Hess Still Planning Sale of Weaver’s Cove LNG Project Site
Posted on Mar 20, 2012 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Hess Still Planning Sale of Weaver’s Cove LNG Project Site
An official with Hess LNG told Fall River, Mass., Mayor Will Flanagan that the company is still seeking a buyer for the site of its once-proposed Weaver’s Cove LNG import project. Read more in the Herald...
Corpus Christi Liquefaction to File FERC Application This Summer
Posted on Mar 20, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Corpus Christi Liquefaction to File FERC Application This Summer
The Caller reported on March 16, 2012, that Cheniere Energy Inc. subsidiary Corpus Christi Liquefaction is targeting a summer 2012 filing date for its FERC application for authority to construct facilities on the Corpus Christi, Texas, ship channel to export LNG. The project is currently in the pre-filing process at FERC. Case-related documents may be reviewed in FERC’s eLibrary...
Alaska’s Cook Inlet Utilities May Need to Consider LNG Imports
Posted on Mar 20, 2012 in State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Alaska’s Cook Inlet Utilities May Need to Consider LNG Imports
According to an article in Platts LNG Daily [subscription required], a report released Monday by Petrotechnical Resources of Alaska finds that if gas production from Alaska’s Cook Inlet region does not keep pace with rising demand, utilities in that area may need to consider alternative sources of gas for heat and power generation, including LNG imports. The report was...
FERC to Conduct Onsite Environmental Review for Proposed Jordan Cove LNG Liquefaction Project
Posted on Mar 19, 2012 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC to Conduct Onsite Environmental Review for Proposed Jordan Cove LNG Liquefaction Project
FERC announced Friday that on March 27, 2012 its staff will be in Coos County, Oregon to gather data for an environmental review of the proposed Jordan Cove Liquefaction Project and to attend an open house hosted by Jordan Cove Energy Project, LP. For more information, see Docket No. PF12-7 in FERC’s...
Cheniere Chief Predicts $2 Domestic Natural Gas Prices
Posted on Mar 19, 2012 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, Technology | Comments Off on Cheniere Chief Predicts $2 Domestic Natural Gas Prices
In an interview on E&ETV today, Cheniere Energy Partners CEO Charif Souki predicted that long-term domestic natural gas prices would fall to $2/MMBtu as a result of improved drilling technologies, regardless of whether gas exports are increased: “We’re very early in the learning curve and we’re going to be able to find this resource more easily, faster and cheaper...