Liquefied

FERC has given Williams the green light to reactivate and expand liquefied natural gas (LNG) import services at its Cove Point LNG terminal in Lusby, MD, saying it would provide “substantial benefits” in light of the growing role of LNG in the domestic market and the rising demand for gas on the East Coast.

FERC has given Williams the green light to reactivate and expand liquefied natural gas (LNG) import services at its Cove Point LNG terminal in Lusby, MD, saying it would provide “substantial benefits” in light of the growing role of LNG in the domestic market and the rising demand for gas on the East Coast.

Despite falling gas prices, declining demand and increasing production, the rush is still on to bring more liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the United States. Two El Paso Corp. subsidiaries are conducting separate open seasons to determine non-binding customer interest in transportation capacity on pipelines that will transport natural gas from El Paso Global LNG’s planned LNG terminal on Grand Bahama Island to Florida.

The growth of global liquefied natural gas trade because of soaring gas prices in the United States last winter is tightening the linkage between U.S. and European gas markets, according to a new study by DRI-WEFA Inc., a subsidiary of Global Insight Inc. The study “European Gas Supply and Demand: The Outlook to 2025” indicates that European and U.S. gas prices now will be more closely tied together because of the burgeoning global commodity.

CMS Energy Corp. and Sempra Energy announced Friday that they are teaming up to build the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Mexico to bring much-needed natural gas supplies into the northern part of the country and southern California.

The growth of global liquefied natural gas trade because of soaring gas prices in the United States last winter is tightening the linkage between U.S. and European gas markets, according to a new study by DRI-WEFA Inc., a subsidiary of Global Insight Inc. The study “European Gas Supply and Demand: The Outlook to 2025” indicates that European and U.S. gas prices now will be more closely tied together because of the rapidly developing international LNG trade.

Massachusetts Gov. Jane Swift anticipates that Boston Harbor will resume liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker traffic in the near term, “possibly [in] only a matter of weeks,” said a spokeswoman for the governor.

The U.S. Coast Guard earlier this week extended its ban on tanker shipments to include a Distrigas liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker into Boston Harbor, saying that the ship will be denied entry until it has provided an “approved safety and security plan and all response agencies are confident that appropriate safety and security measures are in place.”

A Bolivian consortium, which set its sights on moving liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the U.S. West Coast under a plan announced in July, moved its plan one step closer to reality this week after officials approved a tentative agreement giving Bolivia the right to move LNG through Mexico for transport to the United States. If approved as expected later this year, Mexico would allow the consortium to transport natural gas through pipelines into Mexico, and then to process the LNG at Mexican plants before it is exported to the United States.