Excelerate Donates Funds to Local Energy Conservation, Wind Power Projects
Posted on Sep 4, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Excelerate Donates Funds to Local Energy Conservation, Wind Power Projects
The Gloucester Daily Times (Mass.) reports that the developer of the Northeast Gateway Energy Bridge LNG terminal, Excelerate Energy LLC, has donated $500,000 to two local groups to help fund fuel assistance programs and energy conservation projects in Massachusetts. Excelerate also donated $400,000 to Mass Energy to assist in the development of a wind energy project in the state. Rob...
Op-Ed: Gas Pipeline Projects May Alleviate Need for California LNG Terminals
Posted on Sep 4, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Gas Pipeline Projects May Alleviate Need for California LNG Terminals
Examining the recent approval of the North Baja gas pipeline by California’s State Lands Commission, an op-ed in the Record-Gazette (Banning, Calif.) suggests that the Commission’s decision likely has eliminated the need for any LNG terminals to be built along the California...
Report: New U.S. LNG Terminals May Face Underutilization
Posted on Sep 4, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Report: New U.S. LNG Terminals May Face Underutilization
A Datamonitor report (carried via Energy Central Professional [subscription required]) suggests that the recent boom in the construction of U.S. LNG terminals may lead to underuse of regasification capacity. The report states that if U.S. LNG consumption grows 6% annually, consumption will total 46 Bcm/y by 2020. If the 22 LNG terminals that have been approved for construction are...
County Officials Approve Bradwood Landing Terminal Subject to Conditions
Posted on Aug 31, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on County Officials Approve Bradwood Landing Terminal Subject to Conditions
The Daily News (Longview, Wash.) and the Daily Astorian (Astoria, Ore.) report that the Clatsop County Planning Commission has voted to approve the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal, subject to a number of conditions. According to critics of the terminal, the Commission, rejecting the recommendation of its staff to oppose the project, approved several controversial measures, including...
Nevada May Seek Gas Supplies from LNG Projects
Posted on Aug 31, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Nevada May Seek Gas Supplies from LNG Projects
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that, in recent years, Nevada has seen a significant rise in natural gas consumption, prompting Nevada’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) Chairperson to propose a summit on the issue with gas utility officials, the PUC, and its staff. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Nevada energy officials may seek gas supplies from LNG...
Canadian PM Reiterates Canada’s Opposition to LNG Traffic in Head Harbour Passage
Posted on Aug 30, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Canadian PM Reiterates Canada’s Opposition to LNG Traffic in Head Harbour Passage
In a private meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper reiterated Canada’s opposition to LNG tanker traffic transiting through Head Harbour Passage. Veterans Affairs Minister Greg Thompson told the Telegraph-Journal (New Brunswick, Canada) that Harper’s conversation with the president “indicates how important this is to us and...