Hearing to Consider Pipeline Route From Canaport LNG to United States
Posted on Nov 29, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Pipelines | Comments Off on Hearing to Consider Pipeline Route From Canaport LNG to United States
Platts LNG Daily reports that Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) will hold a public hearing on January 28 to consider the best possible route, construction schedule, and methods for the Emera Brunswick Pipeline, which is expected to transport regasified LNG from the Canaport LNG terminal in St. John, New Brunswick, to the United States. The Hearing Order and associated...
El Paso Corp. Announces Purchase of Gulf LNG Stake
Posted on Nov 29, 2007 in Financing, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on El Paso Corp. Announces Purchase of Gulf LNG Stake
Yesterday, El Paso Corp. announced that it has purchased a 50% stake in the proposed Gulf LNG regasification terminal. The Houston Chronicle reports that the stake cost El Paso $294 million and that Houston investors Crest Group and Sonangol USA will retain the remaining...
Editorial: State Concerns Regarding LNG Should Be Addressed
Posted on Nov 29, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: State Concerns Regarding LNG Should Be Addressed
An editorial in the Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.) argues that concerns voiced in draft comments released by state agencies earlier this week should be addressed before FERC gives final regulatory approval to proposed LNG facilities in western Oregon. The piece also requests that Congress give states a more active role in the final approval of LNG...
Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on Nov 29, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
The Daily News (Longview, Wash.) (defending pilots’ support for LNG proposals)
Canadian Firm Contemplates LNG Projects for Far North
Posted on Nov 29, 2007 in E&P, Liquefaction | Comments Off on Canadian Firm Contemplates LNG Projects for Far North
Reuters reports that Petro-Canada is contemplating transporting natural gas in northern reserves to market via LNG vessels. Speaking to a company-sponsored conference, Petro-Canada chief executive Ron Brenneman said that the company has “formed a small team to start looking at the feasibility of [northern liquefied natural gas projects].” However, Brenneman noted that...