FERC Grants Preliminary Approval of North Baja Pipeline Expansion
Posted on Oct 11, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Pipelines | Comments Off on FERC Grants Preliminary Approval of North Baja Pipeline Expansion
FERC has given North Baja preliminary approval for a three-phase expansion of its pipeline system in California and Arizona to accommodate LNG from Sempra’s planned Energia Costa Azul terminal in Mexico. The projected in-service dates are October 1, 2007, June 1, 2009, and January 1, 2010. FERC’s order is available in the FERC e-Library in Docket Nos. CP06-61-000 and...
FERC Approves Golden Pass Pipeline Alterations
Posted on Oct 9, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Approves Golden Pass Pipeline Alterations
FERC last week approved modifications to the route of the natural gas pipeline that would link the Golden Pass LNG terminal in Sabine Pass, Texas, to the American Electric Power (AEP) Texoma Pipeline, an intrastate pipeline in Texas. The alterations will reduce the project’s “total footprint” on wetlands by 40 acres. FERC’s Oct. 4 order may be found in the...
El Paso Shelves Bahamas Pipeline Project
Posted on Oct 3, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines | Comments Off on El Paso Shelves Bahamas Pipeline Project
Platts LNG Daily reports that Seafarer US Pipeline System, Inc. has withdrawn its application to build a natural gas pipeline from the Bahamas to Florida. [Subscription required]. According to a letter submitted yesterday to FERC, regulatory unpredictability in the Bahamas coupled with difficulty in securing LNG supply led to the cancellation of the Seafarer project, sponsored by El...
Algonquin Announces Open Season for Pipeline Capacity
Posted on Oct 2, 2006 in Markets and Competition, Pipelines | Comments Off on Algonquin Announces Open Season for Pipeline Capacity
Algonquin Gas Transmission, a subsidiary of Duke Energy Gas Transmission, has launched an open season to gauge the interest of shippers in a project to transport natural gas from the eastern end of its system to Northeast markets. A press release issued on Friday offers details on the proposed “East to West Expansion” of Algonquin’s existing pipeline infrastructure....
Critics Voice Opposition Against Proposed Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline
Posted on Oct 2, 2006 in Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Critics Voice Opposition Against Proposed Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline
A proposal to build a 225-mile pipeline across southwest Oregon to facilitate natural gas imports would threaten local properties and the environment, project opponents said during a meeting on Thursday. Rory Cox, California program director for Pacific Environment, stated that the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline, which is associated with the proposed Jordan Cove LNGterminal, is...
Canadian Oil Company Evaluating LNG Option
Posted on Sep 28, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, Pipelines | Comments Off on Canadian Oil Company Evaluating LNG Option
Canada’s Imperial Oil Ltd. is considering the development of an LNG liquefaction terminal as an alternative to their Mackenzie Valley Pipeline project, the premier of the Northwest Territories said yesterday at an energy conference in Calgary. According to The Financial Post, escalating cost estimates and decreasing natural gas prices are threatening to derail the pipeline...