Expert Refutes WGL’s Gas Leak Allegation
Posted on Mar 31, 2006 in Gas Composition, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Expert Refutes WGL’s Gas Leak Allegation
Speaking at an industry conference yesterday, an engineering expert dismissed WGL’s claim that imported LNG from Dominion’s Cove Point facility was “the key contributing factor” to the gas leaks in the utility’s pipeline distribution system. “We concluded there is no scientific basis to support the claim being made by WGL,” said Greg Haussmann...
No Vote on AGL Bill
Posted on Mar 31, 2006 in Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on No Vote on AGL Bill
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports today that the bill that would have allowed AGL to charge its customers for the construction of a pipeline from the Elba Island LNG terminal “appeared dead” after the Georgia Legislature scrambled to pass other pieces of legislation during the final hours of the 2006 session. An op-ed in yesterday’s Daily Tribune News expresses...
Vote on AGL Pipeline Bill Delayed
Posted on Mar 27, 2006 in Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Vote on AGL Pipeline Bill Delayed
House Bill 1325, originally scheduled for a vote last Friday in the Georgia Senate, was removed from the calendar Friday and remains off of the calendar today. LNGLawBlog sources have indicated that the legislation stalled on Friday, but committee contacts expect it to come to a vote during one of the last two working days of the regular session. The Atlanta...
Georgia Senate Set to Vote on AGL Pipeline Bill Today
Posted on Mar 24, 2006 in Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Georgia Senate Set to Vote on AGL Pipeline Bill Today
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the Georgia Senate is prepared to vote on House Bill 1325 today, which would allow AGL to charge its customers for the construction of a pipeline from the Elba Island LNG facility. A Senate committee yesterday adopted an amendment to the bill that would require AGL to demonstrate that the purported benefits from the new...
Changes in North American Gas Flow
Posted on Mar 23, 2006 in Markets and Competition, Pipelines | Comments Off on Changes in North American Gas Flow
Yesterday’s World Gas Intelligence reports in detail on the effect new supply sources will have on gas flow in North America over the next several years. Historically gas in North America has moved from south to north, but new supply from Canada and Alaska is beginning to feed demand on the U.S. East Coast and elsewhere, in some cases allowing Gulf of Mexico supply move into the...
Editorial: Natural Gas Prices Would Not Depend on New Pipeline
Posted on Mar 21, 2006 in Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Natural Gas Prices Would Not Depend on New Pipeline
The Atlanta-Journal Constitution challenges an assertion made by Georgia House Speaker Mark Burkhalter that AGL’s proposed pipeline from Southern LNG’s Elba Island import terminal would help reduce the price of natural gas in Georgia by bringing more supply into the state. In an editorial published today, the paper says the price of natural gas in Georgia does not depend on...