SW Oregon natural gas terminal project on pause
Jordan Cove
Rendering of proposed Jordan Cove LNG terminal at Coos Bay
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) A proposed major West Coast liquified natural gas pipeline and export terminal is officially on pause after state reversals of two of its dredging permits last week.
The Herald and News reports the Jordan Cove Energy project’s manager and associate general counsel, Donald Sullivan, filed a letter with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Tuesday. In it he cited a list of state permit denials that prevent the project from moving ahead despite a federal approval from the agency.
Gulf of Mexico gas producers assess impact of Kinetica rate increase request
http://www.chemnet.com May 12,2021 S&P Global
Houston Gulf of Mexico natural gas producers Shell, Chevron and ExxonMobil asked US regulators May 11 to allow them to weigh in on Kinetica Energy Express proposal to significantly raise transportation rates on its system and institute a hurricane surcharge that could go into effect when the Atlantic storm season begins June 1.
Under the tariff proposal, KEE s transportation rates would increase $0.2118 to $0.5718/Dt for interruptible service. The reservation rate for firm service would increase $6.4423 to $17.3923/Dt.The new hurricane surcharge would initially be set at zero, but KEE could file annually to recover eligible costs incurred as the result of a storm event, defined as any hurricane, tropical storm or depression named or numbered by the US National Weather Service.
The ransomware attack against Colonial Pipeline, which has disrupted the flow of gasoline and other petroleum products throughout the eastern U.S. since Friday, is
May 12, 2021 at 4:31 pm
BOSTON (AP) An outside audit three years ago of the major East Coast pipeline company hit by a cyberattack found “atrocious” information management practices and “a patchwork of poorly connected and secured systems,” its author told The Associated Press.
“We found glaring deficiencies and big problems,” said Robert F. Smallwood, whose consulting firm delivered an 89-page report in January 2018 after a six-month audit. “I mean an eighth-grader could have hacked into that system.”
How far the company, Colonial Pipeline, went to address the vulnerabilities isn’t clear. Colonial said Wednesday that since 2017, it has hired four independent firms for cybersecurity risk assessments and increased its overall IT spending by more than 50%. While it did not specify an amount, it said it has spent tens of millions of dollars.