Op-Ed: California Environmental Activists Defend LNG Report
Posted on Mar 11, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Op-Ed: California Environmental Activists Defend LNG Report
The Ventura County Star carries an op-ed piece today authored by two environmental activists who defend a report that questions whether pursuing LNG imports is the best energy option for California. The authors cite environmental and geopolitical concerns in the piece, which was written in response to a NorthernStar Natural Gas executive’s critique of the...
Start-Up Date Delayed for Maple LNG
Posted on Mar 11, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Start-Up Date Delayed for Maple LNG
Platts LNG Daily reports that the start-up date for the proposed Maple LNG terminal has been delayed from 2010 to 2011. The company’s revised timeline for the project was announced after the project received approval from the Canadian Environmental Ministry. [Subscription...
Contract Awarded for Manzanillo LNG Project
Posted on Mar 10, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Contract Awarded for Manzanillo LNG Project
Platts Oilgram News reports that the Mexican Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) has awarded a contract to construct and operate an LNG regas terminal at Manzanillo to Terminal KMS de GNL, a joint venture between KOGAS, Mitsui, and Samsung. A CFE spokesperson said that the winning bid was $480.2 million but declined to release further details. [Subscription...
Date for Bradwood Landing LNG Land-Use Application Meeting Changed
Posted on Mar 10, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Date for Bradwood Landing LNG Land-Use Application Meeting Changed
The Clatsop County (Ore.) Board of Commissioners rescheduled its meeting to consider final approval of Bradwood Landing LNG’s land-use application. The date of the meeting has been pushed back to March 20, 2008, in order to conform to the county charter’s requirement that public readings of ordinances be at least 13 days apart. The Daily Astorian provides...
Eight Firms Prequalified to Supply LNG to EcoEléctrica LNG and Pipeline Project
Posted on Mar 10, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Eight Firms Prequalified to Supply LNG to EcoEléctrica LNG and Pipeline Project
The Autoridad de Energia Eléctrica’s (“AEE”) Planning and Environmental Protection Director announced last week that eight firms have prequalified to supply LNG to the EcoEléctrica LNG and Gasoducto del Sur pipeline project under construction in Puerto Rico. AEE did not release the names of the qualifying firms, but the utility indicated that it will try to select the...
FERC Seeks Additional Information from Oregon LNG
Posted on Mar 10, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Seeks Additional Information from Oregon LNG
FERC last week issued a request for additional information from Oregon LNG, to follow up on the developer’s previous verbal responses regarding the proposed site’s geotechnical and soil analyses. FERC’s request is available in its eLibrary under Docket No....