ExxonMobil: Golden Pass LNG Terminal to Come Online in Second Half 2010
Posted on Feb 2, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on ExxonMobil: Golden Pass LNG Terminal to Come Online in Second Half 2010
During a conference call yesterday an executive with ExxonMobil said that the company expects the Golden Pass LNG import terminal to come online in the second half of 2010. According to Upstream Online [subscription required], the executive said he anticipates the first deliveries of LNG “in the coming...
Editorial: Canadian Government’s Position on LNG Vessel Traffic “Reasonable”
Posted on Feb 2, 2010 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Editorial: Canadian Government’s Position on LNG Vessel Traffic “Reasonable”
An editorial carried by the Telegraph-Journal argues that the Canadian federal government’s opposition to LNG vessel traffic in the Canadian waters of Head Harbour Passage and Passamaquoddy Bay is “reasonable” and based on “readily verifiable...
New Brunswick Argues Calais LNG Application Should Be Rejected by FERC
Posted on Feb 1, 2010 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on New Brunswick Argues Calais LNG Application Should Be Rejected by FERC
In a motion to reject and additional comments filed with FERC last week, the Province of New Brunswick argued that the Commission should reject Calais LNG’s application to build and operate an LNG terminal and associated pipeline for failure to provide all required information. The Province asserts that the application does not address cumulative impacts from both the Calais and...
Opponents of Bradwood Landing LNG Project File Brief with Ninth Circuit
Posted on Jan 29, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Opponents of Bradwood Landing LNG Project File Brief with Ninth Circuit
A number of non-profit groups filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit this week arguing that FERC did not adequately assess the environmental impacts of the Bradwood Landing LNG project on local resources and that the local energy market does not require LNG imports. The groups ask the court to vacate FERC’s order authorizing construction of the...
Kitimat LNG May Use Panama Canal Once Canal’s Expansion is Complete
Posted on Jan 29, 2010 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Kitimat LNG May Use Panama Canal Once Canal’s Expansion is Complete
Bloomberg reports that Kitimat LNG may use the Panama Canal to sell LNG to customers in the Atlantic Basin once the expansion of the canal is completed. Citing TradeWinds, Bloomberg reports that when the expansion is complete in 2014, 80% of the global LNG fleet will be able to use the...