Fall River Bridge Blocking LNG Project has Troubled History
Posted on Aug 27, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Fall River Bridge Blocking LNG Project has Troubled History
The Boston Globe traces the recent political history surrounding the Brightman Street Bridge in Fall River, Mass. The bridge, over one hundred years old and slated for demolition in the mid-1990s, is still in use and scheduled for further repairs as a means to prevent the construction of the Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal. The size of the bridge would not allow large LNG vessels to ...
Union Official: Make Trinidadian Gas Audit Report Public
Posted on Aug 24, 2007 in E&P, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Union Official: Make Trinidadian Gas Audit Report Public
Errol Mc Leod, president general of the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union, has called on the government of Trinidad and Tobago to release publicly a natural gas market audit, which he believes has concluded that the Caribbean nation may only have approximately 12 years of gas reserves remaining. Mc Leod underscored the importance of determining reserve levels, due to the...
Scientists: LNG Carbon Emissions Could Exceed Emissions from Advanced Coal Plants
Posted on Aug 24, 2007 in Environmental, Markets and Competition, Technology | Comments Off on Scientists: LNG Carbon Emissions Could Exceed Emissions from Advanced Coal Plants
Researchers with Carnegie Mellon University will release an article in Environmental Science and Technology next week calculating that the total lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from an LNG-fired power plant could exceed the emissions from an advanced coal power plant by up to 35%. One of the report’s authors said that investment in LNG infrastructure may keep gas prices low, ...
Public Information Session Held on Pipeline in Oregon
Posted on Aug 24, 2007 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Public Information Session Held on Pipeline in Oregon
The McMinnville News-Register (Ore.) reports that representatives from the Palomar gas line project hosted a public information session to explain the proposal to, and receive public input from, local residents. A Palomar representative said that even if NorthernStar Natural Gas’ proposed Bradwood Landing LNG terminal is not approved, the Palomar line’s eastern portion...
Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on Aug 24, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
The Powell River Peak (British Columbia, Canada) (opposed to Texada Island LNG)