Pascagoula Officials Discuss Tax Issue Affecting Gulf LNG Pending Before Mississippi’s Supreme Court
Posted on Sep 14, 2011 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Pascagoula Officials Discuss Tax Issue Affecting Gulf LNG Pending Before Mississippi’s Supreme Court
Two officials with the Pascagoula School District explained to the Mississippi Press that if they lose the local case involving the Gulf LNG project that is currently before the Mississippi Supreme Court, property taxes levied on local residents will have to...
Japanese Official Pushes U.S. Secretary of Energy to Approve More LNG Export Applications
Posted on Sep 14, 2011 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Japanese Official Pushes U.S. Secretary of Energy to Approve More LNG Export Applications
During a meeting in San Francisco yesterday, Seishu Makino, Japan’s senior vice minister of trade and industry, requested U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu approve more LNG export applications that are currently pending before the Department of Energy. Bloomberg provides additional...
Company Spokesperson: Cove Point LNG Export Application Prompted By Inquiries from Potential Customers
Posted on Sep 14, 2011 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Company Spokesperson: Cove Point LNG Export Application Prompted By Inquiries from Potential Customers
A spokesperson for Dominion Cove Point told World Gas Intelligence [subscription required] that the company’s application to export LNG filed with the U.S. Department of Energy was prompted by inquiries from potential customers to use the facility to export LNG starting 2016 or 2017. The spokesperson also noted that because there is already LNG liquefaction equipment at the...
Study Concludes LNG-Powered Ferries Could Save Millions in Fuel Costs
Posted on Sep 13, 2011 in Technology | Comments Off on Study Concludes LNG-Powered Ferries Could Save Millions in Fuel Costs
A study examining fuel options for Washington State Ferries suggests that retrofitting six ferries with LNG-powered engines could save more than $290 million in fuel costs over the boats’ remaining service lives. Find further details in the Kitsap...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Sep 13, 2011 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Villagers Meet Over Isle of Grain LNG Safety Fear (BBC)