Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on Feb 21, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
Powell River Peak (British Columbia, Canada) (questions carbon emissions of the LNG value chain)Powell River Peak (opposed to WestPac LNG proposal)Powell River Peak (questions LNG...
Supply Talks Underway for Sonora LNG
Posted on Feb 21, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Supply Talks Underway for Sonora LNG
Business News Americas (carried via Energy Current) reports that, according to a source close to the project, El Paso Corp. and DKRW Energy are currently communicating with potential suppliers for their Sonora LNG project. The source did not say which companies are involved in the discussions, nor offer an estimate for when the LNG supply would be...
WestPac LNG Alters Design to Use Submerged Vaporizers
Posted on Feb 14, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on WestPac LNG Alters Design to Use Submerged Vaporizers
WestPac LNG announced yesterday that it will regasify LNG using submerged vaporizers instead of using excess heat from an associated power plant as initially planned. The change came after the company received indications that it would not receive emissions credits for the power plant as a co-generation plant. As a result, the power plant will operate as a peaking facility, generating...
Gazprom’s Decision on Baltic LNG Affects Gros Cacouna LNG Proposal
Posted on Feb 11, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Gazprom’s Decision on Baltic LNG Affects Gros Cacouna LNG Proposal
The Canadian Press reports that Gros Cacouna LNG developers Petro-Canada and TransCanada Corp. said that they will “re-evaluate” their options following Gazprom’s decision to scrap its Baltic LNG liquefaction project. The developers had expected that Baltic LNG would provide a consistent supply of LNG for Gros Cacouna...
Start-Up of Costa Azul LNG Project Delayed
Posted on Feb 7, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Start-Up of Costa Azul LNG Project Delayed
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that, as construction of Sempra Energy’s Energia Costa Azul LNG terminal remains behind schedule, a commissioning cargo waits idly in the Gulf of Oman. A Sempra spokesperson told Platts that the regasification facility is 96% complete but declined to comment on what remains to be finished before the facility can open. The company...
Costa Azul LNG Terminal Nears Start-Up
Posted on Feb 5, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Costa Azul LNG Terminal Nears Start-Up
Energia Costa Azul, the LNG import terminal constructed by Sempra Energy and Royal Dutch Shell is nearing commencement of operations. Read more at IndustrialInfo.com (carried via Market...