Qatargas to Supply LNG to Altamira LNG Terminal
Posted on Dec 18, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Qatargas to Supply LNG to Altamira LNG Terminal
Qatargas announced yesterday that it has agreed to supply LNG to Mexico’s Altamira LNG import facility with deliveries expected to begin in 2009. The Gulf Times reports that Qatargas will supply gas from Train 5 (Qatargas-II) and expects to use new Q-Flex...
U.S. Coast Guard Officer Claims Canadian PM Disregarded President Bush’s Request for LNG Tanker Passage
Posted on Dec 12, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on U.S. Coast Guard Officer Claims Canadian PM Disregarded President Bush’s Request for LNG Tanker Passage
Captain Charles Michel of the U.S. Coast Guard told the Canadian Press (carried via Macleans) that Prime Minister Stephen Harper “blew off” President George W. Bush’s protests regarding the United States’ request that Canada allow LNG tanker traffic to traverse the Head Harbour Passage. Capt. Michel noted that this issue is a good example why the United States...
Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on Dec 7, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
Powell River Peak (British Columbia, Canada) (Opposes the WestPac LNG proposal)
WestPac LNG Announces Management Changes, New HQ
Posted on Dec 7, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on WestPac LNG Announces Management Changes, New HQ
WestPac LNG announced yesterday that company president Mark Butler will step down and vice president of business development Stu Leson will fill the vacancy. Butler told the Powell River Peak that he would remain on the company board and would contribute to the LNG project in a “consulting capacity.” WestPac LNG also announced that its corporate headquarters was moving to...
Local Groups File Transcripts of State Hearings to Show Downeast LNG Project Has Stalled
Posted on Dec 6, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Groups File Transcripts of State Hearings to Show Downeast LNG Project Has Stalled
Nulankeyutomonen Nkihtahkomikumon (We Take Care of Our Land), Save Passamaquoddy Bay-U.S., and Save Passamaquoddy Bay-Canada, Inc., filed the transcripts of several hearings concerning the Downeast LNG project convened by Maine’s Board of Environmental Protection, as well as brief summaries of each proceeding. The groups conclude that Downeast’s statements to FERC are...
Qatari Ship May Deliver Commissioning Cargo to Costa Azul Terminal
Posted on Dec 5, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Qatari Ship May Deliver Commissioning Cargo to Costa Azul Terminal
A market source told Platts LNG Daily that a new Qatari LNG vessel may be used to transport the commissioning cargo to Energia Costa Azul, an LNG terminal scheduled to commence operations early next year on Mexico’s Pacific coast. [Subscription...