FERC Solicits Input Regarding Golden Pass Pipeline Modifications
Posted on Aug 17, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Solicits Input Regarding Golden Pass Pipeline Modifications
Platts LNG Daily reports that FERC is soliciting feedback on an environmental assessment addressing proposed modifications to pipeline facilities linked to the Golden Pass LNG terminal in Port Arthur, Texas. Comments must be submitted to FERC Docket No. CP04-400-001 by September 14. [Subscription...
Analyst Predicts Need for New Pipeline Capacity From California
Posted on Aug 11, 2006 in Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Analyst Predicts Need for New Pipeline Capacity From California
According to a Wood Mackenzie analyst, additional natural gas entering Southern California from Sempra Energy’s LNG terminal in Baja California, Mexico, may necessitate additional eastbound pipeline capacity to prevent supply becoming trapped in the San Juan Basin. “[T]o keep that gas flowing,” the analyst said, 300,000 to 400,000 Mcf/d of new capacity may be...
Repairs May Affect Sendout From Elba Island
Posted on Aug 11, 2006 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Repairs May Affect Sendout From Elba Island
Sendout of interruptible nominations from Southern LNG’s Elba Island, Ga., terminal may be curtailed over the next several weeks by repairs to certain storm-damaged compressor stations on the Wrens-Savannah line, El Paso said yesterday. El Paso spokesperson Richard Wheatley was unsure if LNG deliveries to the terminal would be affected. Read more in yesterday’s Platts LNG...
Quoddy Bay Announces Start of Open Season for Pipeline Capacity
Posted on Aug 10, 2006 in Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Quoddy Bay Announces Start of Open Season for Pipeline Capacity
Quoddy Bay Pipeline yesterday launched an open season offering firm and interruptible transportation capacity for up to 2 Bcf/d on a pipeline connecting the proposed Quoddy Bay LNG terminal to the Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline. The open season is slated to end August 31. Details are in yesterday’s Platts LNG Daily. [Subscription...
Jordan Cove LNG Critics Urge Community Leaders to Take a Stance
Posted on Aug 7, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Jordan Cove LNG Critics Urge Community Leaders to Take a Stance
The World reports on residents’ frustration as local community leaders decline to take a formal stance on the Jordan Cove LNG terminal and pipeline proposal. “Most of these elected officials, they say they’re still learning about it,” says Jody McCaffree, an opponent of the project. “Even without saying they’re for or against it, they should still...
Maritimes and Northeast’s Rating Declines
Posted on Aug 7, 2006 in Markets and Competition, Pipelines | Comments Off on Maritimes and Northeast’s Rating Declines
Moody’s Investors Service has assigned a negative rating outlook for Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline, according to Friday’s Platts LNG Daily. The downgrade from stable to negative is attributed largely to a pipeline expansion agreement that would allow Repsol to secure as much as 88 percent of the pipeline’s capacity for the transport of natural gas from its Canaport...