U.S. LNG Imports Depend on European and Asian Demands
Posted on Feb 28, 2006 in Markets and Competition | Comments Off on U.S. LNG Imports Depend on European and Asian Demands
The United States could see a spike in LNG shipments as Asia’s demand for gas subsides because of warmer temperatures there, Excelerate Energy President Kathleen Eisbrenner said at a conference held by Ziff Energy Group. However, Eisbrenner says that the amount of LNG the United States receives depends on both Europe and Asia, where LNG prices remain higher than in the U.S....
Sempra Plans Open Season for Energia Costa Azul Expansion
Posted on Feb 28, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Sempra Plans Open Season for Energia Costa Azul Expansion
Sempra LNG President Darcel Hulse says plans to expand the baseload capacity of its proposed Energia Costa Azul LNG terminal in Baja California from 1.0 Bcf/d to 2.5 Bcf/d would depend on the success of its open season, which he says will take place “early this year.” The facility, which already is under construction and expected to come online in 2008, would provide...
Op-ed: Bradwood LNG Terminal Will Provide Economic Benefits
Posted on Feb 28, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: Bradwood LNG Terminal Will Provide Economic Benefits
An Astoria, Ore. resident supports the Bradwood Landing LNG project, which he says will bring much needed tax revenue to Clatsop County. His op-ed is in Friday’s Daily Astorian.
LNG Developers Speak on Terminals in the Northeast
Posted on Feb 28, 2006 in Environmental, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on LNG Developers Speak on Terminals in the Northeast
At the Winter 2006 Atlantic LNG and CLNG Symposium in Halifax yesterday, LNG terminal developers agreed that a gap exists between the acknowledged need for gas in the Northeast and the opposition to LNG facilities there. Moreover, Hess LNG President Gordon Shearer suggested that the lack of consensus cannot be resolved through education efforts by developers. “It is impossible to...
Downeast LNG President Says Blocking LNG Tankers Has International Implications
Posted on Feb 28, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, LNGLawBlog, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Downeast LNG President Says Blocking LNG Tankers Has International Implications
Downeast LNG President Dean Girdis says that allowing Canada to block LNG carrier transit through Canadian waters would set a harmful international precedent. The vessels would be headed to three proposed LNG terminals on the Maine coast, and some argue that blocking them would undermine international maritime law. An Associated Press article is available via LexisNexis. [Subscription...