European LNG Headlines
Posted on Mar 2, 2010 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Gazprom CEO Expects Future Cooperation with GDF Suez on LNG and Other Energy Issues (RFI) Councilors Welcome Power Plant Associated with Shannon LNG Project (Irish Times) U.K. to Top Spain for LNG Imports (Calgary Herald) Qatar Expects to Export LNG to Poland by 2014 (Business...
El Paso May Adjust Ownership Structure of Elba Island LNG Terminal
Posted on Mar 2, 2010 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on El Paso May Adjust Ownership Structure of Elba Island LNG Terminal
In a conference call with financial analysts yesterday, El Paso Corp. executives said that they are considering selling the Elba Island LNG import terminal and associated pipeline to El Paso Pipeline Partners LP, the company’s master limited partnership subsidiary. According to Business Week, the executives noted that the LNG terminal and pipeline provide consistent revenue and low...
Editorial: Weaver’s Cove LNG Would Have No Effect on Bringing America’s Cup Yacht Race to Narragansett Bay
Posted on Mar 2, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Weaver’s Cove LNG Would Have No Effect on Bringing America’s Cup Yacht Race to Narragansett Bay
An editorial carried by the Providence Journal argues that the Weaver’s Cove LNG import project, if constructed, would have no effect on efforts to bring the America’s Cup yacht race to Narragansett...
Sandia Laboratory Updating and Expanding LNG Safety Studies
Posted on Mar 1, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Sandia Laboratory Updating and Expanding LNG Safety Studies
The Sandia National Laboratories are updating and expanding their previous studies of LNG safety issues. Specifically, the new studies will analyze the potential effects of large LNG spills and cascading storage tank failures aboard LNG vessels. According to Platts LNG Daily, the report is not expected until the end of 2010. [Subscription...
Kitimat CEO Hails KOGAS Investment in British Columbian Natural Gas
Posted on Mar 1, 2010 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Kitimat CEO Hails KOGAS Investment in British Columbian Natural Gas
Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS) announced yesterday that it will invest $1.1 billion in natural gas production in British Columbia, Canada, over the next five years. Kitimat LNG CEO Rosemary Boulton told the Globe and Mail that the investment “validates” investments in the Kitimat LNG liquefaction terminal, although KOGAS and Kitimat LNG have not entered into any...