Quoddy Bay LNG Will Pursue LNG Tanker Access to Head Harbour Passage
Posted on Sep 14, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Quoddy Bay LNG Will Pursue LNG Tanker Access to Head Harbour Passage
Brian Smith, project manager for the Quoddy Bay LNG project proposed for Passamaquoddy Bay, told the Chronicle Herald (Nova Scotia, Canada) that his company’s position regarding LNG tanker traffic remains unchanged despite the possibility that Canada will enact regulations to prohibit LNG tankers from transiting the Head Harbour Passage. Smith claims that “[i]nternational...
Virginia Energy Plan Identifies Hampton Roads Region as Attractive LNG Expansion Target
Posted on Sep 14, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Storage | Comments Off on Virginia Energy Plan Identifies Hampton Roads Region as Attractive LNG Expansion Target
Governor Timothy Kaine (D-Va.) announced his comprehensive energy plan on Wednesday. The plan noted the need to improve the state’s gas pipeline and storage infrastructure and recommended that Virginia “carefully consider support for projects to diversify its natural gas supplies, such as new LNG terminals and increasing pipeline capacity.” The plan specifically...
WestPac LNG Hosts Informational Meeting on Texada Island LNG Proposal
Posted on Sep 14, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on WestPac LNG Hosts Informational Meeting on Texada Island LNG Proposal
The Powell River Peak (Vancouver, Canada) reports that approximately 120 people attended an informational session hosted by WestPac LNG this week on the Texada Island LNG proposal. Mark Butler, president of WestPac LNG, told local residents that WestPac would consider the outcome of a referendum proposed by Texada Island residents but would not be bound by any referendum. Instead,...
Local LNG Opponents Seek Details on Clearwater Port LNG Application
Posted on Sep 13, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local LNG Opponents Seek Details on Clearwater Port LNG Application
According to the Malibu Surfside News, LNG opponents in Southern California are seeking further details regarding NorthernStar Natural Gas’s Clearwater Port LNG application. In response to statements by the developer that the project will be thoroughly vetted by government staff, several LNG critics asserted that flaws with BHP Billiton’s Cabrillo Port LNG proposal were not...
New Jersey Activists Oppose Safe Harbor Energy LNG Project
Posted on Sep 13, 2007 in Environmental, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on New Jersey Activists Oppose Safe Harbor Energy LNG Project
New Jersey environmental, fishing and surfing activists, joined by a local official, last week officially announced their opposition to Atlantic Sea Island Group’s Safe Harbor Energy LNG deepwater port, the Atlanticville reports. The activists support Governor Jon Corzine’s (D-N.J.) request to MARAD that New Jersey be designated an adjacent state under the Deepwater Port...
Planning Commission Vote on Bradwood Landing LNG Delayed
Posted on Sep 13, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Planning Commission Vote on Bradwood Landing LNG Delayed
The Clatsop County (Ore.) Planning Commission has delayed its meeting originally scheduled for September 21 to examine new documents submitted by NorthernStar Natural Gas and vote on the panel’s final recommendation regarding theBradwood Landing LNG land use application. The meeting will now be held at 9 a.m. on September 28. The Daily Astorian offers additional...