Import

Ingleside Energy Center LLC’s proposal to build and operate a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal on the Texas Gulf Coast and a companion proposal to construct pipeline facilities would have “limited adverse environmental impact,” FERC staff said Thursday in its draft environmental impact statement on the related projects.

Shell Gas & Power said its Gulf Landing offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal has been approved by the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD). The 1 Bcf/d terminal will be located in West Cameron Block 213 about 38 miles offshore Louisiana. Service is expected in late 2008 or early 2009.

Shell Gas & Power said its Gulf Landing offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal has been approved by the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD). The 1 Bcf/d terminal will be located in West Cameron Block 213 about 38 miles offshore Louisiana. Service is expected in late 2008 or early 2009.

With 9.8 Bcf/d of additional U.S. Gulf Coast LNG import capacity permitted by regulators and another 17.7 Bcf/d of LNG peak sendout capacity planned, domestic producers and LNG importers have good reason to be concerned about a possible supply glut. But there are so many factors involved that it’s too early to predict an outcome, said Merrill Lynch analyst Sam Brothwell in a research note on Friday.

With 9.8 Bcf/d of additional U.S. Gulf Coast LNG import capacity permitted by regulators and another 17.7 Bcf/d of LNG peak sendout capacity planned, domestic producers and LNG importers have good reason to be concerned about a possible supply glut. But there are so many factors involved that it’s too early to predict an outcome, said Merrill Lynch analyst Sam Brothwell in a research note on Friday.

Cheniere Energy Inc. has initiated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) pre-filing process at FERC for its fourth proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal, Creole Trail LNG, and an associated 118-mile 3.3 Bcf/d pipeline system from the terminal at the mouth of the Calcasieu Channel in Cameron Parish, LA, to Rayne, LA.

Cheniere Energy Inc. has initiated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) pre-filing process at FERC for its fourth proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal, Creole Trail LNG, and an associated 118-mile 3.3 Bcf/d pipeline system from the terminal at the mouth of the Calcasieu Channel in Cameron Parish, LA, to Rayne, LA.

The statutory hiatus imposed on several offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals by the U.S. Coast Guard/Maritime Administration earlier this year is not a big concern for ExxonMobil. Spokesman Bob Davis said the company would prefer to build an onshore facility anyway and certainly will not be building all three of its remaining LNG projects.

The statutory hiatus imposed on several offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals by the U.S. Coast Guard/Maritime Administration earlier this year is not a big concern for ExxonMobil. Spokesman Bob Davis said the company would prefer to build an onshore facility anyway and certainly will not be building all three of its remaining LNG projects.