County Officials to Host Hearing on Gas Pipeline Associated with Jordan Cove LNG Proposal
Posted on Sep 20, 2011 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on County Officials to Host Hearing on Gas Pipeline Associated with Jordan Cove LNG Proposal
The World reports that commissioners for Coos Bay, Ore., will hold both an executive session and a public hearing on the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline project. The Pacific Connector project would connect to the planned Jordan Cove LNG regasification...
Alaska Governor Suggests LNG Export, North Slope Pipeline Projects Should Merge
Posted on Aug 26, 2011 in LNG Exports, Pipelines, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Alaska Governor Suggests LNG Export, North Slope Pipeline Projects Should Merge
Governor Sean Parnell (R-Alaska) said this week that he believes merging the North Slope natural gas pipeline proposals with a separate LNG export project could spur the development of North Slope gas resources. The Associated Press (via BusinessWeek) offers additional...
Calypso U.S. Pipeline Surrenders Presidential Permit for Project Associated with LNG Import Plan
Posted on Aug 17, 2011 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Calypso U.S. Pipeline Surrenders Presidential Permit for Project Associated with LNG Import Plan
Calypso U.S. Pipeline, LLC informed FERC this week that it has decided to abandon a proposed project to import LNG to a regasification facility located in the Bahamas and transport the regasified natural gas to Florida via pipeline. In its letter to FERC, available in the Commission’s eLibrary under Docket No. CP01-409, Calypso stated that it is surrendering its authorization to...
Wood Mackenzie: Economics Attractive for Exporting LNG from Alaska’s North Slope
Posted on Aug 10, 2011 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, Pipelines | Comments Off on Wood Mackenzie: Economics Attractive for Exporting LNG from Alaska’s North Slope
Energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie has issued a study that concludes that LNG exports from Alaska’s North Slope to Asian customers make economic sense. The study, prepared for the Alaska Gasline Port Authority, compared LNG exports with transportation to Canadian and U.S. Lower 48 customers via pipeline. Find further details in World Gas Intelligence [subscription...
FERC EIS for Alaskan Gas Pipeline Will Not Focus on Proposed LNG Export Project Valdez
Posted on Aug 8, 2011 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Pipelines | Comments Off on FERC EIS for Alaskan Gas Pipeline Will Not Focus on Proposed LNG Export Project Valdez
FERC has announced that it intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the planned Alaska Pipeline Project. FERC’s Notice of Intent, available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No. PF09-11, states that although project developers TransCanada and ExxonMobil are considering connecting the pipeline to an LNG liquefaction facility in Valdez, the Commission has very...
Debate Continues on Alaskan Gas Pipeline Project Designs
Posted on Aug 2, 2011 in LNG Exports, Pipelines, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Debate Continues on Alaskan Gas Pipeline Project Designs
The Alaska Journal of Commerce offers an update on the status of the various pipeline projects proposed to transport natural gas from the North Slope to consumers in southern Alaska. The piece also notes that LNG export via the port at Valdez, Alaska, remains a...