Canadian Regulators Approve Pipeline Connection from Gros Cacouna
Posted on Jul 18, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Canadian Regulators Approve Pipeline Connection from Gros Cacouna
Canada’s National Energy Board yesterday approved a receipt point on the Trans-Canada Integrated System from the proposed Gros Cacouna LNG regasification terminal. NEB also approved the application’s toll methodology and will allow reasonable costs associated with service to the terminal to be...
LNG Buoy Anchors Being Modified at Canadian Port
Posted on Jul 18, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on LNG Buoy Anchors Being Modified at Canadian Port
The large suction anchors that will hold the Northeast Gateway LNG buoys in place are currently being modified at the Port of Saint John in Canada, the Telegraph-Journal (New Brunswick, Canada) reports. Following these modifications, the anchors will be transferred to the LNG receiving site for...
California State Lands Commission Approves Expansion of Pipeline from Costa Azul Terminal
Posted on Jul 17, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on California State Lands Commission Approves Expansion of Pipeline from Costa Azul Terminal
Reuters reports that the California State Lands Commission on Friday approved the expansion of the TransCanada owned North Baja Pipeline to transport natural gas from Sempra’s Energia Costa Azul LNG terminal to the California market. The minutes from the State Lands Commission meeting note that Sempra will be required to complete an annual study to determine the impacts of using...
State Board Holds Public Forum on Downeast LNG Proposal
Posted on Jul 17, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on State Board Holds Public Forum on Downeast LNG Proposal
At the first in a series of hearings hosted by the Maine Board of Environmental Protection, Downeast LNG officials, town representatives, and local residents offered their views on the Downeast LNG terminal proposed for Passamaquoddy Bay. A local harbor pilot told those in attendance that “there will be no unreasonable impact on the current navigational, recreational, fishing,...
Editorial: Rabaska LNG Proposal Should Be Approved
Posted on Jul 16, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Editorial: Rabaska LNG Proposal Should Be Approved
An editorial in the Montreal Gazette offers its support for the Rabaska LNG terminal, citing energy supply concerns and the thorough investigation of potential environmental impacts carried out the government and the project’s developers. The editorial disagrees with those who claim that the potential for accidents or terrorism should prohibit the project’s construction,...
Projects Progress in Eastern Canada
Posted on Jul 16, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Technology | Comments Off on Projects Progress in Eastern Canada
The Edmonton Journal covers recent developments for three LNG terminals planned or already under construction in Eastern Canada: Canaport LNG, Rabaska LNG, and Gros Cacouna LNG. The article notes that the recent inter-governmental report on Rabaska determined that LNG terminals will allow beneficial “spillover on other industrial investments” by improving the efficiency of...