Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on Jun 18, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
Telegraph-Journal (New Brunswick, Canada) (opposed to LNG proposals for Passamaquoddy Bay) [Subscription required]
McMoRan Counting on LNG Terminal to Halt Net Losses
Posted on Jun 18, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on McMoRan Counting on LNG Terminal to Halt Net Losses
McMoRan Exploration Co., which has lost money for four straight years largely due to the high costs of offshore gas exploration, is counting on its Main Pass Energy Hub project (approved by MARAD in January) to solidify its financial footing. A McMoRan spokesperson said the company’s current priority is to obtain supply contracts for the terminal. New Orleans City...
New Brunswick Premier in France to Encourage Investment in Energy Projects
Posted on Jun 18, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on New Brunswick Premier in France to Encourage Investment in Energy Projects
New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham traveled to Paris to encourage European energy firms to invest in projects as part of the province’s bid to become the east coast’s energy hub. Specifically, Premier Graham met with the director general of Gaz de France to pledge his support for a natural gas pipeline that would run through northern New Brunswick from the proposed Rabaska...
Spanish LNG Facilities Accepted by Public Due to Energy Needs
Posted on Jun 18, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Spanish LNG Facilities Accepted by Public Due to Energy Needs
The Chronicle Herald (Nova Scotia, Canada) profiles the Barcelona LNG import facility as an example of how Spain, which depends on LNG for 67% of its natural gas, has come to avoid the sort of public opposition that projects face in Nova Scotia and elsewhere in North...
Local Communities to Raise Bradwood Landing Pipeline Concerns at FERC
Posted on Jun 15, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Communities to Raise Bradwood Landing Pipeline Concerns at FERC
The Daily News (Longview, Wash.) reports that officials from the City of Clatskanie, Wash., Columbia County, Ore., and the Port of St. Helens are drafting comments to send to FERC in opposition to NorthernStar Natural Gas’ planned gas pipeline from the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG terminal to an existing pipeline by traversing the Port of Westwood. Clatskanie Mayor Diane Pohl...
Op-Ed: LNG Imports and Carbon Emissions Control Not Compatible
Posted on Jun 14, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: LNG Imports and Carbon Emissions Control Not Compatible
An op-ed in the Ventura County Star [free registration required] asserts that the state of California is attempting to pursue two opposing policies: diversifying natural gas supplies through the importation of LNG and working to reduce carbon emissions. The author notes that the California Coastal Commission cited greenhouse gas emissions in its rejection of the Cabrillo Port LNG...