Repsol to Enter Downstream Operations Through Canaport LNG Terminal
Posted on Jul 12, 2006 in Blog, Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, LNGLawBlog, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Repsol to Enter Downstream Operations Through Canaport LNG Terminal
World Gas Intelligence reports on Repsol’s plans to participate in all facets of the LNG value chain. While the Spanish energy company initially focused its LNG business on the upstream supply and liquefaction side, it is developing its regasification presence through the Canaport LNG terminal in New Brunswick, Canada. Phil Ribbeck, Repsol’s director of North American...
EPA Issues LNG Regulatory Guidelines
Posted on Jul 12, 2006 in Blog, Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNGLawBlog, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on EPA Issues LNG Regulatory Guidelines
The Environmental Protection Agency today released the “Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Regulatory Roadmap,” a set of guidelines designed to enhance regulatory compliance and to inform project developers of their environmental obligations regarding the construction and operation of LNG terminals. The guidelines also are “designed…to assist the Agency in meeting its...
Sen. Boxer Says Dems Would Increase States’ Power in Siting LNG Facilities
Posted on Jun 19, 2006 in Blog, LNGLawBlog, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Sen. Boxer Says Dems Would Increase States’ Power in Siting LNG Facilities
LongBeachPolitics.org reports that Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) criticized the Republican Senate for allowing “the feds to take over” the siting of SES’ proposed LNG terminal in Long Beach, preventing locals from deciding whether SES’ facility should be built. Sen. Boxer, speaking at the inaugural YearlyKos bloggers’ convention in Las Vegas, indicated...
Small and Medium-Scale LNG Projects Increase as Costs Rise
Posted on Jun 19, 2006 in Blog, Financing, Liquefaction, LNGLawBlog, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Small and Medium-Scale LNG Projects Increase as Costs Rise
Zeus Development Corporation president Bob Nimocks details the results of the energy analyst’s survey of world LNG projects in this report from Market Wire on June 16. According to Nimocks, the survey finds that rising engineering, construction, and raw material costs, as well as labor shortages, are causing firms to explore smaller-scale projects in smaller gas...
Mass. Gubernatorial Candidate Gabrieli Takes Position on LNG
Posted on Jun 19, 2006 in Blog, LNGLawBlog, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mass. Gubernatorial Candidate Gabrieli Takes Position on LNG
Democratic candidate for governor of Massachusetts Chris Gabrieli told The Herald News that he opposes the proposed Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal in Fall River. However, he added that “longer-term, LNG is a very important resource for our region,” explaining, “[w]e need to get ahead of the curve on where to site these projects, and not sit and wait for...
Bradwood LNG Terminal Application Filed at FERC
Posted on Jun 13, 2006 in Blog, Federal Regulation, LNGLawBlog, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Bradwood LNG Terminal Application Filed at FERC
On June 5, NorthernStar Natural Gas and its affiliate, Bradwood Landing LLC, filed formal applications at FERC for the construction and operation of the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal in Oregon and the associated sendout pipeline. The documents may be found in the FERC e-Library in Docket No....