Sempra Energy Moves Forward on North American LNG Projects
Posted on Sep 6, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Sempra Energy Moves Forward on North American LNG Projects
Forbes offers an analysis of Sempra Energy’s rapid rise in the North American LNG market, noting that the company has received regulatory approval to build three terminals in North America. The first terminal to be completed, Costa Azul LNG off the coast of Baja California will deliver approximately 500 MMcf/d of natural gas to the California market via the North Baja gas...
Developers Debate Safety of Quebec LNG Terminal Sites
Posted on Sep 4, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Developers Debate Safety of Quebec LNG Terminal Sites
The Montreal Gazette reports that the developers of competing LNG terminal projects in Quebec, Canada, each claim that its respective project site is more appropriate for an LNG terminal than the other’s. The developers of the Rabaska LNG terminal, proposed for Lévis, told the publication last month that it investigated and dismissed the Gros Cacouna site due to wind and ice...
Canadian PM Reiterates Canada’s Opposition to LNG Traffic in Head Harbour Passage
Posted on Aug 30, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Canadian PM Reiterates Canada’s Opposition to LNG Traffic in Head Harbour Passage
In a private meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper reiterated Canada’s opposition to LNG tanker traffic transiting through Head Harbour Passage. Veterans Affairs Minister Greg Thompson told the Telegraph-Journal (New Brunswick, Canada) that Harper’s conversation with the president “indicates how important this is to us and...
Canadian Provincial Legislator Advocates Shipping Reforms Following Oil Spill Near Vancouver
Posted on Aug 29, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Marine Regulation | Comments Off on Canadian Provincial Legislator Advocates Shipping Reforms Following Oil Spill Near Vancouver
Gary Coons, Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, expressed his belief that legislation bolstering shipping procedures may be needed to protect provincial communities and waters from damage resulting from a tanker spill. Citing several jurisdictional and regulatory questions regarding tanker traffic, including LNG tanker regulations, Coons claimed that “[i]f the...
Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on Aug 24, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
The Powell River Peak (British Columbia, Canada) (opposed to Texada Island LNG)
Saint John Fishermen Propose Committee to Coordinate Fishing and LNG Vessel Traffic
Posted on Aug 23, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Saint John Fishermen Propose Committee to Coordinate Fishing and LNG Vessel Traffic
CBC News reports that fishermen based in Saint John, New Brunswick, are concerned with the increased ship traffic due to the Canaport LNG terminal currently under construction. The Fundy North Fishermen’s Association has proposed establishing a committee to coordinate LNG vessel traffic with fishing fleets. An official with the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans said...