Sempra Initiates Open Season for Mexican Terminal Expansion
Posted on Mar 13, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Sempra Initiates Open Season for Mexican Terminal Expansion
Sempra LNG will launch an open season next month to solicit prospective shippers for the proposed expansion of its Energia Costa Azul LNG terminal in Mexico, the company said today in a press release . “The proposed expansion and open-season process represent a response to the significant interest we have received from a number of potential natural gas producers and marketers for...
Official Says Canadian Atlantic Coast Has Reached Terminal Limit
Posted on Mar 10, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Official Says Canadian Atlantic Coast Has Reached Terminal Limit
Nova Scotia Deputy Minister of Energy Allison Scott says that, with the exception of those connected directly to New York, no additional LNG terminals should be built on Canada’s Atlantic Coast. Nova Scotia is “not actively seeking more terminals,” Scott remarked at a Canadian energy briefing in Washington, D.C. Read more in yesterday’s Platts LNG Daily....
Plans for Mexican LNG Terminal Remain Undecided
Posted on Mar 9, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Plans for Mexican LNG Terminal Remain Undecided
Chevron Mexico President Carlos Atallah says the company has not yet decided the fate of its offshore Coronado Islands LNG terminal. The proposed terminal, located on Mexico’s Pacific coast, would serve Mexican markets and potentially the U.S. as well. Denying reports that the project had been abandoned, Atallah remarked, ” It’s not off, it’s simply...
Save Passamaquoddy Bay Files Comments With FERC
Posted on Mar 9, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Save Passamaquoddy Bay Files Comments With FERC
Robert Godfrey, a member of Save Passamaquoddy Bay, filed comments yesterday with FERC alleging that the Quoddy Bay and Downeast LNG proposals do not comply with standards of the Society of International Gas Terminal and Tanker Operators (SIGTTO). According to Godfrey, the projects fail to meet several SIGTTO guidelines, including those regarding jetty and ship dockage within the...
Construction on Costa Azul Terminal on Schedule
Posted on Mar 8, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Construction on Costa Azul Terminal on Schedule
Mexican Energy Secretary Fernando Canales says construction on Sempra’s Energia Costa Azul terminal in Baja California is on schedule for completion in January 2008 and has not exceeded the budget. “The construction of what we are seeing here is completely positive and will benefit Mexico,” Canales said during a press conference held after visiting the site yesterday...
Downeast LNG President Says Blocking LNG Tankers Has International Implications
Posted on Feb 28, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, LNGLawBlog, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Downeast LNG President Says Blocking LNG Tankers Has International Implications
Downeast LNG President Dean Girdis says that allowing Canada to block LNG carrier transit through Canadian waters would set a harmful international precedent. The vessels would be headed to three proposed LNG terminals on the Maine coast, and some argue that blocking them would undermine international maritime law. An Associated Press article is available via LexisNexis. [Subscription...