Editorial Endorses TransCanada Pipeline Over North Slope LNG Project
Posted on May 30, 2008 in Liquefaction, Pipelines, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial Endorses TransCanada Pipeline Over North Slope LNG Project
An editorial carried in today’s Anchorage Daily News (Alaska) endorses the decision by Gov. Sarah Palin (R-Alaska) to favor the TransCanada’s natural gas pipeline project over a proposal to export gas from the North Slope as...
Sempra Finalizes 20-Year Contract with BP for Indonesian LNG
Posted on May 23, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Sempra Finalizes 20-Year Contract with BP for Indonesian LNG
Sempra Energy announced yesterday it has finalized a 20-year LNG supply contract with BP PLC for supplies from the Tangguh liquefaction project in Indonesia. According to a report by Dow Jones Newswires (carried via CNNMoney.com), LNG cargos will begin arriving at Sempra’s Energia Costa Azul LNG regasification terminal in the second quarter of 2009. Separately, Sempra CEO Darcel...
Trinidad & Tobago Invited to “Participate” in Liberty Offshore LNG Project
Posted on May 21, 2008 in Liquefaction, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Trinidad & Tobago Invited to “Participate” in Liberty Offshore LNG Project
Canadian Superior Chairman Greg Noval said yesterday that the government of Trinidad & Tobago, a potential supplier for the recently proposed Liberty offshore LNG project, has been asked “to participate” in the project. Separately, Roger Whelan, CEO of project sponsor Excalibur, told Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] that Trinidad & Tobago is not the only...
Gazprom to Become Partner in Rabaska LNG Project
Posted on May 16, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Gazprom to Become Partner in Rabaska LNG Project
Russian gas company Gazprom announced yesterday that it will join Enbridge Inc., Gaz Metro LP, and Gaz de France as a partner in the Rabaska LNG terminal proposed for Quebec, Canada. The Globe and Mail reports that Gazprom has offered to supply 100% of the terminal’s capacity from the Shtockman gas fields in the Barents...
U.S. Secretary of Energy Visits Trinidad & Tobago
Posted on May 13, 2008 in Liquefaction, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on U.S. Secretary of Energy Visits Trinidad & Tobago
U.S. Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman is visiting Trinidad & Tobago this week where he will meet with Prime Minister Patrick Manning, Energy Minister Conrad Enill, and U.S. business leaders in the region. In announcing the visit, Sec. Bodman noted that Trinidad & Tobago supplies nearly 60% of U.S. LNG imports and called the Caribbean country a “key strategic energy...
ALNG: 65% of 2007 LNG Cargos Exported from Trinidad Went to United States
Posted on Apr 24, 2008 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on ALNG: 65% of 2007 LNG Cargos Exported from Trinidad Went to United States
Atlantic LNG (ALNG) CEO Oscar Prieto told Trinidad & Tobago’s Newsday that 65% of his company’s cargos were exported to the United States in 2007. He also noted that 58% of all LNG imported to the United States in 2007 was from...