Canaport Access Road Completed
Posted on May 14, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Canaport Access Road Completed
Canaport LNG announced that it has completed a seven kilometer access road to its regasification terminal outside St. John, New Brunswick. Though the road is only open to construction traffic now, it will soon be paved and open to the public. The article also reports that approximately 20 percent of the terminal has been constructed. Canadian Sailings provides further...
Analysis: Delaware River Dispute
Posted on May 14, 2007 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Analysis: Delaware River Dispute
Today’s Bond Buyer offers an analysis of the dispute surrounding the Crown Landing LNG terminal between Delaware and New Jersey. It further reports that the U.S. Supreme Court may announce today how it will proceed regarding the Special Master’s decision released last...
Algeria Plans to Triple LNG Exports to the United States
Posted on May 14, 2007 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Algeria Plans to Triple LNG Exports to the United States
The chief executive of Algerian state-owned Sonatrach says the company will likely triple its LNG exports to the United States by 2010. This increase in exports will coincide with an anticipated 12 billion cubic meter increase in natural gas output capacity after the completion of two significant projects. Reuters provides further...
U.S. Coast Guard Rejects Smaller Vessels for Weaver’s Cove
Posted on May 11, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on U.S. Coast Guard Rejects Smaller Vessels for Weaver’s Cove
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a preliminary rejection of Weaver’s Cove Energy, LLC’s proposal to use smaller vessels to deliver LNG to its planned terminal. In a letter dated May 9, Captain of the Port Roy A. Nash said that Weaver’s Cove’s recent modeling failed to prove “that smaller LNG tankers can be safely navigated through th[e] waterway on a...
Residents Comment on Elba Island Expansion
Posted on May 11, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Residents Comment on Elba Island Expansion
The Savannah Morning News reports that about 50 people attended a FERC forum on the draft environmental impact statement for the Elba III Project, which proposes to expand the Elba Island LNG terminal and add pipeline infrastructure. The public comment period will continue through May...