Island

Enterprise Product Partners LP’s High Island Offshore System LLC (HIOS) has continued a force majeure at its HIA-264 compressor complex in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) where an equipment fire last week (see Daily GPI, Aug. 6) caused “significant damage to compression, power generation, communications and other facilities,” the company said. The HIOS compression facilities will be unavailable for service for an indefinite period.

FERC has approved a request of Freeport LNG Development LP to build minor facilities to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its terminal on Quintana Island in Texas on a short-term basis.

FERC has approved a request of Freeport LNG Development LP to build minor facilities to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its terminal on Quintana Island in Texas on a short-term basis.

Sea Robin Pipeline said Wednesday it had completed unscheduled maintenance and repairs that had begun at the end of March between South Marsh Island 33 and Vermilion 149. Nominations were allowed to resume at three meters required to shut in by the work.

Due to scheduled maintenance and work associated with the Elba III Expansion project, Southern LNG said its Elba Island liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal will be unable to accept ship cargoes for unloading through Nov. 23. Additionally, there will be no natural gas send-out Thursday (Nov. 13) through Monday (Nov. 17). From Tuesday (Nov. 18) through Sunday (Nov. 23) send-out will be limited to 675 MMcf/d due to project tie-ins for the Elba III Expansion. Following completion of the work, the North Dock will remain out of service until February.

Citing damages sustained from Hurricane Ike to its offshore Louisiana facility at Eugene Island 296, ANR declared a force majeure event and said it is not accepting receipt nominations from 10 meters (see the bulletin board for list).

FERC last Tuesday gave Freeport LNG Development LP the green light to begin service at its liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on Quintana Island, about 70 miles south of Houston. The terminal comes on-line about four years to the date from when the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the project (see NGI, June 28, 2004).

FERC Tuesday gave Freeport LNG Development LP the green light to begin service at its liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on Quintana Island, about 70 miles south of Houston. The terminal comes on-line about four years to the date after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the project (see Daily GPI, June 22, 2004).

With construction of their liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on Quintana Island in Brazoria County, TX, almost complete, backers of the Freeport LNG facility hosted a media day last Tuesday to tout the safety of their regasification facility.