Report: Delays May Make Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Uneconomical
Posted on Jul 11, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Report: Delays May Make Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Uneconomical
Further delays in the proposed Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline could drive more U.S. natural gas consumers to enter long-term contracts for LNG, making the Alaska pipeline less economical, according to a federal report issued yesterday. “[T]he longer an Alaskan pipeline is delayed, the more strength is gained by the proponents of LNG,” FERC said in its second report to Congress...
Secretary Bodman Calls for Approval of Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline
Posted on Jul 7, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Secretary Bodman Calls for Approval of Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline
Citing the need to augment domestic supply of natural gas, DOE Secretary Samuel Bodman urged Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski to expedite the construction of the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Project, which would transport natural gas from Alaska’s North Slope to U.S. Midwest markets. In a letter sent to Murkowski Wednesday, Bodman warned that a delay could jeopardize the project by...
Op-ed: Cove Point Expansion Plan Presents Safety Hazards
Posted on Jul 3, 2006 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: Cove Point Expansion Plan Presents Safety Hazards
A Calvert County, Md. resident opposes the proposed expansion of the Cove Point LNG terminal, saying that the additional pipeline infrastructure poses public safety risks. Her op-ed is in yesterday’s Washington Post. [Free registration...
Tidelands Receives Permits from Mexican Authorities
Posted on Jul 3, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Financing, Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Tidelands Receives Permits from Mexican Authorities
The San Antonio Business Journal reports that Tidelands Oil & Gas Corp. earlier this month secured permits from Mexican federal regulatory authorities for its three-phase natural gas project, which includes an LNG terminal, underground storage facility, and accompanying pipelines in northeastern Mexico. The company hopes to obtain the remaining permits from FERC for the U.S....
Open Season for Mid-Atlantic Express from Sparrows Point LNG
Posted on Jun 30, 2006 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Open Season for Mid-Atlantic Express from Sparrows Point LNG
Platts LNG Daily reports that AES subsidiary Mid-Atlantic Express on Tuesday began its open season for firm transportation service on the Mid-Atlantic Express pipeline. The pipeline, which AES hopes to have in service by 2010, would deliver gas from the proposed Sparrows Point LNG terminal to interconnections in Pennsylvania. Capacity at the Sparrows Point LNG terminal would be...
Oregon Residents Polled on Jordan Cove LNG Pipeline Project
Posted on Jun 30, 2006 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Residents Polled on Jordan Cove LNG Pipeline Project
The Mail Tribune has published its readers’ responses to a question regarding a proposed pipeline that would connect Jordan Cove Energy’s proposed LNG terminal in Coos Bay, Ore. to North West natural gas markets. The paper asked its readers, “What do you think of the proposal to build a massive natural gas pipeline across the region to connect Coos Bay and an existing...