Southeast LNG: Savannah Officials Can Pick LNG Truck Delivery Routes
Posted on Mar 3, 2011 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Southeast LNG: Savannah Officials Can Pick LNG Truck Delivery Routes
Speaking during a meeting of the Chatham County legislative delegation, President Bruce Hughes of Southeast LNG said that City of Savannah officials can select the routes taken by Southeast LNG trucks transporting LNG through the city from the Elba Island LNG import facility. The Savannah Morning News also reports that Hughes confirmed that the company will “never load more than...
Secretary Clinton Notes Competition Between China, ExxonMobil in Papua New Guinea LNG Project
Posted on Mar 3, 2011 in Liquefaction, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Secretary Clinton Notes Competition Between China, ExxonMobil in Papua New Guinea LNG Project
Speaking before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton cited the Papua New Guinea LNG liquefaction project as one example of competing Chinese and American economic interests. Reuters provides additional...
Ninth Circuit Vacates FERC’s Authorization of Bradwood Landing LNG Project
Posted on Mar 3, 2011 in Federal Regulation, Financing, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Ninth Circuit Vacates FERC’s Authorization of Bradwood Landing LNG Project
In a decision released yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated FERC’s September 18, 2008, order approving the Bradwood Landing LNG import terminal and its associated natural gas pipeline infrastructure. Agreeing that the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal and its associated pipeline “essentially constitute a single project that will go forward...
FERC Chairman Responds to Texas Congressman’s Letter in Support of Freeport LNG Export Proposal
Posted on Mar 3, 2011 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on FERC Chairman Responds to Texas Congressman’s Letter in Support of Freeport LNG Export Proposal
This week FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff issued a response to Congressman Ron Paul’s (R-Tex.) letter in support of the Freeport LNG export proposal. Both Congressman Paul’s letter and Chairman Wellinghoff’s response are available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
Cove Point Spokesperson Says LNG Liquefaction Would Make Facility “More Complete”
Posted on Mar 3, 2011 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Cove Point Spokesperson Says LNG Liquefaction Would Make Facility “More Complete”
Speaking to SoMdNews.com, a spokesperson for the Cove Point LNG terminal said that although plans to install LNG liquefaction equipment at the Cove Point facility are preliminary, adding liquefaction capability “would make the Cove Point facility certainly a lot more complete.” According to the piece, Susan Shaw of the Calvert County Board of Commissioners said that...