Hawaii Gas hopes to bring LNG to Oahu in 60 days

Federal approval not needed to ship liquified natural gas to Hawaii in container ships

By Alan Yonan Jr.

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 18, 2013

~~<p>Hawaii Gas plans to begin shipping limited amounts of liquified natural gas to Hawaii within two months, it said after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ruled Thursday that the project does not require federal authorization.</p>
<p>Hawaii Gas, formerly known as The Gas Co., submitted an application to FERC in August seeking approval to ship LNG to Honolulu Harbor in specialized containers. Hawaii Gas currently supplies its customers with synthetic natural gas it makes from a petroleum derivative called naphtha which it buys locally from Tesoro Corp.</p>
~~

Hawaii Gas plans to begin shipping limited amounts of liquified natural gas to Hawaii within two months, it said after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ruled Thursday that the project does not require federal authorization.

Hawaii Gas, formerly known as The Gas Co., submitted an application to FERC in August seeking approval to ship LNG to Honolulu Harbor in specialized containers. Hawaii Gas currently supplies its customers with synthetic natural gas it makes from a petroleum derivative called naphtha which it buys locally from Tesoro Corp. Login for more...