Developers Targeting Canada for Energy Infrastructure
Posted on Jan 4, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Developers Targeting Canada for Energy Infrastructure
The Wall Street Journal reports on LNG and other energy infrastructure projects currently proposed for Canada, many of which will supply the United States. “Canada has been a reliable supplier of energy to the U.S., and that’s something we’d like to expand,” said the president of Irving Oil, a developer of the Canaport LNG terminal in New Brunswick....
Analysts Predict U.S. Natural Gas Price Increase Due to Reduced Canadian Imports
Posted on Jan 3, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, E&P, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Analysts Predict U.S. Natural Gas Price Increase Due to Reduced Canadian Imports
World Gas Intelligence this week reports that reduced Canadian imports are likely to drive U.S. natural gas prices higher in the coming months, despite a current demand lull due to unseasonably warm temperatures this winter. According to analysts, imports may decline because of growing Canadian demand, decreasing production, and cutbacks in exploration spending. [Subscription...
Op-ed: Proposed Downeast LNG Terminal Would Harm Maine’s Coastline
Posted on Jan 2, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: Proposed Downeast LNG Terminal Would Harm Maine’s Coastline
A Newburyport, Mass., resident opposes Downeast LNG’s proposed import facility in Robbinston, Maine, alleging public safety concerns. “Hopefully the state’s permitting process has sufficient discretion to block this assault on the coast of Maine and the disastrous affect it would have on the economy of Passamaquoddy Bay,” he says. The Bangor Daily News carries...
Permits Issued for Proposed Sonora Pacific LNG Terminal
Posted on Dec 20, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Permits Issued for Proposed Sonora Pacific LNG Terminal
El Paso Corp. announced that the Mexican Federal Ministry of the Environmental and Natural Resources and the National Forest Commission have issued environmental permits for the proposed Sonora Pacific LNG terminal and its associated pipeline, which El Paso is developing with its subsidiary, DKRW Energy LLC. According to MarketWatch, construction of the terminal is on hold until a...
Op-ed: Obstruction of LNG Vessels May Threaten U.S. and Canadian Economies
Posted on Dec 18, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Op-ed: Obstruction of LNG Vessels May Threaten U.S. and Canadian Economies
The Canadian government’s opposition to granting waterway access to LNG tankers delivering supply to U.S. terminals may harm economic development in both countries, according to Roland Priddle, a senior associate of the Canadian Petroleum Institute and a registered lobbyist for Downeast LNG, the developer of a proposed terminal in Robbinston, Maine. The Globe and Mail carries his...
Environmental Assessment on Proposed Gros Cacouna Terminal Released
Posted on Dec 13, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Environmental Assessment on Proposed Gros Cacouna Terminal Released
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has released its study on the proposed Gros Cacouna Energy LNG terminal, according to a press statement issued yesterday. The panel determined that the terminal would help meet anticipated natural gas demand in Quebec, Ontario, and the U.S. Northeast, but added that “it would only marginally increase the security of Quebec’s...