FERC Requests Additional Environmental Information from Downeast LNG; Delays FEIS
Posted on Sep 15, 2009 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Requests Additional Environmental Information from Downeast LNG; Delays FEIS
Yesterday FERC issued a request for additional environmental data to Downeast LNG on several issues ranging from whale strike avoidance plans to air emissions modeling. FERC also addressed vapor dispersion distances, noting that Downeast’s current analysis is “not sufficient” to demonstrate that vapor could not disperse beyond areas under Downeast LNG’s legal...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Sep 15, 2009 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
E.On Seeking to Bolster LNG Holdings in European Markets (Bloomberg)
Jamaican Energy Ministry to Issue RFP for LNG Import Project
Posted on Sep 14, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Jamaican Energy Ministry to Issue RFP for LNG Import Project
James Robertson, Jamaica’s Energy Minister, said last week that the Energy Ministry will issue a formal Request for Proposals for a floating LNG regasification facility planned for Port Esquivel in southern Jamaica. Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] provides additional...
Independent Gubernatorial Candidate Opposes LNG Projects Planned for Offshore New Jersey
Posted on Sep 14, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Independent Gubernatorial Candidate Opposes LNG Projects Planned for Offshore New Jersey
Chris Daggett, an Independent running for governor of New Jersey, said last week that he opposes the LNG import projects proposed for offshore New Jersey, saying that New Jersey should move away from fossil fuels. Read more in the Courier Post (Cherry Hill,...
ConocoPhillips Applies for LNG Export Authorization for Freeport LNG Terminal
Posted on Sep 14, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on ConocoPhillips Applies for LNG Export Authorization for Freeport LNG Terminal
ConocoPhillips Company has filed an application to export previously imported LNG from the Freeport LNG terminal. Citing current conditions in the U.S. natural gas market, ConocoPhillips is seeking a blanket authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy to export up to 500 Bcf of previously imported LNG over a two year period. A notice in today’s Federal Register offers...