Maritime

Tres Palacios Gas Storage LLC, a subsidiary of Westport, CT-based NGS Investments LP, asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for clearance to place its entire storage header system in Texas in service on Monday (July 20). “Action by that day will give Tres Palacios adequate time to alert its customers to the availability of additional receipt point capabilities for storage injections and will give those customers time to make the necessary upstream transportation and gas supply arrangements,” wrote attorneys for the storage company. Tres Palacios said it was nearing completion of the construction of the segment of the header system located between interconnections with Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line and Tennessee Gas Pipeline.The 41.72-mile, looped bidirectional pipeline will be connected to a number of interstate and intrastate pipelines. In late 2008 and early this year Tres Palacios received authorization to place into service storage caverns one and two, as well as its gas handling facility and previously constructed portions of the header pipeline system (see NGI, Oct. 6, 2008). The storage facility, located in Matagorda County, TX, is using existing underground salt caverns on the Markham Dome. A third cavern is targeted for service in 2010, according to Tres Palacios. The three-cavern facility has planned working gas storage capacity of 36.62 Bcf, and will have the ability to receive injections of up to 1 Bcf/d and handle withdrawals of up to 2.5 Bcf/d.

The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) and Coast Guard Monday announced the availability of the final environmental review for Port Dolphin Energy LLC’s proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) deepwater port off the western coast of Florida.

The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced Tuesday that Gulf Landing LLC has surrendered its license to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) deepwater port off the coast of Louisiana.

A federal district court in Washington, DC, has upheld the U.S. Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) decision designating New Jersey as an “additional adjacent coastal state” that has the power to block Atlantic Sea Island Group LLC’s (ASIG) proposed deepwater liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal to be sited on a man-made island off the coasts of New York and New Jersey.

A federal district court in Washington, DC, has upheld the U.S. Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) decision designating New Jersey as an “additional adjacent coastal state” that has the power to block Atlantic Sea Island Group LLC’s (ASIG) proposed deepwater liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal to be sited on a man-made island off the coasts of New York and New Jersey.

The U.S. Coast Guard and Maritime Administration (MARAD) Friday announced the availability of the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal offshore Alabama in the Gulf of Mexico proposed by Norwegian firm TORP Terminal LP. The agencies have scheduled a public hearing on the measure for Aug. 26 in Mobile.

The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) and the U.S. Coast Guard last week announced that a final environmental impact statement (FEIS) is available for Calypso LNG LLC’s proposed deepwater port off the southeastern coast of Florida.

The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) and the U.S. Coast Guard Wednesday issued a notice of a final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for Calypso LNG LLC’s proposed deepwater port off the southeastern coast of Florida. The notice came out two days ahead of schedule; the actual FEIS will not be released until Friday, a Coast Guard spokeswoman said.

Atlantic Sea Island Group LLC last week sued to stay a November decision by the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) granting New Jersey “adjacent coastal state” designation in the federal review of Safe Harbor Energy, a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal.