Business Association Representative Encourages Port of Astoria to Renew Lease for Oregon LNG Site
Posted on Aug 13, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Business Association Representative Encourages Port of Astoria to Renew Lease for Oregon LNG Site
The Daily Astorian reports that a representative of the Warrenton Area Business Owners Association told the Port of Astoria Board of Commissioners that his group hopes that the Port will renew its lease of the state land that is sublet to Oregon LNG. The deadline for the Port to renew its lease is August...
Spot Market Activity Reported at Atlantic LNG
Posted on Aug 12, 2009 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Spot Market Activity Reported at Atlantic LNG
Reuters (carried via LexisNexis) [subscription required] reports that energy trader Vitol purchased an LNG cargo from the Atlantic LNG liquefaction facility in Trinidad. A source told Reuters that the cargo may be destined for the Zeebrugge LNG import terminal in Belgium. Separately, Reuters also reports that an LNG cargo also sourced from the Atlantic LNG facility is scheduled to be...
Mayor Describes Plans for Tax Payments from Freeport LNG
Posted on Aug 12, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mayor Describes Plans for Tax Payments from Freeport LNG
Wallace Neeley, mayor of Quintana, Texas, has released his 2009-2010 budget that includes anticipated tax payments of more than $1.1 million from Freeport LNG. The budget is approximately $1 million more than the previous year and provides additional funds for infrastructure investment and long-term savings. The Facts provides additional...
PHMSA to Require New Safety Modeling for Pipeline Associated with Weaver’s Cove LNG Offshore Berthing Proposal
Posted on Aug 11, 2009 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on PHMSA to Require New Safety Modeling for Pipeline Associated with Weaver’s Cove LNG Offshore Berthing Proposal
The U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) notified FERC late last month that it will apply its existing siting requirements to the offshore LNG unloading system planned for the Weaver’s Cove LNG import project as a “marine cargo transfer system.” However, PHMSA also has determined that existing models to calculate thermal-radiation and...
Op-Ed: Kitimat Natural Gas Supply Agreements Encouraging for Region’s Gas Industry
Posted on Aug 11, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Kitimat Natural Gas Supply Agreements Encouraging for Region’s Gas Industry
An op-ed carried by the Calgary Herald argues that the recent supply agreements between local natural gas producers and the developers of the Kitimat LNG liquefaction project represent encouraging signs for western Canada’s natural gas...