Industry Experts at LNG 15: Future Supplies Main Problem Facing LNG Industry
Posted on Apr 24, 2007 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Industry Experts at LNG 15: Future Supplies Main Problem Facing LNG Industry
Frank Harris, head of Wood Mackenzie’s Global LNG Consulting section, offered his views on the LNG market during today’s session at the LNG 15 Conference in Barcelona, Spain. He suggested that although ongoing delays in liquefaction through 2010 will continue to create a supply shortage, the industry will face a challenge in ensuring adequate supply after 2010 when supplies...
Petro-Canada One of Four Finalists for Gazprom’s Baltic LNG Project
Posted on Apr 20, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Petro-Canada One of Four Finalists for Gazprom’s Baltic LNG Project
Petro-Canada revealed that it is one of four finalists under consideration by Gazprom to become a partner in the proposed Baltic LNG liquefaction facility near St. Petersburg. Gazprom is expected to reveal the remaining finalists during next week’s LNG 15 Conference in Barcelona, Spain. NATS and Platts LNG Daily provide further information. [Subscription...
Alaska Governor Places Conditions on Her Support for Kenai LNG Export License
Posted on Apr 11, 2007 in E&P, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Alaska Governor Places Conditions on Her Support for Kenai LNG Export License
Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska has offered conditional support for extending the export license of the nation’s only LNG export terminal. She urges the Dept. of Energy to renew the Kenai LNG plant’s export license only if its owners, ConocoPhillips and Marathon, agree to give priority to local gas consumption, explore for new natural gas reserves, and buy third-party gas for...
Jamaica Considers Alternative to LNG
Posted on Mar 30, 2007 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Jamaica Considers Alternative to LNG
Following the collapse of the LNG deal between Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago, politicians and businessmen are rethinking Jamaica’s pursuit of LNG and suggesting compressed natural gas as an alternative energy source. Read more in The Jamaica...
Russian LNG May Enter North American Market
Posted on Mar 27, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Russian LNG May Enter North American Market
During this week’s Canada-Russia Business Summit in Ottawa, the general director of Russia’s Baltic LNG said that deliveries of Russian LNG to North America may begin in 2011. Baltic LNG, a joint venture between Gazprom and Sovkomflot, plans to construct a liquefaction plant in Leningrad by 2010. An article by Prime-TASS Energy Service, carried via LexisNexis, has further...
T&T Agrees to Train X Feasibility Study
Posted on Mar 23, 2007 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on T&T Agrees to Train X Feasibility Study
Trinidad and Tobago’s government and BG have agreed to conduct an 18-month feasibility study to assess the viability of a new liquefaction plant dubbed “Train X.” Read more in The Trinidad & Tobago...