Cross-Border Sites Attractive for LNG Import Projects
Posted on Oct 22, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Cross-Border Sites Attractive for LNG Import Projects
Using the example of the Sonora Pacific LNG terminal under development by El Paso Corp. and DKRW Energy, the Arizona Republic reviews the trend of siting LNG terminals outside the United States and selling the regasified LNG to the American...
Keltic Releases Final Report on LNG Terminal Proposed for Nova Scotia
Posted on Oct 18, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Keltic Releases Final Report on LNG Terminal Proposed for Nova Scotia
Keltic Petrochemicals Inc. released its final report on the Maple LNG regasification terminal proposed for Goldboro, Nova Scotia, yesterday. The Calgary Herald reports that the company has revised its project timeline and is now predicting a 2011 start-up for the project. According to the Herald, regulators will accept public comments until November...
Op-Ed: Vancouver Residents Should Have Input in WestPac LNG Process
Posted on Oct 18, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Vancouver Residents Should Have Input in WestPac LNG Process
In an op-ed carried by the Powell River Peak, Sandy McCormick, a former public official and current resident of Texada Island, British Columbia, expressed frustration with comments made at a recent public meeting by WestPac LNG president Mark Butler. According to McCormick, Butler encouraged local residents to voice their concerns with regulatory authorities, not with the company...
Provincial Government Decision on Rabaska LNG Project Expected Soon
Posted on Oct 18, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Provincial Government Decision on Rabaska LNG Project Expected Soon
The Montreal Gazette reports that Quebec Natural Resources Minister Claude Béchard said the government is “a few days” from a decision to approve the Rabaska LNG import terminal...
Canadian Gas Exports Decline as LNG Imports to the United States Soar
Posted on Oct 16, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Canadian Gas Exports Decline as LNG Imports to the United States Soar
Calling this year’s surge in U.S. LNG imports a temporary phenomenon, Greg Stringham of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers told the Globe and Mail, “This is the first inkling we’ve seen of international competition in natural gas coming in and filling up [U.S.] storage and backing Canadian gas into storage here, and causing the depressed prices to be in...
Analysis: Is the West Coast Ready for LNG?
Posted on Oct 15, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Analysis: Is the West Coast Ready for LNG?
Business News Americas analyzes the conditions and challenges facing LNG project developers in siting an LNG regasification terminal on the Pacific Coast in North America. The analysis cites the head of Global Gas Consultancy & Market Dynamics for PFC Energy, Gary Howorth, as saying that West Coast LNG projects must present clear advantages over projects proposed for the coast of...