Editorial: LNG Vessel Transit Would Endanger U.S. and Canada
Posted on Feb 20, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Editorial: LNG Vessel Transit Would Endanger U.S. and Canada
The Globe and Mail says that the solution to the United States’ energy needs should not involve the transit of LNG vessels through Head Harbour Passage to proposed LNG import facilities in Maine. The paper argues that such a proposal could “endanger the fragile security of both nations.” [Subscription...
Maine Legislators and Quoddy Bay LNG Question Canada’s Legal Authority
Posted on Feb 19, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maine Legislators and Quoddy Bay LNG Question Canada’s Legal Authority
Maine’s U.S. senators have expressed skepticism about Canada’s legal authority to block the passage of LNG vessels en route to the proposed LNG terminals in Maine. “Any threat to violate international shipping law, for whatever reason, must be treated seriously,” Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins said in a Feb. 1 letter to David Wilkins, the U.S....
Canadian Government Opposes LNG Vessel Transit in Head Harbor Passage
Posted on Feb 15, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Canadian Government Opposes LNG Vessel Transit in Head Harbor Passage
The Canadian ambassador to the United States has informed FERC that his government formally has decided to oppose LNG vessel transit through Canadian waters en route to the proposed Downeast and Quoddy Bay LNG terminals in Maine. In a letter dated yesterday, Michael Wilson asserted that, based on the results of a navigational safety and environmental study commissioned by the Canadian...
New Brunswick Premier and Maine Governor Discuss Proposed LNG Terminals
Posted on Feb 14, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on New Brunswick Premier and Maine Governor Discuss Proposed LNG Terminals
New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham and Maine Gov. John Baldacci on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding intended to foster cooperation on energy matters. The officials also discussed the Quoddy Bay and Downeast LNG terminals proposed in Maine. “[W]e requested intervener status at the upcoming FERC hearings to make sure due process is followed, and environmental concerns...
Anadarko Petroleum Mothballs Bear Head LNG Terminal Project in Nova Scotia
Posted on Feb 8, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Anadarko Petroleum Mothballs Bear Head LNG Terminal Project in Nova Scotia
Anadarko Petroleum CFO Al Walker told financial analysts Tuesday that it has written off its investment in the Bear Head LNG project in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Having struggled to secure natural gas supply for the terminal, the company is in the process of mothballing the project, which was already under construction and due to open in 2008. Strait Area Chamber of Commerce president...
Energia Costa Azul LNG Terminal on Target for Early 2008 Start-Up
Posted on Feb 7, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Energia Costa Azul LNG Terminal on Target for Early 2008 Start-Up
Sempra Energy’s Energia Costa Azul LNG terminal is 70% complete and is expected to commence operations early next year, according to Michael Sliwowski, Sempra LNG’s U.S. vice president for client relations. Sempra, which is sharing capacity at the site with Royal Dutch Shell, has an agreement with BP to supply half of the terminal’s capacity from its Tangguh project...