Environmental Minister Approves Kitimat LNG Application
Posted on Aug 1, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Environmental Minister Approves Kitimat LNG Application
Construction and operation of the proposed Kitimat LNG terminal in British Columbia “is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects” if the recommended mitigation measures are implemented, according to a statement issued today by Rona Ambrose, the Minister of the Environment at the Canadian Environmental Assessment...
Editorial: Gov. Ehrlich Should Demonstrate Terminal Opposition
Posted on Aug 1, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Gov. Ehrlich Should Demonstrate Terminal Opposition
In an editorial published today, The Baltimore Sun says Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich should affirm his opposition to AES’ Sparrows Point LNG terminal by prohibiting the use of state-owned Hart-Miller Island for the disposal of dredge material from the construction of the terminal. [Access to archived articles requires a...
Editorial: Additional Information Needed on Alaska LNG Proposal
Posted on Aug 1, 2006 in Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Additional Information Needed on Alaska LNG Proposal
The Anchorage Daily News has called on the Alaska Gasline Port Authority to detail its proposal to transport natural gas from the North Slope to West Coast markets via LNG vessels loading in Valdez, saying, “Alaskans need to know if the LNG project is truly a viable alternative” to the natural gas pipeline also...
Bahamian Government Continues Assessment of Suez Proposal
Posted on Aug 1, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Bahamian Government Continues Assessment of Suez Proposal
Bahamian Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources Leslie Miller said on Sunday that the Bahamian government is still assessing Suez’s proposal to build an LNG terminal on Grand Bahama Island. According to previous press reports, Tractebel shelved the project after receiving little feedback from the government and decided to pursue another LNG terminal for offshore Florida....
AES LNG Proposal Splits Bahamian Cabinet
Posted on Aug 1, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on AES LNG Proposal Splits Bahamian Cabinet
The Nassau Guardian today reports that the decision to pursue a heads of agreement allowing AES to build an LNG terminal in the Bahamas has created friction among officials in Prime Minister Perry Christie’s cabinet, two of whom oppose the project because of concerns for the environment and for the Bahamas’ tourism industry. When asked if the agreement will be signed...