Excelerate Energy and PREPA Sign Definitive Agreements for the Aguirre Offshore GasPort Project
Posted on Apr 8, 2014 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Excelerate Energy and PREPA Sign Definitive Agreements for the Aguirre Offshore GasPort Project
Globe Newswire reports that Excelerate Energy and the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) have executed definitive agreements for the procurement, construction and operation of the Aguirre Offshore GasPort terminal, proposed for the south coast of Puerto Rico. According to the press release, the agreements include the provision of one of Excelerate’s floating storage...
Hawaii Gas Lands First Shipment of LNG
Posted on Apr 8, 2014 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Hawaii Gas Lands First Shipment of LNG
The Star Advertiser reports that on Monday Hawaii Gas landed its first containerized shipment of LNG at Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii. Last month, the Hawaii Public Service Commission authorized shipments of LNG to Hawaii Gas from the U.S. mainland as part of a backup supply to Hawaii Gas’s synthetic natural gas plant. According to the article, the shipment contained 10,000 gallons of LNG...
Oregon LNG Submits Revisions to FERC LNG Project Application
Posted on Apr 7, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Oregon LNG Submits Revisions to FERC LNG Project Application
Oregon LNG has filed a supplement to its pending FERC application to construct a bidirectional LNG terminal facility at Warrenton, Ore. and interconnected pipeline. The supplement reflects (1) revisions to the land requirements for the LNG storage tanks and process areas, and the associated revised wetland impacts, (2) updates to the projected quarterly water needs and water sources,...
Hawaii Gas Cleared to Receive LNG Supplies
Posted on Mar 12, 2014 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Hawaii Gas Cleared to Receive LNG Supplies
Business Wire reports that the Hawaii Public Service Commission has approved Hawaii Gas’s request for approval to receive ISO containers of LNG shipped from the U.S. West Coast to Oahu and use it as a backup fuel source for Hawaii Gas’s synthetic natural gas operations. The LNG will be regasified and introduced into the company’s distribution pipelines in Honolulu using a mobile...
Downeast LNG Optimistic on Need for LNG Import Terminal
Posted on Mar 5, 2014 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Downeast LNG Optimistic on Need for LNG Import Terminal
Downeast LNG filed responses to a FERC data request stating, among other things, that although gas production from the Marcellus shale has increased since Downeast LNG filed its application for an LNG import terminal on Passamaquoddy Bay, Washington County, Maine, there is insufficient pipeline capacity to move Marcellus gas into New England markets to prevent significant gas and power...
FERC to Release Final EIS for Downeast LNG Import Terminal in May 2014
Posted on Feb 12, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC to Release Final EIS for Downeast LNG Import Terminal in May 2014
FERC released a notice indicating that it intends to release on May 15, 2014, the final environmental impact statement for the proposed Downeast LNG import terminal on Passamaquoddy Bay, Washington County, Maine. Other federal agencies must act by August 13, 2014, on any other authorizations for the project required by those agencies. FERC’s notice can be found here, and the complete...