Broadwater Files Comments Regarding Necessity of LNG Project and Gas Quality
Posted on Apr 4, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Gas Composition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Broadwater Files Comments Regarding Necessity of LNG Project and Gas Quality
Broadwater Energy yesterday responded to assertions made by politicians and local activists that the company’s proposed LNG terminal is not necessary. In its reply comments, Broadwater said that the proposed Canadian projects are either stalled or will not likely meet New York and Connecticut’s rising consumer demands for energy. Also, while acknowledging the importance of...
Expert Refutes WGL’s Gas Leak Allegation
Posted on Mar 31, 2006 in Gas Composition, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Expert Refutes WGL’s Gas Leak Allegation
Speaking at an industry conference yesterday, an engineering expert dismissed WGL’s claim that imported LNG from Dominion’s Cove Point facility was “the key contributing factor” to the gas leaks in the utility’s pipeline distribution system. “We concluded there is no scientific basis to support the claim being made by WGL,” said Greg Haussmann...
FERC Requests More Evidence on Gas Leaks
Posted on Mar 28, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Gas Composition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Requests More Evidence on Gas Leaks
A March 24 letter from FERC Staff gives WGL until April 3 to submit additional evidence to support its assertion that LNG regasified at Dominion’s Cove Point LNG terminal is responsible for deteriorating the couplings used in its distribution system and causing a number of leaks in its service area. In particular, the agency asks the utility to “explain and discuss in...
Debate Continues Over Cove Point Expansion
Posted on Mar 27, 2006 in Gas Composition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Debate Continues Over Cove Point Expansion
The ongoing dispute between Washington Gas Light and Dominion over gas composition issues, as well as state legislation proposed last week that seeks to regulate LNG terminals in Maryland, has raised new obstacles to Dominion’s plans to expand its existing Cove Point LNG facility in Calvert County, Md. According to yesterday’s Washington Post, some residents living near the facility...
Woodside Official Reveals Information on California Offshore LNG Plan
Posted on Mar 16, 2006 in Environmental, Gas Composition, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Woodside Official Reveals Information on California Offshore LNG Plan
Woodside Natural Gas President Jane Cutler yesterday offered additional details regarding the OceanWay Secure Energy project, an LNG terminal proposed for more than 20 miles offshore southern California. The LNG would be regasified onboard the vessel and then piped as natural gas to consumers. Cutler said the piped natural gas would conform to California’s gas emissions...
Couplings Manufacturer Says Hot-Tar Treatment “Root of the Problem” for WGL Leaks
Posted on Mar 7, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Gas Composition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Couplings Manufacturer Says Hot-Tar Treatment “Root of the Problem” for WGL Leaks
Responding to claims by Washington Gas Light that LNG is causing leaks in its local distribution system, the president of Norton McMurray Mfg., the company that supplied seals and couplings to WGL, said at a recent FERC Procedural Conference in the Cove Point Expansion proceedings that the increase in gas leaks in Prince George’s County, Md. is attributable to WGL’s use of...