Gulf Gateway to Receive Cargo Today
Posted on May 8, 2007 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Gulf Gateway to Receive Cargo Today
NATS reports that Excelerate Energy is offloading LNG today at its Gulf Gateway Energy Bridge offshore buoy in the Gulf of Mexico. Commissioned in March 2005, the Gulf Gateway buoy is connected to both the Panhandle Energy Sea Robin pipeline and the Tennessee Gas West Cameron pipeline. The Excelerate ships carry about 3 Bcf of LNG and regasify at a rate of about 500...
Canadian Official Supports “Over-the-Top” Natural Gas Pipeline
Posted on May 4, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Pipelines | Comments Off on Canadian Official Supports “Over-the-Top” Natural Gas Pipeline
Northwest Territories Mines Minister Brendan Bell said yesterday that he supports a single natural gas pipeline that would ship supplies from both the Mackenzie Basin and northern Alaska to consumers in the United States and southern Canada. Trans-Canada Corp. has shelved plans for the pipeline because the project was not considered economical given the lack of government funding and...
Cypress Pipeline Online, Additional Capacity Planned
Posted on May 2, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Cypress Pipeline Online, Additional Capacity Planned
El Paso Corporation’s Cypress Pipeline, connecting the Elba Island LNG terminal in Georgia to consumers in Florida went into operation yesterday as scheduled. Reuters reports that Phase 2 of the project will begin operations in May 2008, adding 116 mmcf/d of capacity, and Phase 3 will be completed in May 2010, adding 164...
FERC Chairman: U.S. LNG Expansion Could Displace Arctic Pipeline Projects
Posted on May 1, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Chairman: U.S. LNG Expansion Could Displace Arctic Pipeline Projects
Citing numerous approvals for new terminal development and expansion, FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher predicted that LNG will be needed “regardless to whether the Alaska or Mackenzie pipelines are built,” and noted that those projects would have to compete with cheaper gas from abroad. The National Post (Canada) provides further...
NATS: Elba Island LNG Terminal to Increase Output as Cypress Pipeline Begins Operations
Posted on May 1, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on NATS: Elba Island LNG Terminal to Increase Output as Cypress Pipeline Begins Operations
NATS reports that Elba Island LNG terminal’s output will increase today as its connection to the Cypress Pipeline comes online, transporting regasified natural gas to Florida markets . [Subscription...
Cypress to Connect Florida to LNG Market
Posted on Apr 30, 2007 in E&P, Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Cypress to Connect Florida to LNG Market
The Herald Tribune (Florida) reports that the Cypress pipeline, which is scheduled to come online tomorrow and connect the Elba Island LNG terminal to Florida, will enmesh Florida’s energy industry in the global LNG market. The paper notes the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America has argued that Florida would probably have less demand for LNG if exploration had been...