Oxnard Officials Meet with CA Governor’s Office
Posted on May 4, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oxnard Officials Meet with CA Governor’s Office
Elected officials from Oxnard, Calif., met yesterday with top aides to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R), voicing their opposition to the Cabrillo Port LNG terminal proposal. Citing other large-scale industrial projects in Oxnard, Mayor Tom Holden said “enough is enough.” The Ventura County Star reports that the governor has until May 21 to decide on the project and, despite...
DNV Recommends Forecasting Software to Minimize Scheduling Risks
Posted on May 4, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Technology | Comments Off on DNV Recommends Forecasting Software to Minimize Scheduling Risks
Speaking at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, the energy sector leader from Det Norske Veritas says that ship owners, terminal builders, and gas buyers ought to use specially-designed software to manage the scheduling challenges that are inherent at multi-user regasification terminals. DNV has developed such software. Lloyd’s List provides further coverage....
Canadian Official Supports “Over-the-Top” Natural Gas Pipeline
Posted on May 4, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Pipelines | Comments Off on Canadian Official Supports “Over-the-Top” Natural Gas Pipeline
Northwest Territories Mines Minister Brendan Bell said yesterday that he supports a single natural gas pipeline that would ship supplies from both the Mackenzie Basin and northern Alaska to consumers in the United States and southern Canada. Trans-Canada Corp. has shelved plans for the pipeline because the project was not considered economical given the lack of government funding and...
Mass. Governor Supports LNG, Opposes Weaver’s Cove
Posted on May 3, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mass. Governor Supports LNG, Opposes Weaver’s Cove
Governor Deval Patrick (D) reiterated his opposition to the Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal at a town hall meeting last night in Fall River, Mass. However, Gov. Patrick drew a distinction between opposing the proposed site of the terminal and opposing LNG generally, saying, “[B]ecause I’m against Weaver’s Cove does not mean I’m against LNG.” The Herald...
Maine Energy Official Skeptical that LNG Would Ease Gas Prices
Posted on May 3, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maine Energy Official Skeptical that LNG Would Ease Gas Prices
The chairman of the Maine Public Utilities Commission, Kurt Adams, does not expect long-term relief from high energy costs as a result of building an LNG regasification terminal in Maine. Saying that “Maine can do virtually nothing to control world commodity markets,” Adams encouraged conservation and development of “renewable, indigenous [energy] resources.”...