Group Claims 20,000 More Local Residents Have Signed Anti-Broadwater Petition
Posted on Dec 5, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Group Claims 20,000 More Local Residents Have Signed Anti-Broadwater Petition
Newsday reports that Citizens Campaign for the Environment, a group opposed to Broadwater Energy’s terminal proposal, has submitted an additional 20,000 anti-Broadwater petition signatures to FERC and to Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s (D-N.Y.) office, bringing the total number of signatures collected to 80,000. In response, Broadwater Energy released a statement saying that...
Qatari Ship May Deliver Commissioning Cargo to Costa Azul Terminal
Posted on Dec 5, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Qatari Ship May Deliver Commissioning Cargo to Costa Azul Terminal
A market source told Platts LNG Daily that a new Qatari LNG vessel may be used to transport the commissioning cargo to Energia Costa Azul, an LNG terminal scheduled to commence operations early next year on Mexico’s Pacific coast. [Subscription...
Editorial: LNG Projects Should be Approved
Posted on Dec 4, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: LNG Projects Should be Approved
The Albany Democrat-Herald (Ore.) offers an editorial today advocating the approval of several LNG regasification terminals proposed along the Columbia River. Citing diminishing Canadian gas supplies and rising gas costs, the editorial cautions readers that they “must not allow theoretical fears and unreasonable objections to overshadow the real benefits that would accrue to...
Fisherman Raises Concerns Regarding Newfoundland LNG
Posted on Dec 4, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Fisherman Raises Concerns Regarding Newfoundland LNG
Stating that “LNG is the most dangerous and devastating substance in the world if ignited by a tiny spark,” a Canadian fisherman suggested that increased emergency preparedness is needed to deal with potential accidents involving tankers servicing the proposed Newfoundland LNG import terminal. Read more in the St. John’s...
Local Tax Officials Say Suggested Bradwood Landing Tax Revenues “Speculative”
Posted on Dec 4, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Tax Officials Say Suggested Bradwood Landing Tax Revenues “Speculative”
A report carried by the Daily Astorian states that the suggested property tax revenues projected by NorthernStar Natural Gas, the developer backing Bradwood Landing LNG, are “speculative” and that the actual figure could differ substantially from initial estimates. Scott Derickson, Clatsop County Manager, told the newspaper that “it’s really hard to know”...
NATS: U.S. LNG Terminals Send Out Lowest Regasification Volume in Four Years
Posted on Dec 4, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on NATS: U.S. LNG Terminals Send Out Lowest Regasification Volume in Four Years
NATS’ LNG Week in Review reports that American LNG regasification facilities sent out approximately 27.3 Bcf of natural gas during the month of November, registering the lowest monthly total in four years. Despite this relatively low total, NATS also predicts that U.S. LNG imports will total approximately 736 Bcf for 2007, a record-setting annual...