Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission Intervenes in Opposition of Calais LNG Terminal
Posted on Jan 8, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission Intervenes in Opposition of Calais LNG Terminal
This week the Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission moved to intervene in the Calais LNG FERC proceeding. In its filing, the Commission expressed opposition to the Calais LNG project and any other project that would permit LNG vessels to transit the Head Harbour Passage. The Commission’s motion is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Jan 8, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Belgium’s Zeebrugge LNG to Receive Its First Full Q-Flex Tanker (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription required] Falcione’s Albania Import Terminal Project Delayed By Bad Weather (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription...
NMFS Official: Agency Not Required to Meet FERC’s Deadline for Review of Bradwood Landing LNG
Posted on Jan 7, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on NMFS Official: Agency Not Required to Meet FERC’s Deadline for Review of Bradwood Landing LNG
Cathy Tortorici, a division chief with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), told the Daily Astorian that her agency is not required to meet a March 8, 2010 deadline to submit its findings on threatened or endangered species that could be affected by the Bradwood Landing LNG project. Tortorici noted that the agency likely would take more than 135 days to complete its analysis...
Cold Weather in United States Spurs Increased LNG Sendout
Posted on Jan 7, 2010 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Cold Weather in United States Spurs Increased LNG Sendout
Reuters reports that two natural gas industry analysts have reported increased LNG sendout from U.S. regasification terminals in recent days due to cold weather. NATS reports that sendout from U.S. LNG terminals totaled nearly 4 Bcf on Tuesday, while analysts with Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. estimated that 3.2 Bcf was sent out on the same day. The report notes, for example,...
CEC Report: Domestic Shale Gas May Displace LNG in California’s Energy Supply Mix
Posted on Jan 7, 2010 in Markets and Competition | Comments Off on CEC Report: Domestic Shale Gas May Displace LNG in California’s Energy Supply Mix
The California Energy Commission’s 2009 Integrated Energy Policy Report speculates that natural gas from domestic shale gas plays may displace LNG from California’s future energy supply mix. The report goes on to note that “if private investors are willing to invest in [LNG] facilities without committing taxpayer funds, however, [LNG] should be considered a viable...