The Astoria, OR, port commission failed to give Oregon LNG the 30-year state land lease it needs to develop a liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal on a 96-acre tract on the Skipanon Peninsula near the mouth of the Columbia River. Because of pending litigation and an investigation, company executives said they could not comment on the port action. Oregon LNG backers contend they already had a commitment for a 30-year lease with the Oregon Department of State Lands, but the five-member Astoria Port Commission, following four hours of discussion, voted unanimously to extend the existing lease by only two years. Oregon LNG filed an application last October with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, noting that it was staying on schedule and the extensive application demonstrated the project, originally conceived by a Calpine Corp. affiliate, was still feasible and should be approved (see Daily GPI, April 28). FERC formally accepted the application, and the project already has completed local land-use approvals, according to Oregon LNG CEO Peter Hansen, who helped launch the project at Calpine. The commissioners faced an Aug. 31 deadline to act on what they said was a “pass-through lease” of state land for Oregon LNG. The port leased the land from the state and in turn subleased it to the LNG developer. The five-year terms expire this year.
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Oregon LNG Faces Site Lease Issue — Port vs. State
As it works to reach an understanding with state energy officials, Oregon LNG, one of three proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal projects in Oregon, has been faced with a hesitant Port of Astoria Commission that won an eleventh-hour reprieve in the midst of its inaction on extending a sublease to the LNG development firm for its proposed 96-acre LNG site near the mouth of the Columbia River.
Oregon LNG Caught in Site Lease Issue — Port vs. State
As it works to reach an understanding with state energy officials, Oregon LNG, one of three proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal projects in Oregon, has been faced with a hesitant Port of Astoria Commission that won an eleventh-hour reprieve in the midst of its inaction on extending a sublease to the LNG development firm for its proposed 96-acre LNG site near the mouth of the Columbia River.
FERC Takes Third Oregon LNG Proposal
FERC last Monday accepted a third application for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal in Oregon, the proposed Oregon LNG project near the mouth of the Columbia River on the Skipanon Peninsula in Warrenton, OR. Project backers are proposing a $1.3 billion facility, which has cleared most of its local permitting hurdles.
Transportation Notes
Northwest said it will lift the Stage II (8% tolerance) Overrun Entitlement for receiving parties located north of Plymouth Compressor Station Friday. Northwest continued to advise customers not to draft its system north of Kemmerer Compressor Station in order to preserve north-end balancing gas needed to meet upcoming winter demand and help mitigate OFOs.
FERC Accepts Third Oregon LNG Application
FERC Monday accepted a third application for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal in Oregon, the proposed Oregon LNG project near the mouth of the Columbia River on the Skipanon Peninsula in Warrenton, OR. Project backers are proposing a $1.3 billion facility, which has cleared most of its local permitting hurdles.
Quoddy Bay LNG Withdraws Maine Permit Requests
After receiving a devastating blow from FERC earlier in the month with relation to its proposal to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Washington County, ME, Quoddy Bay LNG LLC told Maine regulators over the weekend it is withdrawing its request for state permits to build the project, but expects to refile them in the future.
Washington Appeals FERC Approval of Oregon LNG Terminal
The state of Washington’s Ecology Department Friday appealed FERC’s approval in September of NorthernStar Energy’s proposed Bradwood liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal along the Columbia River in Oregon. The rehearing request is procedural related to Washington’s interest in part of a connecting gas transmission pipeline that would run through a portion of the state.
LNG Not a West Coast Panacea, Says Expert
If at least one more liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving facility is built on the West Coast of North America, it won’t have the same impact as an interstate pipeline in terms of steady, added daily supply. Capacities will vary seasonally and among multi-year periods, according to a western natural gas expert speaking at the Law Seminars International conference Tuesday in San Francisco.
Mexico’s President Dedicates Sempra North Baja LNG Terminal
Fully contracted but still not processing liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments on a commercial basis, San Diego-based Sempra Energy’s Costa Azul LNG receiving terminal along the Pacific Coast of North Baja California, Mexico, was dedicated by Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon Thursday in ceremonies at the site hosted by Sempra CEO Donald Felsinger.
