Harbor Pilot Traverses Proposed LNG Carrier Route
Posted on Jul 6, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Harbor Pilot Traverses Proposed LNG Carrier Route
The Bangor Daily News joined Capt. Robert J. Peacock recently as he piloted a large ship through the Head Harbour Passage, a narrow Canadian waterway through which vessels bound for the proposed Downeast and Quoddy Bay LNG terminals would have to transit. Capt. Peacock explains how the passage’s weather conditions may affect vessel...
Questions Over Maine BEP’s Jurisdiction Arise as Downeast LNG Hearings Loom
Posted on Jul 6, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Questions Over Maine BEP’s Jurisdiction Arise as Downeast LNG Hearings Loom
In preparation for upcoming hearings on Downeast LNG’s proposed regasification terminal, Maine’s Board of Environmental Protection voted 4-2 yesterday to disallow pre-filed testimony from Canadian fishermen who only fish in Canadian waters. The BEP chairman said such testimony would be outside the Board’s jurisdiction. The BEP also continued to work with state...
LNG Imports to United States Filling Gaps in Canadian Gas Production
Posted on Jul 5, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on LNG Imports to United States Filling Gaps in Canadian Gas Production
According to the Financial Post (Canada) (carried via LexisNexis [subscription required]), U.S. LNG imports have increased as Canadian gas production has fallen over the past year. Yet at least one analyst believes that the surge in U.S. LNG imports is a short-term phenomenon caused by relatively weak gas prices in...
Pipeline Project from Canaport LNG to Employ Local Labor
Posted on Jul 2, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Pipelines | Comments Off on Pipeline Project from Canaport LNG to Employ Local Labor
The New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal reports that the pipeline construction project to connect the Canaport LNG terminal to the American border will require approximately 1,000 workers, most of whom will come from nearby communities. Construction of the pipeline is scheduled to commence in November 2007 and last for one year. The president of the Saint John Construction Association...
Gros Cacouna LNG Proposal Receives Approval
Posted on Jun 28, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Gros Cacouna LNG Proposal Receives Approval
Transport Canada announced yesterday that the Canadian government approved the report prepared by the Environmental Assessment Joint Review Panel for TransCanada Corp. and Petro-Canada’s proposed LNG Terminal at Gros Cacouna, Quebec, thereby authorizing federal agencies to permit the proposal according to the Panel’s mitigation plan. The Globe and Mail reports that the...
Rabaska LNG Pipeline to New Brunswick Still in Preliminary Stages
Posted on Jun 20, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Rabaska LNG Pipeline to New Brunswick Still in Preliminary Stages
New Brunswick Minister of Energy Jack Keir (Lib.-Fundy) confirmed comments made by Premier Graham to Rabaska LNG partner Gaz de France that the provincial government may consider pursuing a gas pipeline through northern New Brunswick, the Telegraph-Journal reported yesterday. However, a spokesperson for another Rabaska developer, Gaz Métro, said that his company currently does not...