Receiving

KeySpan apparently had a grand design in mind when it purchased the Algonquin LNG peak shaving facility in Rhode Island from Duke Energy last December. The company has announced an agreement with BG LNG Services to upgrade the facility and turn it into an LNG import terminal that could be ready to take deliveries in 2005.

KeySpan apparently had a grand design in mind when it purchased the Algonquin LNG peak shaving facility in Rhode Island from Duke Energy last December (see Daily GPI, Dec. 16). The company has announced an agreement with BG LNG Services to upgrade the facility and turn it into an LNG import terminal that could be ready to take deliveries in 2005.

The field of candidates for building a $550 million West Coast North American liquefied natural gas receiving terminal got a bit more crowded this past week as an Australian mining/energy company threw its hat in the ring with the first offshore California proposal. Initial permits are expected by the end of next year, and the proponents hope to have the facility operating in 2008.

The field of candidates for building a $550 million West Coast North American liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal got a bit more crowded this past week as an Australian mining/energy company threw its hat in the ring with the first offshore California proposal. Initial permits are expected by the end of next year, and the proponents hope to have the facility operating in 2008.

Taking the next logical step after receiving federal approval for its proposed LNG terminal in Baja California Norte (see NGI, May 12), Marathon Oil Corp. and its two joint development partners in the Tijuana Regional Energy Center project, Grupo GGS, S.A. de C.V. and Golar LNG Ltd, announced Thursday that they have entered into an memorandum of understanding to import three million to six million tonnes/year of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for 20 years.

Taking the next logical step after receiving federal approval for its proposed LNG terminal in Baja California Norte (see Daily GPI, May 9), Marathon Oil Corp. and its two joint development partners in the Tijuana Regional Energy Center project, Grupo GGS, S.A. de C.V. and Golar LNG Ltd, announced Thursday that they have entered into an memorandum of understanding to import three million to six million tonnes/year of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for 20 years.

After receiving a one-year extension last July to get the West Zone of its converted pipeline up and running and supplying natural gas in California, Questar Southern Trails Pipeline Co. is back at FERC again — this time, it has asked for an 18-month extension to overcome the state regulatory roadblocks that it claims are frustrating the western end of its project.

After receiving a one-year extension last July to get the West Zone of its converted pipeline up and running and supplying natural gas in California, Questar Southern Trails Pipeline Co. is back at FERC again — this time, it has asked for an 18-month extension to overcome the state regulatory roadblocks that it claims are frustrating the western end of its project.

NGPL reported receiving notification that there will be no upstream processing at inputs into the Louisiana Line for January. Absent mitigating actions acceptable to the pipeline, effective Jan. 1 until further notice NGPL may not confirm nominations of any gas source for receipt into the Louisiana Line (Segments 23, 24 and 25) that would cause the line’s gas quality blend to exceed 1,050 Btus per cubic foot. See the bulletin board for details.