Critic Faults Elba Island Expansion EIS
Posted on Aug 9, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Critic Faults Elba Island Expansion EIS
A local representative of the Sierra Club is criticizing FERC’s Final Environmental Impact Statement on the Elba Island LNG expansion project, the Savannah Morning News reports. Specifically, the Sierra Club claims that the report does not address the concern that vessel traffic on the Savannah River could double over the next ten years if a proposed industrial port is...
NATS: Record High Planned Sendout for August 9
Posted on Aug 9, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on NATS: Record High Planned Sendout for August 9
NATS data show that the planned sendout for today, August 9, will be a record at just below 4 bcf for the day. The record high temperatures in the southern portion of the Untied States and much of the U.S. East Coast has pushed demand for electricity generation, increasing demand for natural gas. For example, the Elba Island LNG import terminal, which now supplies gas to East Coast...
Op-Ed Offers Cautious Support for Quebec LNG Projects
Posted on Aug 9, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Op-Ed Offers Cautious Support for Quebec LNG Projects
An Op-Ed carried by the Globe and Mail states that barring a dramatic decline in energy consumption, the Gros Cacouna and Rabaska LNG proposals near Quebec, Canada, are tolerable alternatives to other hydrocarbon fuels. Also, the Op-Ed suggests that importing LNG will allow Alberta to sell some of its hydroelectric power to Ottawa and U.S. markets, decreasing their reliance on coal and...
Large Group Gathers to Protest Passamaquoddy Bay LNG Proposals
Posted on Aug 8, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Large Group Gathers to Protest Passamaquoddy Bay LNG Proposals
CBC News reports that approximately 1,000 people gathered yesterday in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, to protest the three LNG regasification projects proposed for Passamaquoddy Bay. The protesters cited environmental concerns, safety and security issues, and fears that the local tourism industry might be adversely affected by the industrial projects as reasons for their opposition to the...
Mayor Asks Neighboring Towns to Help Fund Anti-LNG Group
Posted on Aug 8, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mayor Asks Neighboring Towns to Help Fund Anti-LNG Group
John Craig, mayor of St. Andrews, New Brunswick, publicly requested that mayors of neighboring communities provide funding to Save Passamaquoddy Bay, a local LNG-opposition group, to oppose the LNG projects proposed for the bay area. Craig said his town has pledged $15,000 and noted that all of the neighboring city mayors are opposed to the LNG projects but none have committed funding....
Op-Ed: Fossil Fuels Will Flow Through British Columbia
Posted on Aug 8, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Fossil Fuels Will Flow Through British Columbia
An Op-Ed carried by the Northern View (British Columbia, Canada) suggests that fossil fuels will be shipped through British Columbia, either for local use or export to U.S. markets, even though it is not yet certain which energy infrastructure projects will be developed. The piece cites the Kitimat and Texada Island LNG proposals, as well as the Mackenzie Valley and Alaska Highway...