Officially

After officially entering service on Jan. 1 (see Daily GPI, Jan. 6), Dominion’s Cove Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) expansion project went into full commercial service Thursday after the Maryland segment of the project — 48 miles of 36-inch diameter pipeline loop — was completed.

After officially entering service on Jan. 1 (see NGI, Jan. 12), Dominion’s Cove Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) expansion project went into full commercial service last Thursday after the Maryland segment of the project — 48 miles of 36-inch diameter pipeline loop — was completed.

The competition to acquire Constellation Energy Group officially ended last Wednesday after global power producing giant Electricite de France (EDF) said it will not revise its current offer, but that it will continue its objective of developing new nuclear plants in the United States. Also last week, Constellation and MidAmerican Energy Holdings filed their merger plan with FERC and MidAmerican made a pitch to the Maryland Public Service Commission about the benefits of a union.

The competition to acquire Constellation Energy Group officially ended Wednesday after global power producing giant Electricite de France (EDF) said it will not revise its current offer, but that it will continue its objective of developing new nuclear plants in the United States.

Going from moribund to dead, a proposed 1 Bcf/d liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Long Beach Harbor along the Southern California coast was officially dropped Friday with the sponsor Mitsubishi Corp. notifying FERC. It had been barely breathing since a California Superior Court judge in Los Angeles refused to force the port to complete a final environmental assessment of the proposal (see Daily GPI, May 28).

Going from moribund to dead, a proposed 1 Bcf/d liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Long Beach Harbor along the Southern California coast was officially dropped Friday with the sponsor Mitsubishi Corp. notifying FERC. It had been barely breathing since a California Superior Court judge in Los Angeles refused to force the port to complete a final environmental assessment of the proposal (see NGI, June 2).

The 2007 Atlantic Basin hurricane season officially came to a close on Friday, but scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are reviewing a set of dynamic weather patterns to understand why there was lower-than-expected hurricane activity across the region.

As the 2007 Atlantic Basin hurricane season officially comes to a close on Friday, scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are reviewing a set of dynamic weather patterns that yielded lower-than-expected hurricane activity across the region.

Federal and city authorities last Tuesday officially launched the full environmental impact review (EIR) of Australia-based Woodside Natural Gas’ proposed offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) docking facility and undersea pipeline 28 miles from an onshore connection point near Los Angeles International Airport. The U.S. Coast Guard and City of Los Angeles jointly deemed as “complete” the application for OceanWay, triggering the EIR.