Op-Ed: WestPac LNG Proposal Poses Substantial Safety Risks
Posted on Oct 8, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Op-Ed: WestPac LNG Proposal Poses Substantial Safety Risks
A former provincial cabinet minister from British Columbia writes in The Tyee that the WestPac LNG import terminal proposal poses significant safety risks. The column also notes that several provincial politicians failed to attend a local meeting on the LNG...
British Columbia LNG Critics Prepare to Oppose WestPac LNG Proposal
Posted on Oct 5, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on British Columbia LNG Critics Prepare to Oppose WestPac LNG Proposal
Area residents met this week to organize opposition to the WestPac LNG import terminal proposed for Texada Island near Vancouver, Canada. Speakers cited environmental, safety, and economic concerns as reasons for their opposition to the project. The Powell River Peak reports that approximately 250 attended the meeting held October...
Canada Releases Consultants’ Report on LNG Vessel Traffic in Head Harbour Passage
Posted on Oct 5, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Marine Regulation, Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Canada Releases Consultants’ Report on LNG Vessel Traffic in Head Harbour Passage
Canada has made public its report on LNG vessel traffic compiled by SENES Consultants. The report supports Canada’s reasons for prohibiting LNG vessels from traversing the Head Harbour Passage, stating that transit “involves a considerable level of risk,” particularly due to maneuvers near the Old Sow whirlpool, “where the risk factor is approximately double the...
El Paso Negotiating Supply Agreements for Sonora Pacific LNG
Posted on Oct 5, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on El Paso Negotiating Supply Agreements for Sonora Pacific LNG
Dow Jones News Service (carried via CNNMoney.com) reports that El Paso Corp. is negotiating supply agreements for the Sonora Pacific LNG import terminal, proposed to supply natural gas to the Mexican market. El Paso secured environmental permits for the terminal in late 2006, but no timeframe has been announced for the start of...
Irving Oil Objects to Emera Pipeline Route from Canaport LNG
Posted on Oct 5, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Irving Oil Objects to Emera Pipeline Route from Canaport LNG
Irving Oil, a co-owner of the Canaport LNG facility currently under construction in Saint Johns, New Brunswick, filed an objection with the Canadian National Energy Board regarding the proposed route of the Emera Brunswick Pipeline. Irving Oil stated that the proposed route could potentially interfere with its plans to develop a second oil refinery for the area. A spokesperson for...
Provincial Cabinet Overrides Farmland Commission’s Objections to Rabaska LNG Proposal
Posted on Oct 5, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Provincial Cabinet Overrides Farmland Commission’s Objections to Rabaska LNG Proposal
The Montreal Gazette reports that the provincial cabinet of Quebec has exercised its authority to remove a commission empowered to regulate the use of farmland from the decision-making process on the Rabaska LNG proposal. Natural Resources Minister Claude Bechard said the Commission de protection du territoire agricole’s recent decision to oppose the terminal site could further...