Coast Guard to Establish Temporary Security Zone near Freeport LNG
Posted on Mar 26, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Coast Guard to Establish Temporary Security Zone near Freeport LNG
The Coast Guard has issued a temporary final rule establishing a temporary security zone around the Freeport LNG Basin, banning non-exempt vessels from transiting the area. Read more in the Federal...
Cargos Unloading at Sabine Pass, Lake Charles
Posted on Mar 26, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Cargos Unloading at Sabine Pass, Lake Charles
NATS [subscription required] reports that LNG tankers have docked and are unloading cargos today at the Sabine Pass and Lake Charles terminals.
Canaport LNG to Resume Meetings with Local Environmental Group
Posted on Mar 26, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental | Comments Off on Canaport LNG to Resume Meetings with Local Environmental Group
The Telegraph-Journal (Saint John, New Brunswick) reports that a member of a New Brunswick environmental group reached out to Environment Minister Roland Haché regarding Canaport LNG’s decision to stop regular meetings with the group. Haché convinced the company to resume the...
Sabine Pass, Elba Island LNG Terminals Expecting Spring Cargos
Posted on Mar 25, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Sabine Pass, Elba Island LNG Terminals Expecting Spring Cargos
Reuters reports that a spokesperson for Total Gas & Power indicated that the company expects to deliver its first cargo of LNG to the Sabine Pass LNG import terminal in mid-April. Separately, Reuters also reports that BG Group’s LNG vessel, Methane Alison Victoria, is expected to arrive at the Elba Island import terminal on April...
Osaka Gas to Consider Acquiring Regasification Rights in Freeport LNG
Posted on Mar 25, 2009 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Osaka Gas to Consider Acquiring Regasification Rights in Freeport LNG
Osaka Gas, Japan’s second-largest city natural gas supplier, announced this week that it will stop all spot purchases of LNG in the April 2009-March 2010 fiscal year and will seek to increase its LNG equity production. In connection with this announcement, the company also indicated that it would consider acquiring regasification rights in the Freeport LNG import terminal, where...