaver’s Cove LNG
Posted on Jul 31, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on U.S. Coast Guard Issues Letter of Recommendation for Weaver’s Cove LNG
Yesterday the U.S. Coast Guard issued a Letter of Recommendation (LOR) on the suitability of Narragansett Bay and Mt. Hope Bay for LNG vessel traffic associated with the planned Weaver’s Cove LNG import terminal. The LOR states that the relevant portions of the waterways may be considered “suitable for the type and frequency of LNG marine traffic associated with [the]...
BG CEO Discusses Suitability of Floating LNG Technology for Trinidad, Brazil
Posted on Jul 31, 2009 in Liquefaction, Technology | Comments Off on BG CEO Discusses Suitability of Floating LNG Technology for Trinidad, Brazil
Business News Americas [subscription required] reports that BG CEO Frank Chapman suggested that floating LNG technology may be useful in countries such as Trinidad and Brazil. In his presentation of BG’s second quarter results, Chapman said, “Floating LNG has a role to play for isolated, remote and perhaps smaller [natural gas] accumulations which otherwise would go...
FERC Authorizes Commencement of Services at Cameron LNG
Posted on Jul 30, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Authorizes Commencement of Services at Cameron LNG
Yesterday FERC granted Cameron LNG, LLC’s request to commence services at its LNG import terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. The authorization is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Jul 30, 2009 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Waterborne Predicts European LNG Imports to Hit Record Levels in July and August (Business Wire) Long Maintenance to Cut Capacity at Italy’s Panigaglia Terminal Starting October 1 (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription...
Technical Conference Requested by Trunkline LNG Over Cost and Revenue Study
Posted on Jul 29, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Technical Conference Requested by Trunkline LNG Over Cost and Revenue Study
Trunkline LNG yesterday filed a request with FERC suggesting to convene a technical conference to explore all issues related to the objection by BG LNG Services, the sole user of Trunkline LNG terminal, to the cost and revenue study submitted by Trunkline LNG to FERC. The request is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....