Costa Azul Expects to Commence Operations in Q2 2008
Posted on Mar 20, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Costa Azul Expects to Commence Operations in Q2 2008
According to Reuters, a Sempra Energy spokesperson said Wednesday that the company expects the Energia Costa Azul LNG project to commence commercial operations during the second quarter of 2008. Reuters also reports that the total cost for the project will be approximately $945...
Letter to the Editor: LNG Will Ease Transition to Renewable Energy
Posted on Mar 20, 2008 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Letter to the Editor: LNG Will Ease Transition to Renewable Energy
Bill Cooper, president of the Center for Liquefied Natural Gas, argues in a letter to the editor of the Ventura County Star that while renewable energy technologies may eventually generate a large percentage of energy in the United States, the shift to renewable energy sources should be...
Louisiana LNG Terminals, Other Industrial Projects Require More Skilled Workers
Posted on Mar 20, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Louisiana LNG Terminals, Other Industrial Projects Require More Skilled Workers
Dr. Joe May, president of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, said Tuesday that LNG projects in southwest Louisiana, as well as other industrial projects, need more skilled workers. According to the Ouachita Citizen, the college system will ask the State to invest an additional $10 million to update school facilities and build new...
Alaska Senator Encourages State Legislators to Pursue Natural Gas Pipeline
Posted on Mar 19, 2008 in E&P, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Alaska Senator Encourages State Legislators to Pursue Natural Gas Pipeline
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) told the Alaska State Legislature that Alaska faces significant competition in the North American natural gas market, including competition from new LNG import projects in Atlantic Canada, along the U.S. Gulf Coast, and in Baja California. Senator Murkowski urged interested parties to come together and move forward with the construction of a...
Analyst: “Very Large Overbuild” in U.S. LNG Regas Capacity
Posted on Mar 19, 2008 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Analyst: “Very Large Overbuild” in U.S. LNG Regas Capacity
PFC Energy yesterday released a report indicating that regasification capacity in the United States will significantly exceed projected LNG supplies by 2012. Terrell Benke, one of the report’s authors, told the Calgary Herald that there is a “very large overbuild” in LNG regasification capacity, noting that several LNG terminals have been constructed without firm...
Consulting Firm Releases Report on Economic Impact of Oregon Pipeline Project
Posted on Mar 19, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Consulting Firm Releases Report on Economic Impact of Oregon Pipeline Project
EcoNorthwest, a consulting firm based in Portland, Ore., concluded in a report that construction of the Oregon Pipeline project proposed to transport natural gas imported by Oregon LNG would bring substantial economic benefits to the region. An EcoNorthwest economist also stated that the proposed Oregon LNG project would reduce Oregon’s energy prices. Read more in the Hillsboro...