Sempra Plans Open Season for Energia Costa Azul Expansion
Posted on Feb 28, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Sempra Plans Open Season for Energia Costa Azul Expansion
Sempra LNG President Darcel Hulse says plans to expand the baseload capacity of its proposed Energia Costa Azul LNG terminal in Baja California from 1.0 Bcf/d to 2.5 Bcf/d would depend on the success of its open season, which he says will take place “early this year.” The facility, which already is under construction and expected to come online in 2008, would provide...
New Brunswick to Put Pressure on New Canadian PM
Posted on Feb 27, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on New Brunswick to Put Pressure on New Canadian PM
Local and provincial politicians from New Brunswick are urging new Minister of Veterans Affairs and local Member of Parliament Greg Thompson to use his influence with the new Canadian Prime Minister to halt three proposed LNG terminals in Maine. John Craig, the mayor of St. Andrews, New Brunswick, has indicated that his town has “given Greg (Thompson) about 60 days from the...
Anadarko Seeks Supplier for Bear Head LNG Project
Posted on Feb 13, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Anadarko Seeks Supplier for Bear Head LNG Project
Friday’s Telegraph-Journal reports that Anadarko Petroleum’s Bear Head LNG project is without a supply contract. “We’ve been working the supply options as far as we can,” said Bob Daniels, vice-president of exploration and production. “We still have a couple that we’re moving forward with, but it has been slower than we anticipated.”...
LNG Critic Elected Minister of Veterans Affairs in New Canadian Cabinet
Posted on Feb 10, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on LNG Critic Elected Minister of Veterans Affairs in New Canadian Cabinet
A critic of LNG development in Passamaquoddy Bay has been elected minister of veterans affairs under Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s administration. Greg Thompson says industrial areas are more appropriate for LNG terminal proposals and vows to bring the fight against the proposed LNG terminals in Passamaquoddy Bay to Parliament Hill in Ottawa. “Obviously, we are...
Public Comment Period Begins for Rabaska Project
Posted on Feb 10, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Public Comment Period Begins for Rabaska Project
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has announced the start of the public comment period on the Environmental Impact Statement for an LNG terminal proposal in Quebec. Gaz Metro, Gaz de France and Enbridge Inc. are the developers of the Rabaska project, which consists of a terminal, two storage tanks, a docking station, vaporizing facilities and a 50-km....
Mexican Official Says Chevron Is Undecided on Mexican Offshore LNG Project
Posted on Feb 9, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Mexican Official Says Chevron Is Undecided on Mexican Offshore LNG Project
Chevron Corp. has pushed back a final investment decision on its Isla Coronado LNG terminal project, according to Fernando Canales Clariond, Mexico’s secretary of energy. A Chevron spokesperson said the decision on the 1.4 Bcf/d project “will be made in concert with a supply project,” possibly the Gorgon Joint Venture in Australia, in which Chevron is a stakeholder....