USCG Denies Rhode Island’s Appeal in Weaver’s Cove LNG Proceeding
Posted on Jan 18, 2011 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on USCG Denies Rhode Island’s Appeal in Weaver’s Cove LNG Proceeding
Late last month, the U.S. Coast Guard denied an administrative appeal to the agency’s Letter of Recommendation submitted by Rhode Island in the Weaver’s Cove LNG project proceeding. The Coast Guard clarified its role in the LNG facility site permitting process, noting that its Letter of Recommendation “is not an enforceable order,” and examined and dispensed...
SDG&E Representative, County Official Address LNG Import Gas Composition Concerns
Posted on Jan 18, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Gas Composition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on SDG&E Representative, County Official Address LNG Import Gas Composition Concerns
The San Diego Union-Tribune posed a number of questions to a San Diego Gas & Electric spokesperson and the head of the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District regarding concerns over the gas composition of natural gas supplies imported via the Energia Costa Azul LNG...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Jan 18, 2011 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Cypriot Government Offers About Face on Israeli Company’s LNG Interest (Cyprus Mail)
Coast Guard Says No Revision Needed to Existing WSA for Freeport LNG Liquefaction Project
Posted on Jan 18, 2011 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Marine Regulation | Comments Off on Coast Guard Says No Revision Needed to Existing WSA for Freeport LNG Liquefaction Project
Last week, the U.S. Coast Guard informed Freeport LNG that the agency will not require the submission of a Letter of Intent (LOI) or revision of the existing Waterway Suitability Assessment (WSA) for the company’s LNG liquefaction proposal. The Coast Guard’s letter, available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No. PF11-2, states that because the project as contemplated...
San Diego County Official Concerned with Nitrogen Content in LNG Imported to Costa Azul Terminal
Posted on Jan 14, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Gas Composition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on San Diego County Official Concerned with Nitrogen Content in LNG Imported to Costa Azul Terminal
Bob Kard, leader of the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District, raised concerns with the level of nitrogen in LNG imported to the Costa Azul LNG import terminal. According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, once the LNG is regasified at the Costa Azul terminal and transported to customers in southern California, its composition allows the gas to burn hotter and, though it meets...