LNG Project Opponents Say FERC Acting Inconsistently on Maine LNG Project Applications
Posted on Feb 17, 2010 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on LNG Project Opponents Say FERC Acting Inconsistently on Maine LNG Project Applications
In supplemental comments filed with FERC this week, Nulankeyutomonen Nkihtahkomikumon, Save Passamaquoddy Bay-Canada, and Save Passamaquoddy Bay-U.S. suggest that the Commission is not evaluating the circumstances surrounding the Downeast and Calais LNG proposals in the same manner. Specifically, the comments argue that FERC’s Draft EIS prepared for the Downeast LNG project did...
Delivery of LNG Cargo to Altamira Terminal Expected This Week
Posted on Feb 16, 2010 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Delivery of LNG Cargo to Altamira Terminal Expected This Week
Petroleum World reports that an LNG cargo sourced from Nigeria is expected to arrived at the Altamira LNG regasification terminal this week.
Canadian Ambassador Reiterates Canada’s Opposition to LNG Vessel Traffic Through Head Harbour Passage
Posted on Feb 5, 2010 in Canada & Mexico, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Canadian Ambassador Reiterates Canada’s Opposition to LNG Vessel Traffic Through Head Harbour Passage
In a letter to FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff responding to the recently filed application of Calais LNG, the new Canadian Ambassador to the United States, Gary Doer, reiterated the Canadian federal government’s position that it will not permit LNG vessels to transit through Canadian waters in Passamaquoddy Bay or Head Harbour Passage. Ambassador Doer’s letter notes that ...
Editorial: Canadian Government’s Position on LNG Vessel Traffic “Reasonable”
Posted on Feb 2, 2010 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Editorial: Canadian Government’s Position on LNG Vessel Traffic “Reasonable”
An editorial carried by the Telegraph-Journal argues that the Canadian federal government’s opposition to LNG vessel traffic in the Canadian waters of Head Harbour Passage and Passamaquoddy Bay is “reasonable” and based on “readily verifiable...
New Brunswick Argues Calais LNG Application Should Be Rejected by FERC
Posted on Feb 1, 2010 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on New Brunswick Argues Calais LNG Application Should Be Rejected by FERC
In a motion to reject and additional comments filed with FERC last week, the Province of New Brunswick argued that the Commission should reject Calais LNG’s application to build and operate an LNG terminal and associated pipeline for failure to provide all required information. The Province asserts that the application does not address cumulative impacts from both the Calais and...
Kitimat LNG May Use Panama Canal Once Canal’s Expansion is Complete
Posted on Jan 29, 2010 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Kitimat LNG May Use Panama Canal Once Canal’s Expansion is Complete
Bloomberg reports that Kitimat LNG may use the Panama Canal to sell LNG to customers in the Atlantic Basin once the expansion of the canal is completed. Citing TradeWinds, Bloomberg reports that when the expansion is complete in 2014, 80% of the global LNG fleet will be able to use the...