Town Administrator Seeks to Coordinate Opposition to Weaver’s Cove LNG Project with U.S. Senator, Other Officials
Posted on Feb 18, 2010 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Town Administrator Seeks to Coordinate Opposition to Weaver’s Cove LNG Project with U.S. Senator, Other Officials
The Jamestown Press reports that Bruce Keiser, town administrator for Jamestown, R.I., said this week that he has requested a meeting with U.S. Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), as well as other state and local officials, to discuss strategies for opposing the Weaver’s Cove LNG import facility. Separately, the town council of Burrillville, R.I., voted to adopt two resolutions previously...
NMFS Dismisses Its Petition for Court Review of FERC’s Bradwood LNG Decision
Posted on Feb 18, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on NMFS Dismisses Its Petition for Court Review of FERC’s Bradwood LNG Decision
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has voluntarily dismissed its petition for review filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit of FERC’s approval of the Bradwood Landing LNG project. The motion to dismiss is available in the PACER system under Docket No. 09-70770 and the Seattle Post Intelligencer provides further...
FERC Rejects WGL Protest Regarding Impacts of Regasified LNG in Transco/Elba Express Proceeding
Posted on Feb 18, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Gas Composition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Rejects WGL Protest Regarding Impacts of Regasified LNG in Transco/Elba Express Proceeding
FERC issued an order today rejecting Washington Gas Light’s rehearing request regarding FERC’s prior approval of a new interconnection between Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line and Elba Express, a new sendout pipeline from the Elba Island LNG terminal. Finding that WGL’s concerns regarding regasified LNG from Elba Island reaching its system in significant concentrations...
FERC Approves Waiver on Tying, Capacity Release Arrangements Between Statoil and Gazprom at Cove Point LNG
Posted on Feb 18, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Approves Waiver on Tying, Capacity Release Arrangements Between Statoil and Gazprom at Cove Point LNG
Today FERC granted a waiver of its prohibition on tying and certain capacity release requirements sought by Statoil Natural Gas LLC and Gazprom Marketing and Trading USA, Inc. The parties sought the waiver to allow a release to Gazprom of Statoil’s open access transportation capacity on the Cove Point sendout pipeline, as well as capacity on the Dominion Transmission, Inc....
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Feb 18, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
U.K. Court Blocks Strike at Milford Haven (Reuters) Adriatic LNG Approves BP Vessel to Offload at Terminal (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription required]