Azerbaijan’s state oil and gas company, SOCAR, said on Monday it has become the main natural gas supplier to Turkey, Kallanish Energy reports. “If a year ago Azerbaijani gas occupied the 4th-5th place in the Turkish market, now we are in the first place, which is very important for us and for Turkey, because gas … Read more
Opponents of the stalled Mountain Valley Pipeline have submitted 43,000 signatures urging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission not to grant more time to complete the $5.7 billion pipeline, Kallanish Energy reports. The petitions were submitted to the federal agency on Monday. The signatures and comments were collected by the Sierra Club, Appalachian Voices, Chesapeake Climate … Read more
A Texas-based construction company has filed a lawsuit against Mountain Valley Pipeline to get $103.8 million that it says it is owed, asking that the pipeline be sold to satisfy its claim, Kallanish Energy reports. The suit was filed by U.S. Trinity Energy Services LLC in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. That … Read more
The Trump administration has published a new rule that authorizes the bulk movement of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail, and that has resulted in two environmental groups announcing that they intend to sue because the rule creates a serious danger., Kallanish Energy reports The Center for Biological Diversity and Earthjustice pledged to fight the … Read more
Hydrogen has a key role to play in the future energy systems, but “it’s no silver bullet,” European pro-hydrogen speakers said in an industry webinar on Thursday. According to Christoph Jugel, head of energy systems at the German Energy Agency, green hydrogen – the fuel produced from renewables power and water – “isn’t the silver … Read more
A Minnesota regulator has reaffirmed its support for Enbridge’s Line 3 Pipeline replacement project, Kallanish Energy reports By a 4-1 vote, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has voted to deny petitions for reconsideration filed last May by several Ojibwe bands, environmental groups and the state Department of Commerce. Instead, the commission upheld the project’s certificate … Read more
Attorney General Maura Healey wants Massachusetts to formally assess the future of natural gas in the state, Kallanish Energy reports. “In order to combat the climate crisis and meet our clean energy goals, we must transition away from fossil fuels and change the way gas utilities do business in our state,” Healey said in a … Read more
Bulgaria hopes to complete the Balkan Stream gas pipeline by year-end as planned, despite the delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Kallanish Energy reports. The 474-km pipeline is an extension to the TurkStream gas pipeline, from Russia to Turkey. With a planned capacity of 20 billion cubic meters per year, the section will deliver gas … Read more
A proposed liquefied natural gas facility in Louisiana that had been dormant is alive again, Kallanish Energy reports. Pointe LNG has hired Whitehall & Co. to raise investment capital and secure offtake for a liquefaction/export facility in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, to process 6 million tons per year of LNG. It said $4 billion in capital … Read more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has given Kinder Morgan approval to introduce feed gas into Unit No. 8 at Elba Island LNG in Georgia, Kallanish Energy reports. It is one of 10 modular units at the LNG facility outside Savannah, Georgia. Six of the units are in service with two additional units starting commissioning activities. … Read more
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