FERC to Address Jordan Cove, AES Sparrows Point LNG Projects at Meeting This Week
Posted on Dec 14, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC to Address Jordan Cove, AES Sparrows Point LNG Projects at Meeting This Week
FERC will decide whether to authorize the planned Jordan Cove and AES Sparrows Point LNG projects at the Commission’s meeting scheduled for Thursday, December 17, 2009. The agenda for the meeting is available...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Dec 14, 2009 in Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Two LNG Tankers to Arrive at South Hook LNG Terminal This Week (Wall Street Journal) Remaining Investors in Croatia’s Adria LNG Divide RWE’s Stake (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription required] Italy’s Edison Criticizes Tuscany’s Opinion Against Planned Terminal (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription required] Shannon LNG Project Gets Pipeline Approval (Platts LNG Daily)...
Hess LNG CEO Responds to Criticisms of Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Dec 7, 2009 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Hess LNG CEO Responds to Criticisms of Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Gordon Shearer, CEO of Hess LNG, responded to criticism leveled at his company’s Weaver’s Cove LNG project by local opposition group Save The Bay. Shearer released a five-page letter last week addressing the concerns raised by Save The Bay, including environmental and commercial fishery concerns, effects on local residents of closing two bridges during LNG vessel transit,...
Rhode Island Appeals U.S. Coast Guard’s Determination of Waterway Suitability for Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Dec 4, 2009 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Rhode Island Appeals U.S. Coast Guard’s Determination of Waterway Suitability for Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
The State of Rhode Island has filed an appeal of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Letter of Recommendation that determined waterways associated with the Weaver’s Cove LNG project were suitable for the LNG vessel traffic. The appeal is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
FERC Approves Onshore Facilities Associated with Port Dolphin LNG Deepwater Port
Posted on Dec 4, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Approves Onshore Facilities Associated with Port Dolphin LNG Deepwater Port
Yesterday FERC released an order issuing certificates, subject to a number of environmental conditions, for the onshore pipeline facilities associated with the Port Dolphin LNG deepwater port. The onshore facilities will include a 3.93-mile natural gas pipeline and an interconnection with the Gulfstream Natural Gas and Tampa Electric Co. interstate pipeline systems. The authorization...