Massachusetts

Distrigas of Massachusetts LLC (DOMAC), a major supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG), has asked FERC for the go-ahead to build a send-out line to directly connect its facilities with a proposed Boston area lateral that Algonquin Gas Transmission is seeking to construct. Although small in scope, DOMAC contends the connection would represent a “new avenue for the delivery of regasified LNG to the New England gas market,” and would remove some of the physical take-away constraints on the Algonquin facilities that serve it.

Distrigas of Massachusetts LLC (DOMAC), a major supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG), has asked FERC for the go-ahead to build a send-out line to directly connect its facilities with a proposed Boston area lateral that Algonquin Gas Transmission is seeking to construct. Although small in scope, DOMAC contends the connection would represent a “new avenue for the delivery of regasified LNG to the New England gas market,” and would remove some of the physical take-away constraints on the Algonquin facilities that serve it.

NSTAR Gas filed Tuesday with the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Energy (MDTE) a request to reduce the Cost of Gas Adjustment (CGA) to 81.80 cents per therm from the current price of 89.36 cents per therm.

Tennessee reported completion of the Torrington Lateral project and is now accepting nominations at the Winsted and Torrington meters. The lateral originates in Massachusetts as a Zone 6 interconnect with Line 200 and go about 20 miles south to Torrington, CT.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) has proposed a $220,000 civil penalty against Distrigas of Massachusetts Corp., which operates a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Everett, MA, for violations of security and safety standards.

Expect to see a premium for power prices in Northeast Massachusetts (NEMA) and Southwest Connecticut (SWCT) over the next eight years, a new report issued by Energy Security Analysis Inc. (ESAI) projects. More broadly, ESAI believes that investment in generation will tank over the coming years in the wake of Enron Corp.’s financial collapse and the “credit crunch” that is starting to loom over the industry.

Distrigas of Massachusetts LLC declared force majeure Friday — which means that it is unable to meet the contract demand of its 20 “or so” customers in New England — only days after the U.S. Coast Guard banned a tanker filled with liquefied natural gas (LNG) and destined for the company’s Everett, MA, terminal from entering Boston Harbor due to safety and security concerns, a FERC spokeswoman said.

Distrigas of Massachusetts LLC declared force majeure Friday — which means that it is unable to meet the contract demand of its 20 “or so” large customers — only days after the U.S. Coast Guard banned a tanker filled with liquefied natural gas (LNG) and destined for the company’s Everett, MA, terminal from entering Boston Harbor due to safety and security concerns, a federal regulatory spokeswoman said.

Distrigas of Massachusetts (DOMAC) has filed with the FederalEnergy Regulatory Commission to construct four new high-poweredvaporizers to deliver 280 MMBtu/d of regassified LNG to a new1,550 MW Mystic Station power plant to be built by Sithe Industriesin Everett, MA. (CP00-447).