Settlement Proposed in Gas Quality Proceeding
Posted on Feb 22, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Gas Composition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Settlement Proposed in Gas Quality Proceeding
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that Algonquin Gas Transmission, a subsidiary of Spectra Energy, has filed at FERC a proposed settlement agreement in its gas quality proceeding. According to Algonquin, the settlement, which would limit nitrogen in the gas stream to a maximum of 2.75%, has the support of its directly connected customers, as well as “several of the...
LNG Importers Challenge Algonquin Pipeline Nitrogen Limit
Posted on Sep 26, 2007 in Gas Composition, Litigation, Pipelines, Technology | Comments Off on LNG Importers Challenge Algonquin Pipeline Nitrogen Limit
On Sept. 24, parties in the Algonquin Pipeline gas composition proceeding at FERC filed comments on Algonquin’s proposed changes to its gas composition specifications. Statoil Natural Gas, an importer at the Cove Point LNG terminal in Maryland, challenged the proposed nitrogen limit, asserting in a technical affidavit that such a limit would reduce the amount of global LNG...
Lawsuit Claims LNG Could Worsen California Air Quality
Posted on Jan 25, 2007 in Gas Composition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Lawsuit Claims LNG Could Worsen California Air Quality
In a lawsuit filed in state court against the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), the South Coast Air Quality Management District alleges that the burning of regasified LNG that complies with new gas composition specifications approved by the CPUC in September may exacerbate air pollution in the state. According to the Commission’s president, air quality will not...
FERC Issues Order On Rehearing for Cove Point LNG
Posted on Jan 5, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Gas Composition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Issues Order On Rehearing for Cove Point LNG
FERC yesterday issued an Order On Rehearing regarding its June 16 order approving the Cove Point LNG terminal expansion. The Commission’s Order On Rehearing denied rehearing to parties claiming that revaporized LNG would have adverse effects on interconnecting pipeline systems and end-users. Explaining that “there is no scientific evidence that regasified LNG presents...
Op-ed: California Does Not Need LNG
Posted on Jan 3, 2007 in Gas Composition, Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: California Does Not Need LNG
An Oxnard, Calif., resident urges Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to oppose the development of LNG terminals in California. She raises a range of concerns related to LNG importation, including air and water pollution, and damage to pipeline seals, infrastructure, and consumer appliances due to “hot” gas. She also contends that U.S. domestic supply and Canadian imports can...
Environmental Group Says “No Clear Reason” to Authorize Importation of Hot Gas
Posted on Dec 28, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Gas Composition, Pipelines | Comments Off on Environmental Group Says “No Clear Reason” to Authorize Importation of Hot Gas
The Border Power Plant Working Group has questioned the need for the proposed North Baja Pipeline Expansion project, which would transport natural gas to markets in the Southwest from LNG import terminals in Baja California, Mexico. “There is no clear reason why it is in the benefit of the U.S. to authorize the importation of expensive ‘hot’ gas” when other...