Op-Ed: Kitimat Natural Gas Supply Agreements Encouraging for Region’s Gas Industry
Posted on Aug 11, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Kitimat Natural Gas Supply Agreements Encouraging for Region’s Gas Industry
An op-ed carried by the Calgary Herald argues that the recent supply agreements between local natural gas producers and the developers of the Kitimat LNG liquefaction project represent encouraging signs for western Canada’s natural gas...
Apache to Supply Natural Gas to Kitimat LNG Liquefaction Facility
Posted on Aug 10, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction | Comments Off on Apache to Supply Natural Gas to Kitimat LNG Liquefaction Facility
Bloomberg reports that Apache Corp. has agreed to supply natural gas to the planned Kitimat LNG liquefaction facility. The agreement will be announced in a memorandum of understanding that will be released later...
No Damage Reported at Costa Azul LNG Terminal Following Earthquakes
Posted on Aug 6, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on No Damage Reported at Costa Azul LNG Terminal Following Earthquakes
A spokesperson for Sempra Energy said yesterday that no damage has been reported at the Costa Azul LNG import facility following a number of recent earthquakes in the Gulf of California region. Find additional coverage in Platts LNG Daily [subscription...
Industry Consultant: LNG Will Help Plug Natural Gas Supply Gap for Northeast Market During Sable Island Outage
Posted on Aug 4, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Industry Consultant: LNG Will Help Plug Natural Gas Supply Gap for Northeast Market During Sable Island Outage
Energy industry consultant Tom Woods told Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] that he expects LNG imports, particularly from the Canaport LNG import terminal, will help plug the natural gas supply gap in the U.S. Northeast during the planned outage of the Sable Island gas field beginning later this month. Woods believes that existing storage inventories will make up some of the...
FERC Issues Order on Petition for Waiver by North Baja, Shell, and Gazprom
Posted on Jul 27, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Issues Order on Petition for Waiver by North Baja, Shell, and Gazprom
On July 23, 2009, FERC issued an order granting in part a petition for a waiver of certain capacity release requirements filed by North Baja Pipeline, Shell Energy North America, and Gazprom. The petition specifically sought a waiver to permit Shell to release some of its firm transportation capacity on North Baja to Gazprom at Shell’s negotiated rate. The capacity would be used...
FERC Authorizes Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline to Export Natural Gas to Canada
Posted on Jul 22, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Authorizes Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline to Export Natural Gas to Canada
Yesterday FERC issued an order amending the Presidential Permit and Natural Gas Act section 3 authorization to allow Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, LLC to export natural gas from the United States to Canada. The Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline connects to the Brunswick Pipeline, which transports regasified LNG imported via the Canaport LNG terminal, at the Canadian border....