Canadian Foreign Minister Says Government Considering Ban on LNG Vessels in Head Harbour
Posted on Sep 10, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Canadian Foreign Minister Says Government Considering Ban on LNG Vessels in Head Harbour
Maxime Bernier, recently appointed as Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, told the Save Passamaquoddy Bay group that the Canadian government will consider regulations prohibiting LNG tankers from transiting the Head Harbour Passage to reach two proposed LNG regasification terminal sites in the United States. Bernier also reiterated Canada’s position that the Passage is...
Canadian Municipal Leaders Meet in St. Andrews, Learn About LNG Debate
Posted on Sep 7, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Canadian Municipal Leaders Meet in St. Andrews, Learn About LNG Debate
Municipal leaders from across Canada meeting in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, this week have taken notice of the local debate surrounding the LNG terminals proposed for Passamaquoddy Bay. Gord Steeves, president of the national board of directors for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, said that conference attendees have spent much of their free time discussing the LNG terminal...
Canaport LNG Terminal to Include Third Storage Tank
Posted on Sep 7, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Storage | Comments Off on Canaport LNG Terminal to Include Third Storage Tank
Canaport LNG announced yesterday that it would build a third storage tank at its facility currently under construction near St. John, New Brunswick. Construction of a third tank was contemplated under the original regulatory approval for the project, therefore Canaport does not need to seek additional government approvals. The Amherst Daily News reports that the additional storage tank...
Sempra CFO: Costa Azul LNG Terminal Construction on Schedule
Posted on Sep 7, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Financing, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Sempra CFO: Costa Azul LNG Terminal Construction on Schedule
Speaking at the Lehman Brothers CEO Energy/Power conference in New York City, Sempra Energy’s CFO Mark Snell told investors that the Engeria Costa Azul LNG regasification terminal is more than 80% complete and remains on schedule to begin operations in 2008. Platts LNG Daily reports that Snell believes that Costa Azul’s capacity to expand to 2.5 Bcf/d gives the project a...
Environmentalists and Community Activists Renew Support for California LNG Study Legislation
Posted on Sep 6, 2007 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Environmentalists and Community Activists Renew Support for California LNG Study Legislation
The Ventura County Star [free registration required] reports today that some local environmental activists in Southern California are renewing their support for SB 412, a bill passed by the California State Senate in June that would require state officials to determine whether California needs LNG to meet the state’s demand for natural gas. The bill, however, faces opposition in...
OceanWay LNG Application Certified as “Complete”
Posted on Sep 6, 2007 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on OceanWay LNG Application Certified as “Complete”
The U.S. Coast Guard and the City of Los Angeles have certified the LNG terminal application of OceanWay LNG as “complete,” Energy Current reports. According to the press report, the Coast Guard and City of Los Angeles expect to announce the date of the public hearing on scoping within 30...