Hawaii Gas Withdraws LNG Application
Posted on May 3, 2013 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Hawaii Gas Withdraws LNG Application
Pacific Business News reports that Hawaii Gas has withdrawn its application to the Hawaii Public Service Commission for authority to utilize LNG shipped from the continental U.S. in its gas distribution system. The article states that Hawaii Gas will submit a new application after it has entered into longer-term LNG supply...
FERC Issues Update on Aguirre Offshore LNG Terminal Project
Posted on Apr 3, 2013 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Issues Update on Aguirre Offshore LNG Terminal Project
FERC released an update of its review of Aguirre Offshore GasPort, LLC’s planned LNG import terminal project to be located offshore near Guayama, Puerto Rico. The update states that Aguirre anticipates filing its formal application with FERC in April 2013. Documents related to this case can be found on eLibrary under Docket No....
FERC Releases Supplemental Draft EIS for Downeast LNG Import Project
Posted on Mar 28, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Releases Supplemental Draft EIS for Downeast LNG Import Project
Today, FERC released a Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) for the Downeast LNG Project, a proposed LNG import terminal and interconnected pipeline to be constructed in Washington County, Maine. The SDEIS addresses new information regarding the reliability and safety analysis of the proposed LNG terminal and related carrier transit. The SDEIS concludes (1) that...
Shell’s Acquisition of Repsol LNG Assets Does Not Include Canaport Terminal
Posted on Feb 27, 2013 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Shell’s Acquisition of Repsol LNG Assets Does Not Include Canaport Terminal
CBC News reports that Royal Dutch Shell plc’s (Shell) $6.7 billion acquisition of certain LNG assets of Repsol S.A. does not include the Canaport LNG import terminal in New Brunswick, Canada. As part of the agreement, Shell has committed to supply around 0.1 million tons per year of LNG to the Canaport terminal for 10 years. Read more in the press...
FERC Vacates Calhoun LNG Import Terminal Authorization
Posted on Feb 21, 2013 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Vacates Calhoun LNG Import Terminal Authorization
FERC issued an order today granting Calhoun LNG’s request to vacate its authority to build an LNG import terminal at the Port of Port Lavaca-Point Comfort in Calhoun County, Texas, and the interconnected pipeline. In its request to vacate the authorization, Calhoun LNG stated that it had abandoned plans to construct and operate the proposed facilities due to changed market...
LNG a Good Fit for Caribbean Nations
Posted on Jan 31, 2013 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on LNG a Good Fit for Caribbean Nations
A recent blog post discusses how LNG would be a good fit for Caribbean nations’ energy needs.