Company Prefers Valdez LNG Port to Alaska-Canada Gas Pipeline
Posted on Nov 12, 2007 in E&P, Liquefaction, Pipelines | Comments Off on Company Prefers Valdez LNG Port to Alaska-Canada Gas Pipeline
The Alaska Gasline Port Authority plans to submit a proposal to build a natural gas pipeline from fields on Alaska’s North Slope for export by LNG at the port of Valdez. This proposal is one of many outlined by the Anchorage Daily News as discussions continue regarding the potential of transporting Alaskan gas to markets throughout North...
NEB Denies Early Construction on New Brunswick Pipeline
Posted on Nov 6, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on NEB Denies Early Construction on New Brunswick Pipeline
The Canadian Press (via the Amherst Daily) reports that Canada’s National Energy Board denied a requested variance that would have allowed construction to start on the Emera Brunswick Pipeline from Canaport LNG in New Brunswick to the U.S. border, while Emera continued to provide the Board with information. The NEB specifically cited the lack of a detailed restoration plan for...
Williams Completes Successful Open Season for Gulf LNG Pipeline
Posted on Nov 6, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Williams Completes Successful Open Season for Gulf LNG Pipeline
Pipeline company Williams announced yesterday that it successfully completed a binding open season for its pipeline that will connect the Gulf LNG import terminal to existing pipeline infrastructure. Williams told Reuters that Angola LNG Supply Services LLC subscribed to all firm capacity offered, scheduled to begin in 2011 pending FERC approval of the...
FERC: Sparrows Point LNG Might Need New Pipeline Route
Posted on Oct 24, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC: Sparrows Point LNG Might Need New Pipeline Route
In a letter to Sparrows Point LNG, FERC advised that because the company’s current pipeline route runs within the rights-of-way for U.S. Interstate 695 for a stretch of several miles, the state rather than the Federal government has authority to determine whether to allow pipeline construction. Maryland has a general ban on utility lines running alongside highways, due to the...
FERC Authorizes Transfer of Sabine Pass Pipeline
Posted on Oct 23, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Authorizes Transfer of Sabine Pass Pipeline
Late last week FERC granted a request by Cheniere Sabine Pass Pipeline, L.P., to abandon the 16-mile, 42-inch diameter pipeline connects to Cheniere’s Sabine Pass LNG import terminal, which is currently under construction. Simultaneously, FERC authorized Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline, L.P., to acquire the abandoned pipeline facilities. The Order is available on the FERC eLibrary...
Studies: CNG, LNG, Pipelines Provide Distinct Transportation Solutions
Posted on Oct 19, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Technology | Comments Off on Studies: CNG, LNG, Pipelines Provide Distinct Transportation Solutions
A feature in Energy Tribune synthesizes several studies comparing the relative benefits of CNG, LNG, and pipelines for bringing reserves to market. The detailed economic review finds distinct markets for all three, showing that for shorter distances pipelines are more economic, while for longer distances CNG is preferable for small volumes and LNG for larger...