Permitting

FERC Commissioner Marc Spitzer endorsed the possibility of federal permitting of potential liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects that would apply a programmatic — as opposed to ad hoc, case-by-case — environmental review. Spitzer made his comments at the “Energy in California” conference Monday in San Francisco while responding to questions from participants in the Law Seminars International two-day meeting.

More than 10,700 jobs could be displaced for part of the year if proposed new permitting and drilling rules under consideration in Colorado are enacted, according to the Colorado Oil & Gas Association (COGA) and the Colorado Petroleum Association (CPA).

Proposed new permitting and drilling rules under consideration in Colorado would cause a production slowdown that could increase the average wellhead price in the state between 13 and 41 cents/Mcf, costing in-state consumers up to $1.7 billion over the next 10 years and consumers across the United States up to $32 billion, according to a study by ICF International.

Calling it a “positive milestone” in what is now a three-year permitting process, Sempra Energy’s San Diego Gas and Electric Co. (SDG&E) early in the new year reacted upbeat and confident that its proposed 150-mile, $1.3 billion high-voltage transmission project, Sunrise Powerlink, ultimately will be built. The utility insists it is the most “cost-effective and reliable” means of tapping large new renewable-produced electricity from neighboring Imperial County.

The permitting and supply and pipeline contracting for the Quoddy Bay liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Town of Perry, ME, has given its backers a chicken-or-the-egg conundrum, according to Project Manager Brian Smith.

The permitting and supply and pipeline contracting for the Quoddy Bay liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Town of Perry, ME, has given its backers a chicken-or-the-egg conundrum, according to Project Manager Brian Smith.

The New York bulk electricity grid will have adequate resources — in the form of in-state generation, imported energy and capacity and demand-side resources — to meet forecasted summer demand for 2007, according to the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO). However, the grid operator expressed concerns about its overwhelming reliance on natural gas as a fuel source.

The New York bulk electricity grid will have adequate resources — in the form of in-state generation, imported energy and capacity and demand-side resources — to meet forecasted summer demand for 2007, according to the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO). However, the grid operator expressed concerns about its overwhelming reliance on natural gas as a fuel source.

Chevron Global Gas, a division of Chevron U.S.A. Inc., said Tuesday that it has filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) as part of the permitting process to build an underground natural gas storage facility in northeastern Colorado. Taking over the Unocal storage project following the company’s merger in August, Chevron said the Windy Hill facility will provide critical infrastructure necessary to meet the growing demand for natural gas in the region and elsewhere.