Engineering Consultants: Canaport LNG Storage Tanks Compliant with Canadian Regulations
Posted on Feb 18, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Engineering Consultants: Canaport LNG Storage Tanks Compliant with Canadian Regulations
SGS Industrial Services, an engineering consulting firm, announced yesterday that it has examined the three LNG storage tanks constructed at the Canaport LNG terminal and verified that the tanks comply with applicable Canadian regulations. The firm also notes that the Canaport LNG project remains on schedule for start-up this year. Additional details are available via PR...
Park Commission Reiterates Opposition to Downeast LNG Project
Posted on Jan 22, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Park Commission Reiterates Opposition to Downeast LNG Project
The Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission, representing a park located in the Bay of Fundy, filed comments with FERC earlier this week responding to the U.S. Coast Guard’s Waterway Suitability Report for the Downeast LNG regasification terminal project and reiterating its opposition to the facility. The comments are available in FERC’s eLibrary under Docket No....
Development of LNG Terminal Projects in Eastern Canada Expected to Slow
Posted on Jan 21, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Development of LNG Terminal Projects in Eastern Canada Expected to Slow
The Calgary Herald reports that North American natural gas market conditions and global financial challenges are expected to slow the development of several LNG projects in Eastern Canada, including the Rabaska LNG project planned for...
Downeast LNG President: Passamaquoddy Bay is Safe for LNG Vessels
Posted on Jan 14, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Downeast LNG President: Passamaquoddy Bay is Safe for LNG Vessels
In a letter published by the Telegraph-Journal, Downeast LNG President Dean Girdis states that computer simulations of LNG vessels transiting the Head Harbour Passage, a study conducted by Canadian consultants for the Canadian government, as well as the U.S. Coast Guard’s recent findings, all demonstrate that Passamaquoddy Bay is suitable for LNG tanker...
Federal and Provincial Governments Issue Environmental Approvals for Kitimat LNG Liquefaction Project
Posted on Jan 14, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction | Comments Off on Federal and Provincial Governments Issue Environmental Approvals for Kitimat LNG Liquefaction Project
Kitimat LNG announced yesterday that its proposed LNG export terminal received environmental approval from the Canadian Federal Government on December 10, 2008, and from the British Columbia provincial authorities on January 9, 2009. Kitimat LNG also announced that it has signed a Heads of Agreement with Mitsubishi Corporation that will allow Mitsubishi to acquire terminal capacity and...
St. Andrew’s, NB Mayor Reasserts Canada Will Not Permit LNG Vessels in Head Harbour Passage
Posted on Jan 13, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Marine Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on St. Andrew’s, NB Mayor Reasserts Canada Will Not Permit LNG Vessels in Head Harbour Passage
John D. Craig, mayor of St. Andrews, New Brunswick, reiterated his belief that the Canadian government will not allow LNG vessels to transit Canadian waters near Passamaquoddy Bay, including the Head Harbour Passage. Emphasizing the difference between St. Andrew’s and the proposed project, Craig stressed that “this is a tourism area and that’s what we want to...