Construction begins on Excelerate’s Northeast Gateway Terminal
Posted on Jun 4, 2007 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Construction begins on Excelerate’s Northeast Gateway Terminal
The Salem News reports that Excelerate Energy has begun construction of its Northeast Gateway deepwater LNG port. Workers began laying pipe along the ocean floor that will connect to an existing gas pipeline. The $200 million terminal is scheduled to commence operations by the end of...
Foreign Workers Ease Sabine Pass Construction Labor Shortage
Posted on Jun 4, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Foreign Workers Ease Sabine Pass Construction Labor Shortage
Bechtel Corporation, the construction management company for Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass LNG terminal, announced that it has hired some workers from the Philippines to alleviate a shortage of skilled industrial labor for the project. Citing the strong demand for repair work after Hurricane Rita, a Bechtel spokesperson said that it has been challenging to find enough local...
Local Group Wants to Postpone Bradwood Landing Land Use Hearing
Posted on Jun 4, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Group Wants to Postpone Bradwood Landing Land Use Hearing
The Columbia River Business Alliance and an Astoria resident have asked Clatsop County, Ore., authorities to delay the county planning commission’s public hearing on Bradwood Landing’s land use application, scheduled for July 10, until after the terminal’s independent public safety impact report becomes available at the end of July. Read more in The Daily...
Journalists Tour Canaport Terminal Site; Construction on Schedule
Posted on Jun 1, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Journalists Tour Canaport Terminal Site; Construction on Schedule
Representatives from Canaport LNG led journalists on a tour of the LNG terminal construction site. Jorge Ciaciarelli, Canaport LNG’s general manager, reported that the ground portion of the project is 30% ahead of schedule and the offshore portion is on schedule, despite challenging weather conditions. Another Canaport official confirmed that construction is scheduled to be...
Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on May 31, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
Newsday (New York) (opposed to Broadwater LNG terminal)
Gros Cacouna Terminal Moves Forward
Posted on May 31, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Gros Cacouna Terminal Moves Forward
Platts LNG Daily reports that Petro-Canada and TransCanada, the developers of the Gros Cacouna LNG terminal, are unconcerned about recent reports that the proposed Rabaska terminal also is attempting to secure supply from Gazprom’s Baltic LNG project. Additionally, a Petro-Canada spokesperson stated that although Gros Cacouna filed its initial permit application after Rabaska,...