Backers of the Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas (LNG) project along the south-central coast of Oregon have filed an application with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) seeking approval to export LNG to nonfree-trade nations. Backers want to develop a combination import-export facility at Coos Bay, along with a natural gas-fired baseload and peaking generation plant. Jordan Cove already has conditional approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for an LNG import terminal and connecting 230-mile transmission pipeline. It now has on file with FERC a proposal to build liquefaction export facilities alongside the regasification import facilities. Jordan Cove is backed by a group headed by Fort Chicago Energy Partners (see Daily GPI, March 21).
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North Carolina Environmental Agency: Fracking ‘Can be Done Safely’
Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) can be done safely “as long as the right protections are in place prior to issuance of any permits for the practice,” according to a draft report from North Carolina’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
Oregon LNG Export Project Said to Be On Track
Backers of the Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas (LNG) import-export project along the south-central Oregon coast at Coos Bay are moving ahead with necessary federal regulatory filings in March while monitoring the decline in U.S. natural gas prices and what that will mean for both domestic and global markets.
Lycoming County Becoming Most Active in Marcellus Shale
Marcellus Shale development in Pennsylvania continued to remain level in February.
Judge Sides With Gas Storage Owner in Property-Taking
Northern Natural Gas Co. Tuesday won access to more than 9,000 acres and several oil/gas wells in south-central Kansas so that it might move forward with a plan to stop gas migration from its Cunningham Storage Field.
IHS CERAWeek: Shale Boom Spurs U.S. Chemicals Industry
The expanding U.S. supply of natural gas is providing a win-win for chemicals producers, their suppliers and customers. It’s “an unbelievable opportunity,” Jim Teague, COO of Enterprise Products Partners, told an industry audience in Houston.
Colorado Governor Stirs Up Fracking Debate
With most new oil/gas exploration and production (E&P) moving to the more populated eastern slope of the Colorado Rockies from its traditional rural west-central focus, the Colorado Oil and Gas Association (COGA) embarked last month on a three-month public service advertising campaign as part of a broader community outreach on the use of hydraulic fracturing (fracking). So far the campaign is raising more interest than anticipated, according to COGA, and mostly because anti-fracking groups are crying foul.
Alberta Fluid Spill Spooks Authorities
A fountain of gas and oilfield fluid that left a dark streak on a central Alberta snowbank has prompted provincial authorities to warn industry against staining its record with hydraulic fracturing (fracking) technology imported from the United States.
Obama’s State of the Union Supports Shale Gas Development
President Obama, in his annual State of the Union speech Tuesday night, for the first time issued a strong call for development of domestic natural gas and oil as part of “an all-out, all-of-the-above strategy that develops every available source of American energy.”
New York Utilities Form Public Policy Coalition
Six investor-owned natural gas and electric utilities in New York — Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp., Consolidated Edison Inc., National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp., National Grid, New York State Electric & Gas Corp. and Rochester Gas and Electric Corp. — have formed Energy Coalition New York “to provide public policy leadership on energy issues” in the state, a coalition spokesman said Wednesday.
