Canaport LNG Terminal Expected to Come Online in 2008
Posted on Feb 28, 2006 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Canaport LNG Terminal Expected to Come Online in 2008
Construction on the Canaport LNG terminal, which is being jointly developed by Repsol YPF and Irving Oil, is expected to begin this summer, according to the project’s General Manager Jorge Ciacciarelli. With a start-up date in late 2008, the $750 million facility has already secured its LNG supply and ships, Ciacciarelli reports. Ocean Resources has the...
British Utility to Buy KeySpan
Posted on Feb 28, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on British Utility to Buy KeySpan
Today’s Providence Journal reports that the British company National Grid PLC plans to purchase KeySpan Corp. for $7.3 billion. In doing so, National Grid will acquire KeySpan’s LNG storage tank at Fields Point in Providence; if this deal and another for New England Gas Co. both go through, National Grid also will own a 42 acre parcel adjacent to the tank. Michael E....
Parties Stake Out Sides in California Offshore Terminal Debate
Posted on Feb 27, 2006 in Environmental, LNGLawBlog, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Parties Stake Out Sides in California Offshore Terminal Debate
Despite strong education efforts by BHP Billiton, the proponent of the Cabrillo Port LNG terminal offshore Oxnard, CA, a significant number of people appear to still oppose the project on environmental grounds. Oxnard’s mayor even has indicated recently that the city will consider suing in order to put a halt to the proposal. Nonetheless, BHP Billiton continues...
New Brunswick to Put Pressure on New Canadian PM
Posted on Feb 27, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on New Brunswick to Put Pressure on New Canadian PM
Local and provincial politicians from New Brunswick are urging new Minister of Veterans Affairs and local Member of Parliament Greg Thompson to use his influence with the new Canadian Prime Minister to halt three proposed LNG terminals in Maine. John Craig, the mayor of St. Andrews, New Brunswick, has indicated that his town has “given Greg (Thompson) about 60 days from the...
Fall River Continues Fight Against Weaver’s Cove
Posted on Feb 27, 2006 in LNGLawBlog, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Fall River Continues Fight Against Weaver’s Cove
At a rally yesterday, local and state officials from Massachusetts and Rhode Island continued to challenge the Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal, proposed by Hess LNG for Fall River. Mayor Lambert encouraged the approximately 200 supporters to maintain a firm commitment to “fight it every day.” Rhode Island State Rep. Raymond Gallison encouraged attendees to boycott Hess...