Lobbying Efforts for AGL Pipeline from Elba Island Receive Criticism
Posted on Mar 21, 2006 in Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Lobbying Efforts for AGL Pipeline from Elba Island Receive Criticism
Critics have expressed concerns about the level of lobbying devoted to ensuring passage of legislation designed to streamline regulatory review of AGL’s proposed pipeline from the Elba Island LNG terminal. The Atlanta-Journal Constitution today reports that energy industry representatives paid for food and lodging, as well as trips to Savannah, Ga. and St. Simon’s Island....
Georgia State Representative Amends AGL Bill
Posted on Mar 20, 2006 in Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Georgia State Representative Amends AGL Bill
Rep. Mark Burkhalter, a member of Georgia’s natural gas study committee, said on Friday that he was adding language to HB 1325 that would mandate the state’s Public Service Commission to investigate and ensure that any reduction in gas prices generated by a new pipeline from the LNG facility at Elba Island would be negated by the surcharge AGL may levy on its customers in...
Georgia Senate Committee Passes AGL Pipeline Legislation
Posted on Mar 17, 2006 in Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Georgia Senate Committee Passes AGL Pipeline Legislation
A Georgia Senate committee passed a bill on Wednesday that would allow Atlanta Gas Light to levy a surcharge on Georgia customers for an expansion of its natural gas distribution system. The bill would create a streamlined regulatory review process to facilitate the construction of an interconnect to receive gas directly from the Elba Island LNG terminal. The Associated Press reports...
Woodside Official Reveals Information on California Offshore LNG Plan
Posted on Mar 16, 2006 in Environmental, Gas Composition, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Woodside Official Reveals Information on California Offshore LNG Plan
Woodside Natural Gas President Jane Cutler yesterday offered additional details regarding the OceanWay Secure Energy project, an LNG terminal proposed for more than 20 miles offshore southern California. The LNG would be regasified onboard the vessel and then piped as natural gas to consumers. Cutler said the piped natural gas would conform to California’s gas emissions...
Southern Files Draft Resource Reports
Posted on Mar 8, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Southern Files Draft Resource Reports
Southern LNG Inc. filed its first draft resource reports on March 3, 2006, as part of the pre-filing process for the expansion of its Elba Island LNG terminal and the related pipeline. Southern filed draft Resource Report 1, which provides an overview of the proposed project, and draft Resource Report 10, which describes the alternatives considered as part of the process of developing...
Kinder Morgan Announces Expected Returns from Proposed LNG Pipeline
Posted on Mar 2, 2006 in Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Kinder Morgan Announces Expected Returns from Proposed LNG Pipeline
Kinder Morgan has announced that it expects Kinder Morgan Energy Partners and its parent company KMI to earn strong returns from the proposed Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline, which will connect to Cheniere’s Sabine Pass LNG terminal. Sabine Pass currently is under construction. An article in yesterday’s Platts LNG Daily features details on the expected earnings per share....