Sempra to Announce Today that Energia Costa Azul LNG Terminal Is Fully Operational
Posted on May 15, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Sempra to Announce Today that Energia Costa Azul LNG Terminal Is Fully Operational
The San Diego Union Tribune reports that Sempra Energy is expected to announce today that its Energia Costa Azul LNG terminal located in Baja California, Mexico, is prepared to commence commercial operations. Darcel Hulse, president of Sempra LNG, said that his company has “fully tested the...
Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on May 9, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
Telegraph-Journal (St. John, N.B.) (in support of Canaport LNG property tax agreement)
St. John Officials Discuss Controversial Canaport LNG Property Tax Agreement
Posted on May 8, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on St. John Officials Discuss Controversial Canaport LNG Property Tax Agreement
The Telegraph-Journal reports that it received from a St. John, N.B. city council member a letter, which indicates that some local elected officials have been inconsistent in their opposition to a property tax agreement for the Canaport LNG project. Three city council members and the city’s Deputy Mayor responded to the letter and told the Telegraph-Journal that they have always...
Op-Ed Explains Canaport LNG Property Tax Agreement
Posted on May 6, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Op-Ed Explains Canaport LNG Property Tax Agreement
An op-ed in today’s Telegraph-Journal by Daniel Goodwin of Irving Oil, one of the developers of the Canaport LNG import terminal under construction in St. John, N.B., explains the property tax agreement between Irving Oil and the City of Saint John. According to Goodwin, Irving Oil is responsible for paying all of the Canaport property taxes despite being only a 25% partner in...
LNG Tax Agreement Remains Issue in New Brunswick Mayoral Campaign
Posted on May 1, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on LNG Tax Agreement Remains Issue in New Brunswick Mayoral Campaign
The Telegraph-Journal reports that mayoral candidates in St. John, N.B., are continuing to debate the merits of a property tax agreement reached between the city and the Canaport LNG import...
FERC Denies Request for Rehearing in North Baja Gas Pipeline Proceeding
Posted on Apr 28, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Federal Regulation, Pipelines | Comments Off on FERC Denies Request for Rehearing in North Baja Gas Pipeline Proceeding
Last week FERC denied a request for rehearing filed by California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District in the North Baja gas pipeline proceeding. According to Platts LNG Daily [subscription required], the request for rehearing had been made to compel FERC to analyze the potential impact on air quality from gas imported at the Energia Costa Azul LNG terminal in Mexico and...