WestPac LNG Hosts Informational Meeting on Texada Island LNG Proposal
Posted on Sep 14, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on WestPac LNG Hosts Informational Meeting on Texada Island LNG Proposal
The Powell River Peak (Vancouver, Canada) reports that approximately 120 people attended an informational session hosted by WestPac LNG this week on the Texada Island LNG proposal. Mark Butler, president of WestPac LNG, told local residents that WestPac would consider the outcome of a referendum proposed by Texada Island residents but would not be bound by any referendum. Instead,...
Canadian Foreign Minister Says Government Considering Ban on LNG Vessels in Head Harbour
Posted on Sep 10, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Canadian Foreign Minister Says Government Considering Ban on LNG Vessels in Head Harbour
Maxime Bernier, recently appointed as Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, told the Save Passamaquoddy Bay group that the Canadian government will consider regulations prohibiting LNG tankers from transiting the Head Harbour Passage to reach two proposed LNG regasification terminal sites in the United States. Bernier also reiterated Canada’s position that the Passage is...
Canadian Municipal Leaders Meet in St. Andrews, Learn About LNG Debate
Posted on Sep 7, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Canadian Municipal Leaders Meet in St. Andrews, Learn About LNG Debate
Municipal leaders from across Canada meeting in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, this week have taken notice of the local debate surrounding the LNG terminals proposed for Passamaquoddy Bay. Gord Steeves, president of the national board of directors for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, said that conference attendees have spent much of their free time discussing the LNG terminal...
Canaport LNG Terminal to Include Third Storage Tank
Posted on Sep 7, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Storage | Comments Off on Canaport LNG Terminal to Include Third Storage Tank
Canaport LNG announced yesterday that it would build a third storage tank at its facility currently under construction near St. John, New Brunswick. Construction of a third tank was contemplated under the original regulatory approval for the project, therefore Canaport does not need to seek additional government approvals. The Amherst Daily News reports that the additional storage tank...
Sempra CFO: Costa Azul LNG Terminal Construction on Schedule
Posted on Sep 7, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Financing, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Sempra CFO: Costa Azul LNG Terminal Construction on Schedule
Speaking at the Lehman Brothers CEO Energy/Power conference in New York City, Sempra Energy’s CFO Mark Snell told investors that the Engeria Costa Azul LNG regasification terminal is more than 80% complete and remains on schedule to begin operations in 2008. Platts LNG Daily reports that Snell believes that Costa Azul’s capacity to expand to 2.5 Bcf/d gives the project a...
Repsol Sole Bidder to Supply Mexican LNG Import Facility
Posted on Sep 6, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Repsol Sole Bidder to Supply Mexican LNG Import Facility
Oil Daily (carried via Energy Intelligence [subscription required]) reports that Spanish company Repsol YPF was the sole bidder to supply LNG to the Manzanillo LNG project on Mexico’s Pacific Coast. Repsol will begin supplying 90 MMcf/d in 2011 with planned volumes to reach 500 MMcf/d in 2015. Repsol will obtain these supplies from its share of Peru’s Camisea...