Southern Union, BG File Seek Authorization to Export LNG Via Lake Charles Facility
Posted on May 10, 2011 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Southern Union, BG File Seek Authorization to Export LNG Via Lake Charles Facility
Southern Union Company announced yesterday that it has formed a joint venture with BG LNG Services to apply for long-term authorization to export U.S.-sourced natural gas as LNG via the Lake Charles LNG facility. The application, which should be available on the U.S. Department of Energy’s website soon, contemplates exporting LNG volumes averaging 2 Bcf/d over a 25-year period....
Op-ed: Weaver’s Cove LNG Facility Design Adequately Addresses Earthquake Concerns
Posted on May 9, 2011 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Op-ed: Weaver’s Cove LNG Facility Design Adequately Addresses Earthquake Concerns
In an op-ed piece carried by the Fall River Herald News, an official for Weaver’s Cove Energy argues that designs for the company’s LNG import facility currently account for seismic disturbances and that any concerns regarding risks posed by earthquakes are...
Japanese Companies Join Mitsubishi in Canadian Gas Shale Project, Plan to Study LNG Exports
Posted on May 9, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, E&P, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Japanese Companies Join Mitsubishi in Canadian Gas Shale Project, Plan to Study LNG Exports
Four Japanese companies — Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation, Chubu Electric Power Co., Tokyo Gas Co., and Osaka Gas Co. — have joined Mitsubishi Corporation in a consortium that will develop shale gas deposits in British Columbia. According to Mitsubishi’s media release, the consortium will also analyze the possibility of exporting Canadian natural gas as...
Computer Modeling Issue Delaying Development of Crown Landing LNG Project
Posted on May 9, 2011 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Computer Modeling Issue Delaying Development of Crown Landing LNG Project
Gordon Shearer, CEO of Hess LNG, said last week that uncertainty surrounding the computer modeling required to calculate LNG facility safety exclusion zones is playing a large part in delaying development of the Crown Landing LNG terminal. Shearer told the Salem County Sunbeam (N.J.) that “what location works or technical design we’ve got to have depends on these computer...
Jamaica Expects to Issue RFP for LNG Supply Soon
Posted on May 6, 2011 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Jamaica Expects to Issue RFP for LNG Supply Soon
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that the Jamaican government expects to issue a formal request for proposals (RFP) to supply the country’s planned LNG import terminal around...