Residents of Coos County, Ore. May Fight Pipeline From Proposed LNG Terminal
Posted on Apr 17, 2006 in Environmental, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Residents of Coos County, Ore. May Fight Pipeline From Proposed LNG Terminal
Oregon Live covers an Associated Press article reporting on the request of Williams Northwest for permission from Coos County residents to survey their property in preparation for a major pipeline to transport gas from the proposed Jordan Cove LNG regasification terminal to gas markets east and south of the facility. Residents of Coos County fought the construction of a much smaller...
Russia to Benefit from LNG Project With Canada
Posted on Apr 17, 2006 in Liquefaction, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Russia to Benefit from LNG Project With Canada
The St. Petersburg Times reports that the LNG plant planned for Leningrad Oblast will earn more than $40 million annually and provide thousands of jobs in Russia. The plant is expected to produce five million tons of LNG annually, which is earmarked for delivery to Petro-Canada’s proposed Gros-Cocouna regasification terminal in Canada. Considering the...
Santa Clarita, CA Likely Will Comment on BHP Billiton’s Proposed Pipeline
Posted on Apr 17, 2006 in Federal Regulation, LNGLawBlog, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Santa Clarita, CA Likely Will Comment on BHP Billiton’s Proposed Pipeline
Kai Luoma, a senior planner for the city of Santa Clarita, Calif., stated that the city likely will comment on the revised environmental impact report for the proposed BHP Billiton offshore LNG terminal because the proposed pipeline route would cross the Santa Clara River. While the city has not come out against the project, it is concerned about the impact of the pipeline on the...
Uniform Transmission Rate Approved for SoCal Gas and SDG&E
Posted on Apr 14, 2006 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Uniform Transmission Rate Approved for SoCal Gas and SDG&E
The California Public Utilities Commission has approved a proposal that would create a uniform transmission rate for customers of Southern California Gas and San Diego Gas & Electric. The change will accommodate incoming gas from the Costa Azul LNG terminal in Baja California, which is expected to come online in 2008, and will lower gas transmission rates for SDG&E customers....
Deal Reached on Jordan Cove Pipeline Project
Posted on Apr 13, 2006 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Deal Reached on Jordan Cove Pipeline Project
Fort Chicago, Williams Companies Inc. and PG&E Corporation, signed a formal partnership agreement regarding the Pacific Connector Pipeline, a proposal initially announced in February to construct a 225-mile natural gas transmission line that would link the planned Jordan Cove LNG facility to markets in California, Oregon and Nevada. The partners expect to initiate an open season...
FERC Releases FEIS for Southern Natural’s Cypress Pipeline Project
Posted on Apr 10, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Releases FEIS for Southern Natural’s Cypress Pipeline Project
FERC has concluded that Southern Natural Gas Co.’s proposal to construct a 176-mile pipeline to ship natural gas from the Elba Island LNG terminal to consuming markets in the Southeast would present minimal environmental impacts. The $240 million project would allow Southern Natural to transport up to 500 Mcf/d of supply in a three-phase expansion of the facility. Details are in...