Infrastructure to Support LNG Export Proposals on Canada’s West Coast Presents Challenges
Posted on Sep 30, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports, Pipelines | Comments Off on Infrastructure to Support LNG Export Proposals on Canada’s West Coast Presents Challenges
Two energy industry analysts told Platts LNG Daily that they expect the infrastructure needed to support the various LNG export terminals proposed for Western Canada, particularly pipelines for gas supplies, could present significant challenges to project developers. [Subscription...
Editorial: LNG Liquefaction Facilities Key to Developing Natural Gas in British Columbia
Posted on Sep 23, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Editorial: LNG Liquefaction Facilities Key to Developing Natural Gas in British Columbia
An editorial carried by the Vancouver Sun argues that rapid development of LNG liquefaction and export projects is necessary to encourage development of British Columbia’s unconventional natural gas...
Op-Ed: Development of LNG Export Projects May Help British Columbia Stimulate Economy
Posted on Sep 22, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Development of LNG Export Projects May Help British Columbia Stimulate Economy
An op-ed carried by the Vancouver Sun suggests that the development of one or more of the LNG export projects proposed for British Columbia’s west coast may help stimulate the province’s economy. The piece notes that the province hopes to have as many as three operating LNG export terminals by...
BC Premier to Push for Three LNG Export Facilities By 2020
Posted on Sep 20, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on BC Premier to Push for Three LNG Export Facilities By 2020
The Vancouver Sun reports that Premier Christy Clark of British Columbia, Canada, announced this week that she would push for investment in three LNG export projects in her province by 2020. In addition to reporting on the premier’s speech, a separate article in the Sun examines LNG export projects in British Columbia over the past thirty...
Vopak and Enagas Complete Purchase of Altamira LNG Terminal
Posted on Sep 14, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Vopak and Enagas Complete Purchase of Altamira LNG Terminal
Royal Vopak and Enagas announced today that they have completed their purchase of Mexico’s Altamira LNG terminal from owners Shell, Total, and Mitsui for a total price of $408 million. The new owners’ joint venture will assume operational management of the terminal immediately. Reuters provides further...
Osaka Gas Official Says Canadian LNG Exports More Likely than U.S. Proposals
Posted on Sep 9, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Osaka Gas Official Says Canadian LNG Exports More Likely than U.S. Proposals
Osaka Gas Co. President Hiroshi Ozaki said this week that he believes projects proposing to export Canadian shale natural gas as LNG are more likely than LNG exports from the United States. Reuters provides additional...