Construction Begins on Haiti LNG Import Terminal
Posted on Aug 21, 2013 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Construction Begins on Haiti LNG Import Terminal
Haiti Libre reports that construction of a $123 million LNG import terminal has begun near Titanyen, Haiti. A pipeline also will be constructed from the terminal to serve the Port au Prince industrial area. The project sponsors are Haytrac Power and Gas S.A., ANDINAT, PROMIGAZ and GASENER. The project is intended to reduce the environmental pollution caused by the use of charcoal as a...
N.J. State Senator Introduces Resolution Opposing Port Ambrose Project
Posted on Aug 21, 2013 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on N.J. State Senator Introduces Resolution Opposing Port Ambrose Project
New Jersey State Senator Jennifer Beck (R-Monmouth) introduced a resolution (SR120) urging federal and New Jersey and New York state officials to prevent construction of Liberty Natural Gas’s proposed Port Ambrose LNG import terminal off the coasts of New Jersey and New York. Beck alleges that the project “could negatively impact some of the shore’s most important...
Brookings Releases Policy Recommendations on U.S. LNG Exports
Posted on Aug 20, 2013 in LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Brookings Releases Policy Recommendations on U.S. LNG Exports
A report released by the Brookings Institution Natural Gas Task Force provides policy recommendations to provide clarity and certainty on U.S. LNG exports to countries without a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. To be approved for LNG exports to non-FTA countries, the report recommends: (1) a prospective exporter should successfully complete FERC’s pre-filing...
Cambridge Energy Affiliate Requests Extension for LNG Terminal Application
Posted on Aug 19, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Cambridge Energy Affiliate Requests Extension for LNG Terminal Application
Cambridge Energy affiliate CE FLNG, LLC (CE) filed a request with FERC to extend the date by which CE proposes to submit an LNG export terminal application under FERC’s pre-filing environmental review process. CE proposes to submit an application on April 16, 2014, rather than October 10, 2013 as originally planned, and anticipates an in-service date of January 31, 2018 for the...
Hawaii Gas Files Application to Import LNG
Posted on Aug 15, 2013 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Hawaii Gas Files Application to Import LNG
Pacific Business News reports that Hawaii Gas has filed an application with the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission to import LNG beginning October 2013 to use as a backup energy supply for the company’s synthetic natural gas customers. Although the application did not disclose the details of the LNG supply source or any price terms, a Hawaii Gas official stated that the LNG would...