Canadian Firms to Fill U.S. LNG Regasification Gap
Posted on Jun 6, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Canadian Firms to Fill U.S. LNG Regasification Gap
The Edmonton Journal (via LexisNexis, subscription required) reports that Canadian firms are seeking to fill the gap in U.S. supply and demand for LNG regasification capacity by importing LNG to Canada for export as natural gas to the United States. The article also describes the extensive public consultation process executed by Petro-Canada and TransCanada Corp. in their successful...
FERC Denies Canadian Province’s Request to Suspend LNG Review
Posted on Jun 5, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on FERC Denies Canadian Province’s Request to Suspend LNG Review
FERC ordered that application reviews can continue for the Quoddy Bay and Downeast LNG terminal proposals on the Maine side of Passamaquoddy Bay. New Brunswick argued that because the Canadian federal government declared that LNG carriers would be prohibited from using Canadian waters to reach the terminals, FERC ought to halt its permit review process. FERC “recognize[d] that...
Mass. DEP Pauses Weaver’s Cove Review Pending Coast Guard Approval
Posted on Jun 5, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mass. DEP Pauses Weaver’s Cove Review Pending Coast Guard Approval
The Associated Press (via Boston Globe) reports that the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection will suspend its review of the Weaver’s Cove LNG project because of navigational safety, security, and environmental concerns raised by the U.S. Coast Guard. MassDEP’s acting commissioner stated that “[w]hile preliminary in nature, the substance and outcome of...
Canadian NEB Approves Emera Brunswick Pipeline
Posted on Jun 1, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Markets and Competition, Pipelines | Comments Off on Canadian NEB Approves Emera Brunswick Pipeline
Finding that “the benefits associated with the Brunswick Pipeline bringing an additional and stable supply of gas into Maritime Canada are significant, real and numerous,” Canada’s National Energy Board approved the Emera Brunswick pipeline proposal designed to transport gas from the Canaport LNG terminal under construction near Saint John, New Brunswick. The...
Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on May 31, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
Newsday (New York) (opposed to Broadwater LNG terminal)
Op-Ed: Admission of Mistake May Have Led to Defeat of Cabrillo Port
Posted on May 29, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Admission of Mistake May Have Led to Defeat of Cabrillo Port
An op-ed in the Ventura County Star points to the announcement by the executive director of the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District that it had been “a mistake” to exempt Cabrillo Port from local onshore air quality standards as the turning point that led to the defeat of BHP Billiton’s project. The op-ed claims that, after the announcement, public opinion...