Jackson County Commissioners Concerned Over County’s Small Role in Pipeline Proceedings
Posted on Apr 10, 2008 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Jackson County Commissioners Concerned Over County’s Small Role in Pipeline Proceedings
Jackson County (Ore.) Commissioners C.W. Smith and Dave Gilmour told the Mail Tribune (Ore.) that they are concerned about the County’s lack of input regarding the planned pipeline that would transport regasified LNG from the proposed Jordan Cove LNG terminal to market. Specifically, the Commissioners noted concerns over environmental issues and private property owners’...
Op-Ed Examines Economic, Environmental Costs of Palomar Pipeline
Posted on Apr 9, 2008 in Environmental, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Op-Ed Examines Economic, Environmental Costs of Palomar Pipeline
The Oregonian carries an op-ed authored by an environmental advocate who argues against the notion that the economic benefits of the Palomar Pipeline, a project proposed to transport regasified LNG in Oregon, would be spread across local communities. Instead, the author suggests that the profits from the pipeline venture would be divided among a few workers and the developers’...
Report: New LNG Terminals and Other Infrastructure Projects will Change Gas Flows and Prices
Posted on Mar 26, 2008 in Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Report: New LNG Terminals and Other Infrastructure Projects will Change Gas Flows and Prices
Consulting firm Bentek Energy released a report yesterday predicting increased volatility in the U.S. natural gas market over the next two years as infrastructure projects, including LNG import facilities, come online. The report predicts that excess pipeline and storage capacity will divert gas from existing pipelines, changing downstream prices, and that LNG imports in the Gulf...
Local Paper Summarizes Comments on Downeast LNG’s Proposed Gas Pipeline Route
Posted on Mar 25, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Local Paper Summarizes Comments on Downeast LNG’s Proposed Gas Pipeline Route
The Bangor Daily News offers a summary of the positions of several government agencies, local utilities, and residents who have commented on the proposed route for the Downeast LNG natural gas pipeline. The Daily News notes that eight of the ten comments posted in FERC’s online docket (Docket No. CP07-53) oppose the route, citing environmental, cultural, and economic...
Natural Gas Pipeline May Compete with LNG Projects in Oregon
Posted on Mar 19, 2008 in Pipelines | Comments Off on Natural Gas Pipeline May Compete with LNG Projects in Oregon
TransCanada Corp. and Williams Cos. Inc. announced this week that they are partnering to develop a natural gas pipeline that would transport gas from Wyoming to Stanfield, Ore. The proposed pipeline, called Sunstone, would compete with two other gas pipeline projects, and may compete with three proposed LNG regasification terminals in Oregon. The Oregonian provides additional...
NEB Rejects Portions of Proposed Emera Gas Pipeline Route from Canaport LNG
Posted on Mar 6, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on NEB Rejects Portions of Proposed Emera Gas Pipeline Route from Canaport LNG
The Canadian National Energy Board (NEB) rejected portions of the proposed route for the Emera Brunswick Pipeline project, which would transport gas from the Canaport LNG terminal in Saint John to the Canada-United States border. The rejected portions of the route would have transected property owned by Galbraith Construction and Galbraith Equipment. The NEB stated that the “best...