Manufacturer to Test Regasification Skid for Neptune LNG
Posted on Jul 23, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Technology, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Manufacturer to Test Regasification Skid for Neptune LNG
PennEnergy reports that the manufacturer of the LNG regasification skid installed aboard one of the vessels expected to service the Neptune LNG deepwater port will test the unit next...
Cameron LNG Seeks FERC Approval for Simultaneous Unloading of Vessels
Posted on Jul 23, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Cameron LNG Seeks FERC Approval for Simultaneous Unloading of Vessels
Yesterday Cameron LNG, LLC requested that FERC authorize the company to incorporate a simultaneous unloading procedure into the terminal’s standard operating procedures. Cameron LNG’s request is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
FERC Authorizes Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline to Export Natural Gas to Canada
Posted on Jul 22, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Authorizes Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline to Export Natural Gas to Canada
Yesterday FERC issued an order amending the Presidential Permit and Natural Gas Act section 3 authorization to allow Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, LLC to export natural gas from the United States to Canada. The Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline connects to the Brunswick Pipeline, which transports regasified LNG imported via the Canaport LNG terminal, at the Canadian border....
Bradwood Landing Opponents Seek Recall of Two Clatsop County Commissioners
Posted on Jul 22, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Bradwood Landing Opponents Seek Recall of Two Clatsop County Commissioners
Two new groups opposing the planned Bradwood Landing LNG project, “District 1 for the Columbia” and “Democracy in District 5,” have announced that they will seek to recall Clatsop County Commissioners Jeff Hazen and Ann Samuelson over their support for the Bradwood Landing LNG import terminal. The Daily Astorian provides additional...
NOAA Administrator Cites Offshore LNG Projects as One Reason for Addressing Marine Spatial Planning Issues
Posted on Jul 21, 2009 in Marine Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on NOAA Administrator Cites Offshore LNG Projects as One Reason for Addressing Marine Spatial Planning Issues
In an interview with the Associated Press, NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco said the United States ought to consider a comprehensive marine spatial planning policy as a means to manage competing uses of ocean resources, specifically noting offshore LNG import terminals as a new competing...