Start-Up Date Delayed for Maple LNG
Posted on Mar 11, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Start-Up Date Delayed for Maple LNG
Platts LNG Daily reports that the start-up date for the proposed Maple LNG terminal has been delayed from 2010 to 2011. The company’s revised timeline for the project was announced after the project received approval from the Canadian Environmental Ministry. [Subscription...
Contract Awarded for Manzanillo LNG Project
Posted on Mar 10, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Contract Awarded for Manzanillo LNG Project
Platts Oilgram News reports that the Mexican Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) has awarded a contract to construct and operate an LNG regas terminal at Manzanillo to Terminal KMS de GNL, a joint venture between KOGAS, Mitsui, and Samsung. A CFE spokesperson said that the winning bid was $480.2 million but declined to release further details. [Subscription...
NEB Rejects Portions of Proposed Emera Gas Pipeline Route from Canaport LNG
Posted on Mar 6, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on NEB Rejects Portions of Proposed Emera Gas Pipeline Route from Canaport LNG
The Canadian National Energy Board (NEB) rejected portions of the proposed route for the Emera Brunswick Pipeline project, which would transport gas from the Canaport LNG terminal in Saint John to the Canada-United States border. The rejected portions of the route would have transected property owned by Galbraith Construction and Galbraith Equipment. The NEB stated that the “best...
Asian Consortium May Be Frontrunner for Proposed Manzanillo LNG Project
Posted on Mar 5, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Asian Consortium May Be Frontrunner for Proposed Manzanillo LNG Project
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that two anonymous sources confirmed that Terminal KMS de GNL, a joint venture of Mitsui, Samsung and KOGAS, offered the lowest bid and may be the frontrunner to win the tender to build and operate a proposed LNG import terminal in Manzanillo, Mexico. However, the sources cautioned that the winning bid must meet all the technical...
Proposed Rabaska LNG Project Receives Canadian Federal Approval
Posted on Mar 5, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Proposed Rabaska LNG Project Receives Canadian Federal Approval
Rabaska Inc., a joint venture of Gaz de France, Enbridge Inc. and Gaz Metro, announced yesterday that the Canadian federal government approved its proposal to build the Rabaska LNG import terminal in Quebec. The Montreal Gazette reports that federal officials would not verify the announcement at first, but did so later, citing a cabinet order-in-council granting approval. The Gazette...
Local Official Concerned About Approval Delays for Maple LNG
Posted on Mar 4, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Local Official Concerned About Approval Delays for Maple LNG
Speaking to Canadian radio station 101.5 FM, Guysborough Warden Lloyd Hines expressed concern that environmental permits required for the Maple LNG terminal proposed for Nova Scotia, Canada, will delay final approval of the project. Hines specifically named the Roseate Tern, an endangered species of bird with habitat near the terminal’s proposed site, as reason for the...