Maine

The attorney general for New Hampshire Tuesday released a report on petroleum markets that examines the gasoline and heating oil markets in his state and Massachusetts, Maine, New York and Vermont. The 330-page report also includes information on the difficulties and high costs of converting from a heating oil system to a natural gas system.

FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher said the agency will continue processing the applications for two rival liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal projects in Maine despite growing opposition by Canadian officials to LNG tankers traversing their waters.

FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher said the agency will continue processing the applications for two rival liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal projects in Maine despite growing opposition by Canadian officials to LNG tankers traversing their waters.

The liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry finally put points on the board in Maine on Thursday night when the Passamaquoddy Native American tribe voted 4-3 in favor of a new agreement with Oklahoma-based Quoddy Bay LLC to build an LNG import terminal at Split Rock on the Pleasant Point reservation.

The liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry finally put points on the board in Maine on Thursday night when the Passamaquoddy Native American tribe voted 4-3 in favor of a new agreement with Oklahoma-based Quoddy Bay LLC to build an LNG import terminal at Split Rock on the Pleasant Point reservation.

The Quoddy Bay liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Maine apparently still has some life left despite hitting a major road block in March when the Town of Perry rejected a terminal location on Gleason Cove (see Daily GPI, March 30). Project planners have negotiated a new deal with the Passamaquoddy Native American tribe for an alternative site on tribal land at a place called Split Rock on the Pleasant Point reservation.

Some dual-fuel interruptible natural gas customers of Bay State Gas Co. in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine were stunned last week when they found out that they may have to pay $317.10/MMBtu for any gas they used since an operational flow order and curtailment period began on Christmas Eve.

Some dual-fuel interruptible natural gas customers of Bay State Gas Co. in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine were shocked when they found out that they may have to pay $317.10/MMBtu for any gas they have used since an operational flow order and curtailment period began on Christmas Eve.

Bangor Gas Co. announced the completion of the first phase of its backbone distribution system in Maine with gas service available to a limited number of residents and commercial businesses in the cities of Bangor and Brewer. Bangor Gas completed the installation of 225,000 feet of pipeline in Bangor and Brewer as the company continues to build out its distribution system, which already included 187,000 feet of pipeline operating in Veazie, Orono and Old Town. Bangor Gas began supplying gas from the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline to its first residential, commercial and industrial customers in December 2000.