Encana-PetroChina Deal May Have Implications for Kitimat LNG Export Proposal
Posted on Feb 11, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, E&P, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Encana-PetroChina Deal May Have Implications for Kitimat LNG Export Proposal
A number of industry observers noted that the recent acquisition by PetroChina of a large stake in Encana’s British Columbian natural gas reserves could have implications for Kitimat LNG’s efforts to export LNG to customers in the Asian Pacific market. According to the Calgary Sun, Encana CEO Randy Eresman said that although Kitimat LNG did not figure into negotiations between...
Canadian NEB Announces Hearings on Kitimat LNG Export Proposal
Posted on Feb 10, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Canadian NEB Announces Hearings on Kitimat LNG Export Proposal
The Canadian National Energy Board (NEB) announced yesterday that it will host two hearings on the Kitimat LNG export proposal. The first, a public information session, is scheduled for March 1, 2011, in Kitimat, British Columbia, and the second, a formal public hearing to receive testimony, will be convened on June 7, 2011. The Calgary Herald provides further...
Kitimat LNG Backers Secure Controlling Interest In Pacific Trail Gas Pipeline
Posted on Feb 8, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, Financing, LNG Exports, Pipelines | Comments Off on Kitimat LNG Backers Secure Controlling Interest In Pacific Trail Gas Pipeline
CTV reports that Apache Canada Ltd. and EOG Resources Canada Inc. will purchase 50 percent of the Pacific Trail natural gas pipeline project for $50 million. As envisioned, the pipeline would transport gas 463 kilometers from northeastern British Columbia to the planned Kitimat LNG export facility on the Pacific...
SDG&E Representative, County Official Address LNG Import Gas Composition Concerns
Posted on Jan 18, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Gas Composition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on SDG&E Representative, County Official Address LNG Import Gas Composition Concerns
The San Diego Union-Tribune posed a number of questions to a San Diego Gas & Electric spokesperson and the head of the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District regarding concerns over the gas composition of natural gas supplies imported via the Energia Costa Azul LNG...
San Diego County Official Concerned with Nitrogen Content in LNG Imported to Costa Azul Terminal
Posted on Jan 14, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Gas Composition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on San Diego County Official Concerned with Nitrogen Content in LNG Imported to Costa Azul Terminal
Bob Kard, leader of the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District, raised concerns with the level of nitrogen in LNG imported to the Costa Azul LNG import terminal. According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, once the LNG is regasified at the Costa Azul terminal and transported to customers in southern California, its composition allows the gas to burn hotter and, though it meets...
Provincial Energy Ministers Support LNG Exports to Avoid Canadian Gas Oversupply
Posted on Jan 13, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Provincial Energy Ministers Support LNG Exports to Avoid Canadian Gas Oversupply
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that the energy ministers for the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan said last week that they view LNG exports as an important tool to avoid an oversupply of gas from western Canada. The provincial officials cited the Kitimat LNG export project as one example of businesses seeking new customers for Canadian...