Downeast LNG Optimistic on Need for LNG Import Terminal
Posted on Mar 5, 2014 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Downeast LNG Optimistic on Need for LNG Import Terminal
Downeast LNG filed responses to a FERC data request stating, among other things, that although gas production from the Marcellus shale has increased since Downeast LNG filed its application for an LNG import terminal on Passamaquoddy Bay, Washington County, Maine, there is insufficient pipeline capacity to move Marcellus gas into New England markets to prevent significant gas and power...
Pacific Northwest LNG Submits EIS to B.C. and Canadian Regulators
Posted on Mar 4, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Pacific Northwest LNG Submits EIS to B.C. and Canadian Regulators
On Friday, Pacific Northwest LNG, a consortium comprised of Petronas, Japex and Petroleum Brunei, submitted an environmental impact statement (EIS) to both the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency and the British Columbia (B.C.) Environmental Assessment Office for its proposed LNG export terminal on Lelu Island in Port Edward, near Prince Rupert, B.C. Read more in the press...
Court Upholds Ruling That LNG Exports from Cove Point Terminal Are Permissible
Posted on Mar 4, 2014 in LNG Exports | Comments Off on Court Upholds Ruling That LNG Exports from Cove Point Terminal Are Permissible
On Friday, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals upheld a lower court ruling that exports of LNG from the Dominion Cove Point LNG (DCP) terminal in Lusby, Md., are permitted under a 2005 agreement between Sierra Club, Maryland Conservation Counsel Inc. and DCP. Sierra Club challenged DCP’s assertion that the agreement, which restricts the use of the Cove Point terminal, permits the...