Prince Rupert LNG Terminal Begins Review Process
Posted on Jun 7, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Prince Rupert LNG Terminal Begins Review Process
WestPac LNG Corporation has filed its Project Description with the Prince Rupert Port Authority, marking the start of the environmental assessment and regulatory review process for the proposed 130 MMcf/d terminal to be located on Ridley Island, British Columbia. The press release is...
Progress on Mexican LNG Projects
Posted on Jun 7, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Progress on Mexican LNG Projects
Mexico’s Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) is soliciting offers to build, operate and supply its proposed Manzanillo LNG terminal to be located on the Pacific coast. CFE plans to announce the winner in March 2007. Separately, a Tidelands subsidiary has been awarded a permit to start construction on parts of a gas transmission system that will serve its Dorado terminal proposed for...
Kitimat LNG Announces Receipt of Environmental Certificate
Posted on Jun 6, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, LNGLawBlog, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Kitimat LNG Announces Receipt of Environmental Certificate
Kitimat LNG announced that it has received a provincial environmental assessment certificate from British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Office for its proposed project. According to Kitimat, the assessment concluded that the regasification terminal would have no major residual effects, conditioned upon Kitimat adopting a variety of mitigation measures prescribed by the...
Fate of Bear Head Terminal Uncertain as Search for LNG Supply Continues
Posted on May 30, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Fate of Bear Head Terminal Uncertain as Search for LNG Supply Continues
Anadarko Petroleum has yet to secure a long-term supply contract for its Bear Head LNG terminal in Nova Scotia, making the project’s fate uncertain. “If we find in the coming months that the right supply arrangement for us does not exist, then we will probably move to mothball that facility unless somebody walked in with an extremely attractive price and wanted to buy it...
Pemex May Acquire Ownership in Manzanillo Terminal
Posted on May 24, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Financing, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Pemex May Acquire Ownership in Manzanillo Terminal
Mexico’s Energy Secretary Fernando Canales tells World Gas Intelligence that Pemex, Mexico’s state-owned oil company, may acquire a 30% stake in the Manzanillo LNG terminal proposed for Mexico’s western coast. Pemex may join the terminal developer, state utility CFE, in ownership of the terminal in an effort to boost LNG suppliers’ confidence in the...
Canadian Official Vows to Continue Fight Against Maine LNG Terminals
Posted on May 18, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Canadian Official Vows to Continue Fight Against Maine LNG Terminals
Veterans Affairs Minister Greg Thompson reiterated the Canadian government’s opposition to LNG tankers transiting Canadian waters to reach LNG terminals planned for Maine. “We consider Head Harbour Passage internal Canadian waters, sovereign territory, and our position was to not allow the transport of LNG tankers through Head Harbour Passage for all the reasons that you...