Irving Oil Objects to Emera Pipeline Route from Canaport LNG
Posted on Oct 5, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Irving Oil Objects to Emera Pipeline Route from Canaport LNG
Irving Oil, a co-owner of the Canaport LNG facility currently under construction in Saint Johns, New Brunswick, filed an objection with the Canadian National Energy Board regarding the proposed route of the Emera Brunswick Pipeline. Irving Oil stated that the proposed route could potentially interfere with its plans to develop a second oil refinery for the area. A spokesperson for...
Occidental Announces Supply Agreement for Ingleside LNG
Posted on Oct 5, 2007 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Occidental Announces Supply Agreement for Ingleside LNG
Occidental Petroleum announced yesterday that 15% of LNG supplies for the Ingleside LNG terminal planned for Ingleside, Tex., would come from Nigeria. A vice president for Occidental went on to say that negotiations are underway to secure further suppliers, including Algeria’s Sonatrach, and that construction on the terminal will likely begin in early 2008. Dow Jones News Service...
Provincial Cabinet Overrides Farmland Commission’s Objections to Rabaska LNG Proposal
Posted on Oct 5, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Provincial Cabinet Overrides Farmland Commission’s Objections to Rabaska LNG Proposal
The Montreal Gazette reports that the provincial cabinet of Quebec has exercised its authority to remove a commission empowered to regulate the use of farmland from the decision-making process on the Rabaska LNG proposal. Natural Resources Minister Claude Bechard said the Commission de protection du territoire agricole’s recent decision to oppose the terminal site could further...
Recent Events Delay Jamaican LNG Import Terminal
Posted on Oct 5, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Recent Events Delay Jamaican LNG Import Terminal
Speaking to Platts LNG Daily [subscription required], Petroleum Corp. of Jamaica LNG project manager Stephen Wedderburn said that recent election results and damage from Hurricane Dean have delayed plans for an LNG import terminal to be built in Jamaica. Wedderburn noted that the short list of finalists is expected to be released by the end of...
Shell Contemplating Expansion of Mexican LNG Terminal
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Dow Jones News Service (carried via Energy Central Professional [subscription required]) reports that Royal Dutch Shell PLC is contemplating expanding its Altmira LNG import terminal, should Mexican demand rise and if LNG supplies are available. The head of Shell’s Mexican operations said that an expansion could take place within the next five years, depending on market...
St. Andrews Mayor Set to Continue to Oppose Downeast LNG
Posted on Oct 5, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on St. Andrews Mayor Set to Continue to Oppose Downeast LNG
Mayor John Craig of St. Andrews, New Brunswick, told the Telegraph-Journal that he remains ready to oppose the Downeast LNG import terminal proposed for Passamaquoddy Bay. Despite an unfavorable decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the proposed pipeline route for the project, Craig expects Downeast LNG to address the agency’s concerns and refile its...