Bangor Daily News: Premier Graham’s concerns regarding LNG “not without foundation”
Posted on Oct 5, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Bangor Daily News: Premier Graham’s concerns regarding LNG “not without foundation”
An editorial carried by the Bangor Daily News recognizes that New Brunswick “Premier Graham’s concerns about the safety from LNG tankers … are not without foundation” and expresses concern over Maine Governor Baldacci’s approach to LNG siting. The paper notes that Maine’s next governor should work to “identify[] sites where LNG or some...
Disagreement Over LNG Vessels in Head Harbour Passage Examined
Posted on Oct 5, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Disagreement Over LNG Vessels in Head Harbour Passage Examined
An analysis carried by Mainebiz examines the ongoing disagreement between Canadian and Maine officials regarding LNG vessel traffic in Head Harbour Passage. The piece notes that the relationship between New Brunswick and Maine is strong despite this disagreement and that both sides hope to work with the other to develop the...
Canaport LNG to Invest in Restoring Wetlands in New Brunswick
Posted on Oct 2, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Canaport LNG to Invest in Restoring Wetlands in New Brunswick
Canaport LNG has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the town of Hampton, New Brunswick, to restore a decommissioned lagoon that was used to process sewage effluent from nearby homes. The Telegraph-Journal reports that Canaport LNG must restore a total of approximately 48 hectares of wetlands to comply with provincial requirements and that this project will restore nearly 9...
Canaport LNG Expected to Receive Cargo Oct. 5
Posted on Oct 1, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Canaport LNG Expected to Receive Cargo Oct. 5
Reuters reports that Repsol YPF’s Bilbao Knutsen LNG vessel is expected to arrive at the Canaport LNG terminal on October 5, 2009. The vessel, which is the seventh to arrive at Canaport since the terminal came online in June, is carrying LNG sourced from Trinidad &...
New Brunswick Premier Reiterates Province’s Opposition to LNG Terminals in Passamaquoddy Bay
Posted on Sep 28, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on New Brunswick Premier Reiterates Province’s Opposition to LNG Terminals in Passamaquoddy Bay
New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham reiterates his government’s opposition to LNG projects sited in Passamaquoddy Bay in an op-ed published by the Telegraph-Journal. In the op-ed, the Premier affirms his “sovereign and legal duty to ensure that the interests and concerns of our residents are taken into account and defended by all appropriate means as these [LNG] projects...
Repsol CEO Expects Canaport LNG to “Create a Lot of Value” Despite Current Market Conditions
Posted on Sep 28, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Repsol CEO Expects Canaport LNG to “Create a Lot of Value” Despite Current Market Conditions
Speaking to Platts LNG Daily [subscription required], Repsol YPF CEO Antonio Brufau said that although natural gas market conditions in North America are not favorable at present, he expects the Canaport LNG import terminal to play a key role in Repsol’s global portfolio of...