Energy Action Northwest Files Complaint with IRS Against Local LNG Opposition Group
Posted on Dec 3, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Energy Action Northwest Files Complaint with IRS Against Local LNG Opposition Group
Energy Action Northwest announced this week that it has filed a complaint with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service alleging that a local LNG opposition group, Columbia Riverkeeper, improperly participated in recent recall elections involving a number of Clatsop County, Ore.,...
Barclays Capital to Market LNG Imported Via Northeast Gateway Deepwater Port
Posted on Dec 3, 2009 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Barclays Capital to Market LNG Imported Via Northeast Gateway Deepwater Port
Barclays Capital announced yesterday that it has formed an LNG services team and that the team’s first transaction is to market the natural gas imported as LNG via Excelerate Energy’s Northeast Gateway deepwater port. Reuters reports that Barclays Capital is negotiating a number of other deals in the LNG...
Rhode Island Requests Appeal of Coast Guard LOR in Weaver’s Cove LNG Proceeding
Posted on Dec 2, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Rhode Island Requests Appeal of Coast Guard LOR in Weaver’s Cove LNG Proceeding
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has filed an appeal of the U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port’s determination regarding waterway suitability for the Weaver’s Cove LNG project. The DEM alleges that the Captain of the Port’s decision was arbitrary and capricious, the Coast Guard’s procedures violate that National Environmental...
LNG Vessel Anchored in Bay of Fundy Waiting to Deliver Cargo to Canaport LNG Terminal
Posted on Dec 2, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on LNG Vessel Anchored in Bay of Fundy Waiting to Deliver Cargo to Canaport LNG Terminal
The LNG vessel Mesaimeer is anchored in the Bay of Fundy waiting for weather to clear to allow the vessel to deliver its cargo to the Canaport LNG terminal. A spokesperson for Canaport LNG told the Telegraph-Journal that the Mesaimeer, a Q-Flex class vessel, is the largest LNG carrier to service the Canaport terminal to...
European Natural Gas Buying Strategies to Affect U.S. LNG Market
Posted on Dec 1, 2009 in Markets and Competition | Comments Off on European Natural Gas Buying Strategies to Affect U.S. LNG Market
A report in today’s Wall Street Journal hypothesizes that as European gas purchasers shift from LNG to Russian gas delivered via pipeline over the coming months, more LNG will be delivered to U.S. LNG terminals. This trend, coupled with increased domestic natural gas production, is likely to create downward pressure on U.S. gas...