FERC order confirms Pivotal’s ability to sell LNG to be delivered to U.S. territories
ATLANTA – Sept. 22 – Pivotal LNG, Inc. (“Pivotal”), a subsidiary of AGL Resources (NYSE: GAS), today announced a long-term agreement to sell liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Crowley Maritime Corp. subsidiary Carib Energy LLC (“Carib”), for use by Carib’s customers in Puerto Rico.
“We are pleased to work with Crowley to support industries in Puerto Rico with the delivery of costeffective, emission-reducing LNG,” said Stephen Cittadine, president of Pivotal. “Pivotal continues to expand its LNG portfolio, thereby reducing dependency on other petroleum products used by Puerto Rico as well as other U.S. territories.”
Recently the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order providing clarity to Pivotal regarding the use of non-pipeline modes of transportation for delivery of LNG from the U.S. mainland to U.S. territories without becoming subject to FERC’s jurisdiction. The FERC order confirms that Pivotal can sell LNG designated to be transported by waterborne vessel to all U.S. territories subject to the order’s conditions. To make this possible, Pivotal will load LNG onto international shipping organization (ISO) containers. The ISO containers will then be transported via truck to Crowley’s waterborne vessels in Jacksonville, Fla., and then delivered to Carib’s customers in Puerto Rico.
“Pivotal is a proven leader in supplying LNG to the eastern United States, and we are certainly pleased to have them provide LNG for our markets in Puerto Rico,” said Crowley Vice President Greg Buffington. “Our LNG supply agreement with Pivotal, coupled with Crowley’s recent success of obtaining a smallscale export license from the Department of Energy, allows us to meet the current and future energy needs of our customers in the regions where we do business.”
Pivotal filed a petition for declaratory order with FERC on April 11, 2014 (Docket No. RP14-732-000). The order was issued by FERC on Sept. 4. For more information about LNG solutions, please visit www.pivotallng.com or follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/pivotal-lng.