European LNG Headlines
Posted on Aug 12, 2010 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
DONG Energy and Iberdrola Sign LNG Supply Pact (Wall Street Journal) [Subscription required]
FERC Requests Information in Advance of Annual Review of Kenai LNG Facility
Posted on Aug 11, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction | Comments Off on FERC Requests Information in Advance of Annual Review of Kenai LNG Facility
Yesterday, FERC requested information regarding the Kenai LNG export facility in advance of the Commission’s annual inspection of the terminal. FERC’s inspection is scheduled for September 21-22, 2010. The information request is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
Calais LNG Needs More Time to Secure New Financial Backer
Posted on Aug 11, 2010 in Financing, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Calais LNG Needs More Time to Secure New Financial Backer
The Kennebuc Journal (Maine) reports that Calais LNG has requested an additional month to secure a new financial backer for the project. The company notified the Maine Board of Environmental Protection that it needs until September 11, 2010, to line up new financial...
Barclays Capital Finalizes Cameron LNG Agreement with Eni
Posted on Aug 11, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Barclays Capital Finalizes Cameron LNG Agreement with Eni
Yesterday, Barclay’s Capital announced an agreement with Eni S.p.A. to market downstream natural imported by Eni via the Cameron LNG import terminal. According to a press statement released by Barclays, the firm will also have the right to supply LNG to Eni at the Cameron LNG terminal. Bloomberg provides additional...
Op-Ed: Fishing and LNG Incompatible in Passamaquoddy Bay
Posted on Aug 10, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Fishing and LNG Incompatible in Passamaquoddy Bay
In an op-ed piece carried in the Press Herald (Portland, Maine), an Eastport fisherman argues that commercial fishing and LNG transport are conflicting uses of the Passamaquoddy Bay and that LNG transport through the waterway should not be allowed. The piece notes that Calais LNG has said that it will use Canadian waters for LNG vessel transit in to avoid U.S. fishermen, but the op-ed...