Local Environmental Group Halts Effort to Stop Gas Pipeline
Posted on Oct 15, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Litigation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Local Environmental Group Halts Effort to Stop Gas Pipeline
Friends of Rockwood Park, a New Brunswick environmental group, has withdrawn its lawsuit against the Canadian National Energy Board (NEB) and pipeline project developers Emera and Repsol following the Federal Court of Appeal’s refusal to overturn a decision that will allow Emera and Repsol to build a natural gas pipeline connecting the Canaport LNG import terminal with the...
Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on Oct 12, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
Powell River Peak (British Columbia, Canada) (opposed to WestPac LNG)
British Columbia Residents Desire Government Opposition to LNG on West Coast
Posted on Oct 11, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Safety & Security | Comments Off on British Columbia Residents Desire Government Opposition to LNG on West Coast
The Tyree (British Columbia, Canada) reports that some residents of British Columbia would like to see the Canadian Government oppose the development of LNG terminals on the west coast as it has opposed several projects on the east coast. The residents cite Canada’s objection to LNG tanker traffic in the Head Harbour Passage in New Brunswick compared to Canada’s lack of...
Canadian NEB Predicts Fall in Conventional Gas Supplies But LNG Can Help Make Up the Difference
Posted on Oct 11, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Canadian NEB Predicts Fall in Conventional Gas Supplies But LNG Can Help Make Up the Difference
Canada’s National Energy Board released a report Wednesday predicting that though conventional gas source may begin to decline, different gas sources, including LNG imports, will make up the difference. The Associated Press (carried via Energy Central Professional [subscription required]) provides further...
Two Nova Scotia Schools to Train Golden Pass Employees
Posted on Oct 9, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Technology | Comments Off on Two Nova Scotia Schools to Train Golden Pass Employees
The Chronicle-Herald (Nova Scotia, Canada) reports that Cape Breton University and Nova Scotia Community College, in conjunction with LearnCorp International, recently signed a contract to provide on-site technical training to employees of the Golden Pass LNG terminal under construction in Texas. The same pair of schools recently completed a year-long training course for employees at...
Following Consultants’ Report, Canada Maintains Opposition to LNG Traffic in Head Harbour Passage
Posted on Oct 8, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Marine Regulation, Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Following Consultants’ Report, Canada Maintains Opposition to LNG Traffic in Head Harbour Passage
The Globe and Mail reports that the Canadian Government will continue its opposition to the proposed LNG vessel route through Head Harbour Passage following the release of an independent assessment of the proposed vessel route. New Brunswick representative and Canadian Veterans Affairs Minister Greg Thompson said that Canada will oppose all LNG tanker traffic in the Head Harbour...