Canaport LNG Plans Maintenance in May
Posted on Apr 13, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Canaport LNG Plans Maintenance in May
A company spokesperson told Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] that the Canaport LNG terminal will shutdown in May for planned maintenance, but is expected to reopen the same...
Joint Venture Proposes Second LNG Export Project for Northern British Columbia
Posted on Mar 28, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Joint Venture Proposes Second LNG Export Project for Northern British Columbia
BC LNG Export Co-Operative LLC, a joint-venture between LNG Partners and the Haisla First Nation, has submitted an application to Canada’s National Energy Board to construct and operate an LNG export facility on British Columbia’s Pacific coast. According to the Calgary Herald, the LNG export project contemplated would have a liquefaction capacity of 125 MMcf/d and cost...
British Columbian Official: Kitimat LNG Project Could Lead to Lower Gas Prices for Local Residents
Posted on Mar 23, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, Pipelines | Comments Off on British Columbian Official: Kitimat LNG Project Could Lead to Lower Gas Prices for Local Residents
Robin Austin, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Skeena, B.C., told the Terrace Standard that the Kitimat LNG export project could lower natural gas bills for local residents. According to Austin, without major industrial customers purchasing gas in northwestern British Columbia, natural gas pipeline company PNG has be compelled to pass on gas transportation costs to residential...
Costa Azul LNG Passes Inspection by Mexican Officials
Posted on Mar 22, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Costa Azul LNG Passes Inspection by Mexican Officials
Following a three-day inspection, officials from Mexico’s federal environmental regulator Profepa announced that the Energia Costa Azul LNG terminal created “no environmental imbalance or damage to human health.” The San Diego Union-Tribune provides further...
Shell Considering Liquefaction Project in British Columbia
Posted on Mar 22, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Shell Considering Liquefaction Project in British Columbia
Platts LNG Daily reports that Shell Canada is in negotiations with potential partners for an LNG liquefaction facility on Prince Rupert Island in British Columbia, Canada. According to Lorraine Mitchelmore, Shell Canada’s president, the facility would have a production capacity of at least 1 Bcf/d. [Subscription...
Encana to Buy Stake in Kitimat LNG Export Project
Posted on Mar 18, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, Financing, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Encana to Buy Stake in Kitimat LNG Export Project
Encana announced this morning that it will purchase a 30% stake in the Kitimat LNG export project. According to Reuters, Encana will buy 11% from Apache Corp. and 19% from EOG Resources.