Harbor Pilot Traverses Proposed LNG Carrier Route
Posted on Jul 6, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Harbor Pilot Traverses Proposed LNG Carrier Route
The Bangor Daily News joined Capt. Robert J. Peacock recently as he piloted a large ship through the Head Harbour Passage, a narrow Canadian waterway through which vessels bound for the proposed Downeast and Quoddy Bay LNG terminals would have to transit. Capt. Peacock explains how the passage’s weather conditions may affect vessel...
MARAD Releases Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Bienville Offshore Energy Terminal
Posted on Jul 6, 2007 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on MARAD Releases Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Bienville Offshore Energy Terminal
MARAD announced in today’s Federal Register that the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for TORP Terminal LP’s Bienville Offshore Energy Terminal (BOET) is now available for public comment under docket 24644. The public comment period starts today and closes on August 20, and will include a public hearing on July 25 in Mobile, Ala. BOET will be located approximately 60 ...
Questions Over Maine BEP’s Jurisdiction Arise as Downeast LNG Hearings Loom
Posted on Jul 6, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Questions Over Maine BEP’s Jurisdiction Arise as Downeast LNG Hearings Loom
In preparation for upcoming hearings on Downeast LNG’s proposed regasification terminal, Maine’s Board of Environmental Protection voted 4-2 yesterday to disallow pre-filed testimony from Canadian fishermen who only fish in Canadian waters. The BEP chairman said such testimony would be outside the Board’s jurisdiction. The BEP also continued to work with state...
Bill Requiring LNG Needs Assessment Moving Through California Legislature
Posted on Jul 5, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Bill Requiring LNG Needs Assessment Moving Through California Legislature
California Senate Bill 412, legislation that would delay the approval of LNG terminals until the state conducts an LNG needs assessment, passed out of the Assembly Utilities and Commerce Committee on Monday. The bill, passed by the state Senate last month, will now go to the Assembly Natural Resources Committee. Platts LNG Daily provides further details. [Subscription...
LNG Imports to United States Filling Gaps in Canadian Gas Production
Posted on Jul 5, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on LNG Imports to United States Filling Gaps in Canadian Gas Production
According to the Financial Post (Canada) (carried via LexisNexis [subscription required]), U.S. LNG imports have increased as Canadian gas production has fallen over the past year. Yet at least one analyst believes that the surge in U.S. LNG imports is a short-term phenomenon caused by relatively weak gas prices in...
Review of Oceanway and Clearwater Port LNG Proposals Expected to Begin Soon
Posted on Jul 5, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Review of Oceanway and Clearwater Port LNG Proposals Expected to Begin Soon
The Malibu Surfside News provides details on two LNG projects proposed for Southern California, NorthernStar’s Clearwater Port and Woodside’s Oceanway terminal, and reports that the projects will begin the formal review process soon. The publication also reports that some environmental groups are supporting legislation that would require the state of California to examine...