Crucial

A crucial water quality permit being sought by NorthernStar Natural Gas Corp. for its proposed Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility along the Columbia River in Oregon was thrust into doubt by a Feb. 17 letter from the state director of the Environmental Quality (EQ) Department, alleging that an essential evaluation had not been properly completed by the LNG terminal backers. EQ Director Dick Petersen has suggested Bradwood withdraw and then resubmit its application to ovoid a denial.

A crucial water quality permit being sought by NorthernStar Natural Gas Corp. for its proposed Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility along the Columbia River in Oregon was thrust into doubt by a Feb. 17 letter from the state director of the Environmental Quality (EQ) Department, alleging that an essential evaluation had not been properly completed by the LNG terminal backers. EQ Director Dick Petersen has suggested Bradwood withdraw and then resubmit its application to ovoid a denial.

The chances of an Oregon liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility being constructed remain about 50-50, with the crucial indicator coming early next year, said Portland, OR-based Northwest Natural Gas Co. CEO Gregg Kantor.

The chances of an Oregon liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility being constructed remain about 50-50, with the crucial indicator coming early next year, said Portland, OR-based Northwest Natural Gas Co. CEO Gregg Kantor

FERC scored a crucial victory earlier this week when a federal appeals court in Louisiana said it would not review the agency’s enforcement action against Energy Transfer Partners LP (ETP) on the grounds that it lacked jurisdiction to intervene in an ongoing agency matter.

With the crucial vote less than a week away, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) continue to turn up the intensity in their respective pursuits of acquiring and merging with the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). On Tuesday, ICE resubmitted its merger proposal to CBOT, while CME touted the approval of its bid by additional advisory firms.

North America’s conventional onshore and offshore natural gas production continues to decline, and two sources will prove to be ever more crucial to supply: unconventional production and liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports, an energy consultant said Thursday.

North America’s conventional onshore and offshore natural gas production continues to decline, and two sources will prove to be ever more crucial to supply: unconventional production and liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports, an energy consultant said Thursday.

The oil and natural gas industry clinched a crucial victory last Tuesday when the Senate by a wide margin passed legislation that paves the way for future leasing in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. However, the legislative battle is far from over. The Senate and House are now tasked with the responsibility of reconciling two vastly different offshore leasing bills — a feat some believe will test the mettle of even the best Capitol Hill negotiators.