Keltic and Maple LNG Finalize Agreement
Posted on Sep 21, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Keltic and Maple LNG Finalize Agreement
The Chronicle Herald reports that Keltic Petrochemicals yesterday finalized a deal that gives Maple LNG ownership of Keltic’s share in an LNG terminal proposed for Goldboro, Nova Scotia. Maple LNG has also entered a separate agreement with the Municipality of the District of Guysborough to purchase property for the facility. The proposed terminal, which is currently being...
Public Comments Sought for Keltic LNG Environmental Report
Posted on Sep 19, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Public Comments Sought for Keltic LNG Environmental Report
The Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Labour has released an environmental assessment report prepared for Keltic Petrochemicals’ proposed LNG terminal in Goldboro, concluding that “under normal planned operations none of the predicted [r]esidual [e]ffects are [s]ignificant.” However, the report notes a few exceptions, such as “a small loss of habitat for...
Maritimes & Northeast Terminates Bear Head LNG Transportation Contracts
Posted on Sep 15, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Maritimes & Northeast Terminates Bear Head LNG Transportation Contracts
In a Sept. 13 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Anadarko announced that Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline has terminated delivery arrangements that would allow Anadarko to ship up to 813,000 Mcf/d of natural gas from the proposed Bear Head LNG terminal in Nova Scotia to the U.S. Northeast. According to yesterday’s Platts LNG Daily, the pipeline sent a letter to...
Shell Executives Discuss Costa Azul Supply Arrangements
Posted on Sep 15, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Shell Executives Discuss Costa Azul Supply Arrangements
The San Diego Union-Tribune offers details regarding supply arrangements at the Energia Costa Azul LNG terminal in Baja California, Mexico. Shell’s first LNG shipments from Russia are slated to reach the facility by the third quarter of 2008, more than half of which will target U.S.-based power plants, Shell Oil representatives said yesterday. The facility is being constructed by...
U.S. Consumption Spurs Development of Canadian LNG Terminals
Posted on Sep 14, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on U.S. Consumption Spurs Development of Canadian LNG Terminals
According to The Hour, U.S. demand for natural gas, trade obligations, insufficient output capacity at U.S. terminals, and a lack of public awareness about LNG safety have all contributed to LNG project development in Canada. However, the article notes that the proposed LNG import capacity will far exceed Canada’s gas demand. Jacques Levasseur, president of an environmental...
Sempra to Announce Expansion Plans for Energia Costa Azul Terminal
Posted on Sep 7, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Sempra to Announce Expansion Plans for Energia Costa Azul Terminal
Platts LNG Daily reports that Sempra Energy shortly will reveal details regarding expansion of its Energia Costa Azul facility currently under construction in Baja California, Mexico. At the Lehman Brothers 2006 CEO Energy/Power Conference held yesterday in New York, Sempra Chairman and CEO Donald Felsinger noted significant interest in an open season held earlier this year....