Gazprom Selects StatoilHydro as Second Partner in Shtokman Project Development
Posted on Oct 25, 2007 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Gazprom Selects StatoilHydro as Second Partner in Shtokman Project Development
Russian gas company Gazprom announced this morning that it has selected Norwegian firm StatoilHydro to join French firm Total in co-owning the company developing and operating the Shtokman gas field. According to Bloomberg, StatoilHydro, which will own 24% of the operating company, previously had offered part of its capacity at Cove Point LNG in Maryland as part of the Shtokman...
Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on Oct 25, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Technology | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
Powell River Peak (British Columbia, Canada) (opposed to WestPac LNG)Press-Register (Mobile, Ala.) (Bienville LNG)
U.S. Coast Guard Deems Weaver’s Cove Waterway “Unsuitable” for LNG Tanker Traffic
Posted on Oct 24, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on U.S. Coast Guard Deems Weaver’s Cove Waterway “Unsuitable” for LNG Tanker Traffic
The Associated Press (carried via the Boston Globe) reports that the U.S. Coast Guard has released its Letter of Recommendation regarding waterway suitability which announces that the Taunton River is “unsuitable” for LNG tanker traffic as proposed by Weaver’s Cove LNG. This decision reaffirms the Coast Guard’s initial evaluation of the waterway and, according...
Public Hearing Provides Forum for Bradwood Landing LNG Project Proponents, Critics
Posted on Oct 24, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Public Hearing Provides Forum for Bradwood Landing LNG Project Proponents, Critics
The Clatsop County (Ore.) Board of Commissioners hosted a public hearing on Monday regarding the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG project. The Board heard from both backers of the project, including NorthernStar Natural Gas CEO Si Garrett, and several people who were opposed to the project. One county planning commission official said that the Board is not expected to announce its...
Op-Ed: LNG Companies May Use Import Terminals in the Pacific Northwest to Access California Market
Posted on Oct 24, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: LNG Companies May Use Import Terminals in the Pacific Northwest to Access California Market
An op-ed carried by the Long Beach Press-Telegram (Calif.) argues that LNG project developers may increasingly seek to build LNG import terminals in the Pacific Northwest to access the large California natural gas...