Op-Ed: ECO Loop Regasification Technology Proposed for Bienville Terminal is Environmentally Sensitive
Posted on Jul 30, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Technology | Comments Off on Op-Ed: ECO Loop Regasification Technology Proposed for Bienville Terminal is Environmentally Sensitive
An Op-Ed in Sunday’s Press-Register (Mobile, Ala.) details how the design of the Environmentally Conscientious Open (ECO) Loop regasification system will minimize harm to the surrounding marine habitat. The piece, by TORP Terminal CEO Joe Berno, goes on to say that by employing the ECO Loop system at the Bienville LNG terminal, TORP is in keeping with the EPA’s call for...
Industrial Accident in Texas Alarms Some Bradwood Landing Opponents
Posted on Jul 27, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Industrial Accident in Texas Alarms Some Bradwood Landing Opponents
The Daily Astorian reports that erroneous coverage of an acetylene explosion in Dallas, Tex., led to alarm among some people who have been following the Bradwood Landing LNG proposal in Bradwood, Ore. Early reports had claimed that the fuel was...
LNG Terminal Caught in Land Dispute Between Louisiana Ports
Posted on Jul 27, 2007 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LNG Terminal Caught in Land Dispute Between Louisiana Ports
The Associated Press (carried via the Winchester Telegram (La.)) reports that Port of Lake Charles and Port of West Cameron are preparing to go to court over a land ownership controversy involving Sempra Energy’s Cameron LNG terminal. The terminal sits on land in Cameron Parish, La., owned by Port of Lake Charles, which rents the land to Sempra. Port of West Cameron is seeking to...
Petro-Canada Faces Large Increase in Cost Estimates for Gros Cacouna LNG Terminal
Posted on Jul 27, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Financing, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Petro-Canada Faces Large Increase in Cost Estimates for Gros Cacouna LNG Terminal
The Financial Post (Canada) reports that construction of the Gros Cacouna LNG terminal will be delayed for a minor redesign in order to bring down construction costs. Ron Brenneman, president and chief executive of Petro-Canada, said, “That cost has gone up like any other LNG project in North America, so we’re now looking at numbers more in the $1-billion range.”...
Environmentalists Skeptical of Port Dolphin LNG Project
Posted on Jul 26, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Environmentalists Skeptical of Port Dolphin LNG Project
The Bradenton Herald reports that approximately 45 people attended an informational session at the Manatee Convention Center to discuss the environmental impacts of the Port Dolphin LNG proposal. One fisherman who attended the hearing said “I think it looks pretty good,” though other local residents remained...
TORP Hosts Public Meeting on Bienville LNG Project
Posted on Jul 26, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on TORP Hosts Public Meeting on Bienville LNG Project
Officials from TORP hosted a public meeting yesterday on their Bienville LNG regasification terminal in Mobile, Ala. Local television station WKRG reports that despite assurances by company representatives, environmental groups remain skeptical of the terminal’s use of open-loop technology and the measures proposed to mitigate any resulting environmental...