Mexican President Attends Inauguration of Altamira Terminal
Posted on Oct 27, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Mexican President Attends Inauguration of Altamira Terminal
Dow Jones International News reports on the inauguration of the Altamira LNG terminal in Mexico, which Mexican President Vicente Fox presided over yesterday. The import facility, which received its first cargo in August, will fuel power stations in the area. The Dow Jones article is carried via LexisNexis. [Subscription required]. The Mexican Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE) also...
WGI Reports on Mexican LNG Infrastructure Development
Posted on Oct 25, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on WGI Reports on Mexican LNG Infrastructure Development
World Gas Intelligence provides details regarding the development of LNG infrastructure in Mexico. In response to a projected increase in consumer demand for natural gas, Mexico’s Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) is exploring the possibility of constructing LNG terminals in Western Mexico, in addition to the Manzanillo LNG terminal currently under construction. WGI also...
Think Tank Urges Integration of U.S.-Canadian LNG, Petroleum Sectors
Posted on Oct 24, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Think Tank Urges Integration of U.S.-Canadian LNG, Petroleum Sectors
A market study issued by The Fraser Institute, an independent think tank, urges the United States and Canada to more closely integrate their energy industries in order to promote supply stability and energy security for both nations. The reports calls “for a well-organized infrastructure to distribute imported liquid natural gas around the continent,” according to The...
RasGas Delivers LNG from Qatar to Altamira Terminal
Posted on Oct 18, 2006 in Blog, Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on RasGas Delivers LNG from Qatar to Altamira Terminal
RasGas delivered its first LNG cargo from Ras Laffan, Qatar to the Altamira LNG terminal in Mexico on Oct. 8. “This delivery of LNG…marks a milestone in the development of our vision to be the pacesetter in the LNG industry and enhances our reputation as a world renowned LNG supplier that delivers on time, every time,” Nasser Al Naimi, RasGas Commercial and Shipping...
Critics Concerned about Petro-Canada’s Supply Deal with Gazprom
Posted on Oct 17, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Critics Concerned about Petro-Canada’s Supply Deal with Gazprom
Petro-Canada’s relationship with Russian gas monopoly Gazprom has raised concern among critics, who say that Gazprom’s interest in sending Shtokman gas to European markets instead of North America could create supply problems for the proposed St. Petersburg liquefaction facility, as well as the Cacouna Energy import terminal in Quebec. However, a spokesperson for...
Developers of Goldboro LNG Project Seek Suppliers
Posted on Oct 16, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Developers of Goldboro LNG Project Seek Suppliers
Maple LNG Ltd., developer of the Goldboro LNG Terminal, attended the World LNG Summit in Rome to market the project and secure long-term supplies of gas for the facility. The terminal, which is to be sited in Nova Scotia, is undergoing environmental assessments and is anticipated to come online in 2010. The Chronicle Herald has the...