Canaport LNG to Invest in Restoring Wetlands in New Brunswick
Posted on Oct 2, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Canaport LNG to Invest in Restoring Wetlands in New Brunswick
Canaport LNG has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the town of Hampton, New Brunswick, to restore a decommissioned lagoon that was used to process sewage effluent from nearby homes. The Telegraph-Journal reports that Canaport LNG must restore a total of approximately 48 hectares of wetlands to comply with provincial requirements and that this project will restore nearly 9...
GDF Suez Considering Diverting Yemen LNG Cargos from U.S. Market to India
Posted on Oct 1, 2009 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on GDF Suez Considering Diverting Yemen LNG Cargos from U.S. Market to India
Zawya Dow Jones (carried via Wall Street Journal) reports that GDF Suez has approached the Yemeni government with a request to divert LNG cargos from the country’s liquefaction facility originally destined for the United States to regasification terminals in India. An industry consultant with Wood MacKenzie noted that by diverting cargos from U.S. to Indian destinations savings...
Canaport LNG Expected to Receive Cargo Oct. 5
Posted on Oct 1, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Canaport LNG Expected to Receive Cargo Oct. 5
Reuters reports that Repsol YPF’s Bilbao Knutsen LNG vessel is expected to arrive at the Canaport LNG terminal on October 5, 2009. The vessel, which is the seventh to arrive at Canaport since the terminal came online in June, is carrying LNG sourced from Trinidad &...
Oregon DEQ, NMFS Seek Additional Environmental Data on Bradwood Landing LNG Project
Posted on Sep 30, 2009 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon DEQ, NMFS Seek Additional Environmental Data on Bradwood Landing LNG Project
The Oregonian reports that the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the National Marine Fisheries Service have requested additional information regarding potential water quality impacts of the planned Bradwood Landing LNG import project. According to the article, the DEQ says that it is not likely to decide on the water permits by the April 2010...
Backers of Clatsop County Recall Allege Push Polling By Opponents
Posted on Sep 30, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Backers of Clatsop County Recall Allege Push Polling By Opponents
The Daily Astorian reports that leaders of the effort to recall two Clatsop County, Ore., commissioners due to their support of the Bradwood Landing LNG import terminal allege that opponents of the recall are conducting push...