Op-ed: Proposed Cove Point Pipeline Expansion Threatens Residents
Posted on Aug 7, 2006 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: Proposed Cove Point Pipeline Expansion Threatens Residents
A Calvert County, Md. resident argues that the expansion of the Cove Point pipeline would endanger residents living along the pipeline route. Her op-ed may be found in yesterday’s edition of The Washington Post. [Free registration...
Editorial: Additional Information Needed on Alaska LNG Proposal
Posted on Aug 1, 2006 in Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Additional Information Needed on Alaska LNG Proposal
The Anchorage Daily News has called on the Alaska Gasline Port Authority to detail its proposal to transport natural gas from the North Slope to West Coast markets via LNG vessels loading in Valdez, saying, “Alaskans need to know if the LNG project is truly a viable alternative” to the natural gas pipeline also...
FERC Reiterates Rejection of WGL’s Claims Regarding Leaks
Posted on Aug 1, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Gas Composition, Pipelines | Comments Off on FERC Reiterates Rejection of WGL’s Claims Regarding Leaks
In an order issued yesterday by FERC in the Dominion Cove Point Pipeline rate case, the Commission refused to revisit the issue of whether LNG from the Cove Point LNG terminal has caused leaks in the Washington Gas Light distribution system. Explaining that the Commission already had decided the matter in its recent order approving the terminal’s expansion, FERC reiterated that...
New Route Proposed for Pipeline Associated with Jordan Cove
Posted on Jul 24, 2006 in Environmental, LNGLawBlog, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on New Route Proposed for Pipeline Associated with Jordan Cove
Port Commissioners and residents of Coos Bay, Ore., met with Williams Northwest Pipeline on Thursday night, July 20, to discuss the proposed pipeline associated with the Jordan Cove LNG terminal. Saturday’s The World reports on the meeting at which Williams announced a rerouting of its planned pipeline to avoid a residential area in Glasgow, Ore. The...
FERC Approves Tennessee Pipeline Expansion, Rejects Everett LNG Expansion Argument
Posted on Jul 21, 2006 in Pipelines, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on FERC Approves Tennessee Pipeline Expansion, Rejects Everett LNG Expansion Argument
FERC yesterday issued an order approving an expansion to Tennessee Gas’ pipeline system in Massachusetts. The Distrigas LNG terminal is the exclusive customer for the proposed expansion. In its order, the Commission dismissed concerns raised by the City of Boston that FERC “did not address the possibility of increased LNG shipping traffic into Boston Harbor resulting from...
Pacific Northern Gas and Kitimat LNG Partner to Build Pipeline
Posted on Jul 18, 2006 in Blog, Canada & Mexico, LNGLawBlog, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Pacific Northern Gas and Kitimat LNG Partner to Build Pipeline
Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. has partnered with Kitimat LNG Inc. to construct a $1.2-billion, 290-mile pipeline that will transport natural gas from the proposed Kitimat LNG terminal to Summit Lake, British Columbia, where it will interconnect with the Duke Energy pipeline system. While a spokesperson for Pacific Northern Gas characterized the search for long-term gas supplies for...