Hawaii Gas Files Application to Import LNG
Posted on Aug 15, 2013 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Hawaii Gas Files Application to Import LNG
Pacific Business News reports that Hawaii Gas has filed an application with the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission to import LNG beginning October 2013 to use as a backup energy supply for the company’s synthetic natural gas customers. Although the application did not disclose the details of the LNG supply source or any price terms, a Hawaii Gas official stated that the LNG would...
DOE Releases U.S. LNG Import Figures For June 2013
Posted on Aug 12, 2013 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Uncategorized | Comments Off on DOE Releases U.S. LNG Import Figures For June 2013
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released the latest data for LNG imports into the United States. During June 2013, three shipments of LNG were imported from Trinidad; two shipments totaling 5.2 Bcf were received at the Everett, Mass. terminal and one shipment of 2.9 Bcf was received at the Sabine Pass, La. terminal. The monthly report can be found...
Downeast LNG Moving Forward with LNG Import Project
Posted on Aug 9, 2013 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Downeast LNG Moving Forward with LNG Import Project
In response to a recent FERC data request, Downeast LNG, Inc. has submitted a letter stating that it has exercised its land option agreement for its proposed LNG import terminal site, and has purchased the terminal site property. The letter can be accessed here, and the complete docket for the Downeast LNG project can be found on eLibrary by searching for Docket No....
Opponents Allege Port Ambrose LNG Import Terminal Actually for LNG Exports
Posted on Jul 18, 2013 in LNG Exports, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Opponents Allege Port Ambrose LNG Import Terminal Actually for LNG Exports
The Sentinel reports that opponents of the Port Ambrose LNG import terminal project proposed for offshore New Jersey and New York voiced their concerns at a recent public meeting that the project will ultimately be used to export LNG, resulting in increased hydraulic fracturing. According to the report, federal officials responsible for approving the project stated that LNG import...
Neptune Deepwater Port Suspends Operations Due to Market Conditions
Posted on Jul 17, 2013 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Neptune Deepwater Port Suspends Operations Due to Market Conditions
The U.S. Maritimes Administration has approved Neptune LNG LLC’s (Neptune) request for a temporary five-year suspension of its Deepwater Port license. Neptune, which operates an LNG import facility located approximately 22 miles northeast of Boston and 7 miles southeast of Gloucester, Mass., stated that gas market conditions in the Northeast region had caused the port to be...
Coast Guard and MARAD to Prepare Environmental Impact Statement for Port Ambrose Deepwater Port Application
Posted on Jul 2, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Coast Guard and MARAD to Prepare Environmental Impact Statement for Port Ambrose Deepwater Port Application
The U.S. Coast Guard and the Maritime Administration issued a notice of their intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for Liberty Natural Gas’s application to own, construct, and operate Port Ambrose, a proposed LNG import terminal located in the federal waters off the coasts of New Jersey and New York. The notice can be accessed here, and the complete docket...