CERA: U.S. Market to Demand Only One-Fifth of New LNG Production
Posted on Jun 12, 2006 in Liquefaction, LNGLawBlog, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on CERA: U.S. Market to Demand Only One-Fifth of New LNG Production
Cambridge Energy Research Associates analyst Robert Ineson projects that the U.S. market will “only capture 20%” of an expected worldwide increase in LNG production of 5 Bcf/day in the next two years. Despite being the world’s single biggest gas market, the U.S. has seen a significant decline since the beginning of the year in what were once record high gas...
Editorial: Riley “made the right call”
Posted on Jun 12, 2006 in Environmental, LNGLawBlog, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Riley “made the right call”
The Mobile Register offers this editorial praising Alabama Gov. Bob Riley’s opposition to the proposed ConocoPhillips open-loop LNG terminal following the corporation’s withdrawal of its application on June 9. The piece argues that the terminal’s risk of causing damage to Alabama’s coastal habitat and fishing industry warranted Riley’s opposition, and...
Kitimat LNG Announces Receipt of Environmental Certificate
Posted on Jun 6, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, LNGLawBlog, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Kitimat LNG Announces Receipt of Environmental Certificate
Kitimat LNG announced that it has received a provincial environmental assessment certificate from British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Office for its proposed project. According to Kitimat, the assessment concluded that the regasification terminal would have no major residual effects, conditioned upon Kitimat adopting a variety of mitigation measures prescribed by the...
USCG Appears to Prefer Closed-Loop Regasification System for ConocoPhillips
Posted on Apr 17, 2006 in Environmental, LNGLawBlog, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on USCG Appears to Prefer Closed-Loop Regasification System for ConocoPhillips
The Mobile Register is reporting that the USCG’s unpublished Interim Final Environmental Impact Statement included a recommendation that ConocoPhillips use a closed-loop regasification system rather than the open-loop favored by the company. The issued Final EIS, however, did not make any recommendation regarding preferred systems, but did indicate that the open-loop system...
Santa Clarita, CA Likely Will Comment on BHP Billiton’s Proposed Pipeline
Posted on Apr 17, 2006 in Federal Regulation, LNGLawBlog, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Santa Clarita, CA Likely Will Comment on BHP Billiton’s Proposed Pipeline
Kai Luoma, a senior planner for the city of Santa Clarita, Calif., stated that the city likely will comment on the revised environmental impact report for the proposed BHP Billiton offshore LNG terminal because the proposed pipeline route would cross the Santa Clara River. While the city has not come out against the project, it is concerned about the impact of the pipeline on the...
FERC Denies Request to Reopen Weaver’s Cove Record
Posted on Apr 17, 2006 in Federal Regulation, LNGLawBlog, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on FERC Denies Request to Reopen Weaver’s Cove Record
Today FERC denied motions to reopen the record of the previously approved Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal. The requests filed by the Conservation Law Foundation, Save the Bay, and an individual citizen argued that Weaver’s Cove’s decision to use smaller vessels in response to a federal law that prevented the Brightman Street Bridge from being removed materially changed...