In order to serve continuing gas demand growth in the already constrained New York City area, the state and city must reconsider current regulatory obstacles to the expanded use of liquefied natural gas (LNG), according to a new report by the Center for Management Analysis (CMA) at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University in Brookville, NY. LNG will play an increasingly important role in providing gas supply to the nation, but no LNG import terminals are currently located in New York, the fourth largest gas consuming state in the nation and the third largest for residential gas consumption. Spot gas prices last winter reached record levels in the state, higher than $70/MMBtu. If the state and metropolitan New York City expect to benefit from LNG, the rules and regulations governing the fuel will have to be revised, according to CMA.
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Mitsubishi to File for LNG Terminal in Long Beach, CA
After completing preliminary environmental assessment work on a staff-to-staff basis with federal regulators, Mitsubishi Corp.’s California-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) development company, Sound Energy Solutions (SES), is set to file a formal application later this month with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. A City of Long Beach Energy Department official confirmed that the port city is still backing the proposal, assuming it can meet all safety and environmental standards.
Mitsubishi to File for LNG Terminal in Long Beach, CA
After completing preliminary environmental assessment work on a staff-to-staff basis with federal regulators, Mitsubishi Corp.’s California-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) development company, Sound Energy Solutions (SES), is set to file a formal application later this month with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. A City of Long Beach Energy Department official confirmed that the port city is still backing the proposal, assuming it can meet all safety and environmental standards.
Industry Briefs
Energy West Corp. subsidiary Energy West Propane Inc. completed the sale of its assets in Montana and Wyoming, including a terminal in Superior, MT, Jack’s Wholesale Propane Inc., an affiliate of Northern Petro NGL Marketing Inc., for $1.4 million, including $750,000 in cash and a promissory note for $620,000, payable over 46 months. Energy West will realize a pretax gain of $185,000 as a result of the transaction. With the completion of this transaction, Energy West has substantially exited the wholesale propane business in Montana and Wyoming.
Western LNG Proposals Crowd Pacific Coast
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.
Western LNG Proposals Crowd Pacific Coast
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.
Industry Briefs
Cheniere Energy Inc. has closed on two investment agreements for 70% interest in its proposed Freeport, TX liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal project, bringing the facility one step closer to fruition. The Houston-based Cheniere will retain a 30% interest. In one agreement, Cheniere will sell a 60% stake to Freeport Investments LLC. Freeport Investments, run by Michael S. Smith, agreed to pay Cheniere $5 million in four installments and contribute an additional $9 million for development of the project without further capital contribution by Cheniere. Cheniere and Smith’s company formed Freeport LNG Development LP, a to develop the project. Smith is the CEO of Freeport LNG Development LP. Also, Houston-based Contango Oil & Gas Co. has exercised its option to acquire a 10% interest in the proposal for $2.3 million, payable in installments. Since acquiring the option on the Freeport site, Cheniere has conducted technical, feasibility, marketing, engineering and environmental studies to validate the project. The company holds a 30-year lease at the site and expects to file its application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in March. Cheniere also has secured options on three additional sites for LNG receiving terminals in Sabine Pass, Corpus Christi and Brownsville, TX.
Pinnacle LNG Announces Open Season in Alabama
Pinnacle LNG, Inc., a subsidiary of AGL Resources, has announced an open season from Feb. 18 to March 14, 2003 to seek natural gas storage and terminal service customers for its liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant located in Trussville, AL, and connected to the Southern Natural Gas mainline.
FERC Affirms Jurisdiction over U.S. LNG Import Facilities
FERC last week denied a petition in which Dynegy LNG Production Terminal L.P. asked the Commission to disclaim jurisdiction over the siting, construction and operation of the company’s planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility in Hackberry, LA.
FERC Affirms Jurisdiction over U.S. LNG Import Facilities
FERC has denied a petition in which Dynegy LNG Production Terminal L.P. asked the Commission to disclaim jurisdiction over the siting, construction and operation of the company’s planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility in Hackberry, LA.
