Weaver’s Cove LNG Responds to Concerns Regarding Its Risk Analysis Methodology
Posted on Jan 13, 2011 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove LNG Responds to Concerns Regarding Its Risk Analysis Methodology
Yesterday Weaver’s Cove LNG filed a response to a November 2010 letter that raised concerns with the company’s methodology for analyzing vapor dispersion distances, thermal exclusion distances, and evacuation planning. According to Weaver’s Cove LNG, these concerns have been addressed previously by FERC and PHMSA. The letter is available in the eLibrary under Docket...
Provincial Energy Ministers Support LNG Exports to Avoid Canadian Gas Oversupply
Posted on Jan 13, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Provincial Energy Ministers Support LNG Exports to Avoid Canadian Gas Oversupply
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that the energy ministers for the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan said last week that they view LNG exports as an important tool to avoid an oversupply of gas from western Canada. The provincial officials cited the Kitimat LNG export project as one example of businesses seeking new customers for Canadian...
Local Group Seeks Information on Elba Island LNG Trucking Proposal
Posted on Jan 13, 2011 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Group Seeks Information on Elba Island LNG Trucking Proposal
Citizens for a Safe Secure Savannah, a local organization led by a former CIA Tokyo bureau chief, is seeking additional information regarding the proposal to deliver LNG via trucks from the Elba Island terminal to regional customers. Read more in the Savannah Morning...
FERC Chairman Responds to Louisiana Governor on Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction Project
Posted on Jan 13, 2011 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Chairman Responds to Louisiana Governor on Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction Project
Last week, FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff responded to a letter of support for the Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction Project submitted by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal. The letter is available in the eLibrary under Docket No....
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Jan 13, 2011 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Ireland’s Shannon LNG Terminal Tests Market Interest in Capacity (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription required] Israel’s Delek Proposes LNG Plant in Cyprus – MEES (Reuters) Baltic LNG Could Cost $452 Million (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription Required] Statoil Mulls Expansion of Snohvit LNG Plant (Wall Street Journal) Poland’s Gaz-System, PGNiG Get EU Funding for Gas...