Alaskan Gas Project Attracts International Interest
Posted on Sep 10, 2007 in Liquefaction, Pipelines | Comments Off on Alaskan Gas Project Attracts International Interest
The U.S. Federal Coordinator for the Alaskan Natural Gas Transportation Projects revealed last week that Spain’s Repsol YPF SA, BG Group, a Chinese company, TransCanada Corp. (TRP), the Alaskan Gasline Port Authority, and Mid-America Pipeline Co. have expressed interest in pipeline proposals to transport gas from fields in Alaska’s North Slope to a liquefaction facility,...
Atlantic LNG Chairman Narrowly Escapes Kidnapping
Posted on Sep 10, 2007 in Liquefaction | Comments Off on Atlantic LNG Chairman Narrowly Escapes Kidnapping
Trinidad and Tobago’s Newsday reports that Gordon Deane, chairman of Atlantic LNG, narrowly escaped from three men who attempted to abduct him from his home on Saturday. Deane injured his neck and shoulder when he jumped from a moving vehicle to...
Consultant’s Natural Gas Supply Report Not Favorable for Trinidad
Posted on Aug 29, 2007 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Consultant’s Natural Gas Supply Report Not Favorable for Trinidad
Though it has not been publicly released by the government, a gas supply audit prepared for the government of Trinidad & Tobago is rumored to predict that gas production will peak in approximately nine years and begin to decline in the years following. One source with Atlantic LNG told World Gas Intelligence that the problem may stem from the government’s incentive program,...
Gazprom May Acquire Stake in Atlantic LNG from BP
Posted on Aug 23, 2007 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Gazprom May Acquire Stake in Atlantic LNG from BP
The Times (London) reports that BP may have offered a stake in the Atlantic LNG liquefaction facility in Trinidad and Tobago to Gazprom. Atlantic LNG sends 75%, or approximately 1 Bcf, of its daily output to the United...
Statoil Receives First Gas Supplies from Snohvit Field
Posted on Aug 22, 2007 in E&P, Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Statoil Receives First Gas Supplies from Snohvit Field
Norwegian energy firm Statoil announced yesterday that its Hammerfest LNG export facility in northern Norway has received its first volumes from the Snohvit gas field and that it expects to begin production of LNG over the next three to four weeks. Much of the natural gas from Snohvit will be shipped to the United States, though plans for the terminal’s first shipment of LNG are...
Op Ed: Alaskan LNG Plant Helps Keep Local Gas Supplies Even
Posted on Aug 6, 2007 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op Ed: Alaskan LNG Plant Helps Keep Local Gas Supplies Even
An Op Ed carried by the Anchorage Daily News argues that the Kenai liquefaction plant is an indispensable part of Alaska’s long-term energy strategy because it serves as both as a year-round gas customer, allowing more gas fields to stay open, and as a back-up storage facility that can divert gas to residents during an...