Downeast LNG Proposes New Pipeline Alternatives
Posted on Sep 28, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Downeast LNG Proposes New Pipeline Alternatives
The Bangor Daily News provides details regarding the newly proposed pipeline route alternatives to connect the proposed Downeast LNG terminal in Robbinston, Maine, to the Maritimes & Northeast natural gas pipeline. Three of Downeast’s proposals, including the company’s favored option, would traverse portions of the Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge. According to...
Initial Construction Phase of the Cypress Pipeline Project Authorized by FERC
Posted on Sep 28, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines | Comments Off on Initial Construction Phase of the Cypress Pipeline Project Authorized by FERC
FERC has authorized interstate pipeline company Southern Natural Gas to commence construction on Phase 1 of its Cypress Pipeline Project, which will add a new pipeline from the Elba Island LNG terminal to Southeastern markets. FERC’s Sept. 26 letter may be found in the e-Library in Docket No....
Op-ed: Nova Scotia Should Act on Brunswick Pipeline
Posted on Sep 27, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Pipelines, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: Nova Scotia Should Act on Brunswick Pipeline
In response to concerns that the proposed Brunswick Pipeline from the Canaport LNG terminal may render two Nova Scotian LNG projects less economically viable, a columnist for The Chronicle Herald says that Nova Scotia’s government should express its concerns before the National Energy Board. The piece also indicates that Anadarko and U.S. Venture Energy will close Thursday on...
Energy Industry Representatives Urge New Pipeline Construction from Texas to Markets
Posted on Sep 26, 2006 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Energy Industry Representatives Urge New Pipeline Construction from Texas to Markets
Future LNG shipments are likely to target import terminals near the Texas-Louisiana border due to a lack of natural gas transmission lines from the western coast of Texas to the market areas, according to energy industry representatives who spoke last week during Platts’ Pipeline Development and Expansion Conference in Houston. They also said that unless new pipeline...
N.S. Premier: Emera Pipeline May Impact LNG Projects in Nova Scotia
Posted on Sep 25, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Pipelines | Comments Off on N.S. Premier: Emera Pipeline May Impact LNG Projects in Nova Scotia
The Globe and Mail reports on concerns regarding the route for Emera Inc.’s proposed Brunswick Pipeline from the Canaport LNG terminal in New Brunswick. The pipeline will deliver gas from the terminal directly to the U.S. border where it will interconnect with Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline. Expressing concern for proposed Nova Scotian LNG terminals, Nova Scotia Premier...
Trade Associations Urge FERC to Expand Blanket Certificate Authority for Certain LNG-Related Infrastructure
Posted on Sep 21, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Trade Associations Urge FERC to Expand Blanket Certificate Authority for Certain LNG-Related Infrastructure
The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) and the Natural Gas Supply Association (NGSA) submitted a letter to FERC on Sept. 19 urging the Commission to apply a lighter form of regulation, which it currently applies to smaller pipeline projects, to new pipelines associated with existing LNG terminals. The Commission currently is considering new rules to extend this...