There is a battle underway by Big Green groups in Pennsylvania to unduly influence, pressure, and bully a quasi-governmental agency, the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC), into overturning a legally permitted LNG export facility planned for the New Jersey shore of the Delaware River by New Fortress Energy (NFE).
Read More “NJ LNG Export Terminal Pits Green Politics vs. Established Law”
Last week MDN told you about a barge sinking in a shipping channel in Lousiana that had contributed to a big drop in the price of natural gas (see Sunken Barge in LA Helps Fuel $0.22 One-Day Drop in NatGas Price). That barge is still stuck on the bottom, blocking traffic to the Cameron LNG facility. In addition to trouble for Cameron in the Calcasieu Ship Channel, a semi-submersible rig ran aground in the Sabine Bank Channel, blocking LNG traffic to and from Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass LNG terminal.
Read More “More Shipping Channel Troubles for Gulf Coast LNG Exports”
We think we’ve spotted a potential new export market for northeastern Pennsylvania natural gas. New Fortress Energy (NFE) issued a joint announcement yesterday with the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) to say NFE will build LNG infrastructure and new gas-fired power plants in The Philippines. The two signed a “memorandum of understanding” (MOU).
Read More “Philippines Taps New Fortress for LNG Infrastructure, Power Plants”
LNG was the main reason for the huge drop in natural gas prices two days ago (see Sunken Barge in LA Helps Fuel $0.22 One-Day Drop in NatGas Price), and now LNG is the main reason those prices recovered much of what they lost, just one day later. Hop aboard the new dance craze called the LNG yo-yo!
Read More “After $0.22 Drop Two Days Ago, NatGas Price Up $0.14 Yesterday”
Over the years we’ve written about pipeline systems being built or expanded and upgraded to carry Marcellus/Utica natural gas to other regions, including as far away as the Gulf Coast, where the gas either gets used in petrochemical plants or (more commonly nowadays), gets exported as LNG. We now have some estimates for just how much of the 33+ Bcf/d (billion cubic feet per day) of our gas goes to the Gulf Coast.
Read More “How Much M-U Gas Flows to the Gulf Coast Each Day? We Have Answer”
In September MDN told you that Cove Point LNG had gone offline for roughly three weeks for its annual plant maintenance routine (see Cove Point LNG Down for Maintenance for Next 3 Weeks). We’re happy to report the gas has once again begun to flow to the facility.
Read More “Cove Point LNG Begins to Restart After Annual Maintenance Outage”
In September, the new owner of Magnolia LNG, investment firm Glenfarne Group, along with Kinder Morgan (which plans to build a pipeline to the Magnolia facility), asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to extend the time to build the project (see Glenfarne Asks FERC for Extra 5 Years to Build Magnolia LNG). On Wednesday FERC granted its blessing.
Read More “FERC Gives Glenfarne an Extra 5 Years to Build Magnolia LNG”
It might help anti-fossil fuel radicals if they at least got a few of their facts right. Facts are typically missing from their hysterical proclamations. Case in point: An anti addressed the Ransom Township board earlier this week (Scranton, PA suburb) to try and convince the board to pass a resolution against trucks hauling LNG from traveling through the community on the way to Interstate 81. Her wild claims were false.
Read More “Know-Nothing Anti Tries to Scare NEPA Town into Banning LNG Trucks”
Pieridae Energy’s Goldboro LNG project, located in Nova Scotia (with the potential to export Marcellus/Utica molecules) has been on our radar for years. In August Pieridae hired a senior VP to run the project (see Pieridae Hires Senior VP to Run Goldboro LNG Export Project). Now comes word Pieridae has hired EPC giant Becthel to design and (eventually) build it. This project is getting serious.
Read More “Pieridae Hires Bechtel to Design Goldboro LNG in Nova Scotia”
It’s that time of year again. Each fall Dominion Energy takes the Cove Point LNG export terminal offline for annual maintenance work. Every time it happens, the plant is offline for roughly three weeks. We expect the same this year.
Read More “Cove Point LNG Down for Maintenance for Next 3 Weeks”
Antis continue their public relations push to try and block a northeastern PA LNG liquefaction plant in Wyalusing, PA planned by New Fortress Energy (NFE), by claiming the LNG that will be shipped from the plant to the Philadelphia area, via trucks and rail, will be rolling “bombs on wheels.” However, an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer debunks those lies.
Read More “Claims of PA LNG by Truck & Rail as “Bombs on Wheels” Disproven”
In May, Australian company LNG Limited (LNGL) found a buyer for its Magnolia LNG export project, located in Louisiana, for $2 million (see PWC Sells U.S. Magnolia LNG to Different Company for $2M). The buyer turned out to be investment firm Glenfarne Group (see Mystery Solved of Who Bought Magnolia LNG Export Project). Glenfarne, along with Kinder Morgan (which plans to build a pipeline to the Magnolia facility), has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to extend the time to build the project.
Read More “Glenfarne Asks FERC for Extra 5 Years to Build Magnolia LNG”
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from the U.S. came from literally zero in early 2016 to a total theoretical capacity today of 8.9 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d). The first three months of this year saw U.S. LNG exports average 7.9 Bcf/d–almost full capacity! Since then, our LNG exports have gone over a metaphorical cliff. In June, U.S. LNG exports averaged 3.6 Bcf/d. The turning point came in April.
Read More “U.S. NatGas Exports via LNG, Pipelines Takes a Nosedive”
Last week MDN brought you the news that the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) had, once again, caved to pressure from radicalized environmental groups by suspending (for now) a permit they previously issued to allow New Fortress Energy (NFE) to build a dock in the Delaware River to load ships with LNG (see Compromised DRBC Votes 3-2 to Suspend NJ LNG Export Dock Permit). One member of the Big Green cabal trying to stop the project, the New Jersey Sierra Club, openly admits their strategy is to first delay, then build up opposition with a propaganda effort, and in the end, defeat any and all new fossil fuel projects, like the NFE LNG facility.
Read More “Anti-Shale Zealots Openly Admit Strategy to Delay, Deny LNG in NJ”
We suppose we shouldn’t be surprised, but we’re frustrated nonetheless that the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) has caved to extremist pressure and voted to reverse (at least for now) a permit it previously granted to New Fortress Energy to build a dock in the Delaware River that would allow LNG tanker ships to tie up and load up on Marcellus LNG transported from northeastern PA. The radicals of the far-left THE Delaware Riverkeeper pressured (i.e. bullied) DRBC members to block the project–because Riverkeeper irrationally hates fossil fuels. Riverkeeper compromised three of the five DRBC voting members–New York, New Jersey, and Delaware.
Read More “Compromised DRBC Votes 3-2 to Suspend NJ LNG Export Dock Permit”
Eagle LNG’s Jacksonville, Florida “bunkering” operation (used to fuel ships that run on LNG) recently celebrated its 100th bunkering, filling up ships owned by Crowley (see Eagle LNG Celebrates 100th LNG Bunkering at Port of Jacksonville). Eagle LNG has something else to celebrate. The company just completed its first foreign-flagged vessel LNG bunkering–filling up a ship from Sweden.
Read More “Eagle LNG Fuels Up Swedish Ship at Port of Jacksonsville”