Maple LNG Terminal Receives Environmental Approval
Posted on Mar 15, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Maple LNG Terminal Receives Environmental Approval
Maple LNG’s proposed LNG import facility in Nova Scotia has won environmental approval, according to a press release issued yesterday. “This approval strengthens our position and enables us to go to the next level with the feedstock supplier,” said the president of Keltic Petrochemicals, Inc. Keltic, which sold the LNG facility to Maple LNG in March 2006, plans to use...
Canadian Government Reiterates Opposition to LNG Vessel Transit
Posted on Mar 13, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Canadian Government Reiterates Opposition to LNG Vessel Transit
Canadian Minister of Veterans Affairs Greg Thompson affirmed that Canada remains steadfast in its opposition to the transit of LNG tankers en route to the proposed LNG terminals in Maine, despite a letter from the U.S. State Department insisting that all vessels are afforded the right of innocent passage through the Canadian waters of Head Harbour Passage. “When we take the...
Downeast LNG Challenges New Brunswick’s Position on Project
Posted on Mar 13, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Downeast LNG Challenges New Brunswick’s Position on Project
New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham said his government’s concerns regarding the proposed Downeast LNG terminal are motivated by safety and environmental issues and not by a commercial interest in the Canaport LNG terminal in St. John, New Brunswick, as alleged by Downeast LNG president Dean Girdis. Graham’s remarks came after a meeting with members of the New England-Canada...
Maine and FERC Officials Respond in LNG Terminals Debate
Posted on Mar 8, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Maine and FERC Officials Respond in LNG Terminals Debate
Two articles in today’s Bangor Daily News track correspondence among the parties involved in whether to allow LNG tankers to transit Canadian waters to the proposed Downeast and Quoddy Bay terminals in Maine. FERC Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher responded to a letter from Canada’s Ambassador Michael Wilson informing the Ambassador that FERC intends to continue reviewing the...
Editorial: Maine-New Brunswick Debate Should Stay Rational
Posted on Mar 5, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Editorial: Maine-New Brunswick Debate Should Stay Rational
The Maine Sunday Telegram criticized statements made last week by Wayne Steeves, a New Brunswick minority-party legislator, as “fear-mongering,” and called for FERC to conduct an unbiased review of the disputed Quoddy Bay and Downeast LNG...
Editorial: New Brunswick Wise to Intervene in FERC Review Process for Proposed Maine Terminals
Posted on Mar 1, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Editorial: New Brunswick Wise to Intervene in FERC Review Process for Proposed Maine Terminals
The Telegraph Journal commends the government of New Brunswick for its involvement in FERC’s review process for the LNG terminals proposed in Maine, saying that “it is an attempt to make the process work for New Brunswick, by knowing the rules and the relevant case law.” [Subscription...