St. Andrews Mayor Opposes LNG Tanker Traffic in Canadian Waters
Posted on Mar 29, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on St. Andrews Mayor Opposes LNG Tanker Traffic in Canadian Waters
A report in today’s Bangor Daily News says that Mayor John Craig of St. Andrews, New Brunswick expressed his opposition to the passage of LNG tankers en route to the proposed Passamaquoddy Bay import terminals. “No LNG tankers will move through Head Harbour Passage, and internal Canadian waters in Passamaquoddy Bay are closed to LNG tankers – period,” Craig said at an...
Quoddy Bay Suggests “Floating Bridge” Idea
Posted on Mar 29, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Quoddy Bay Suggests “Floating Bridge” Idea
Today’s Bangor Daily News reports that, at an Eastport City Council meeting, Quoddy Bay officials suggested that a “floating bridge” could provide an emergency access route to Eastport Island. In response to a question on how emergencies stemming from a proposed LNG terminal would be managed if the main road into and out of the city were closed, Quoddy Bay project...
Possible Shtokman Decision
Posted on Mar 29, 2006 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Possible Shtokman Decision
Quoting a “source close to the Gazprom board of directors,” two media outlets, Greenwire and the Turkish Press, are reporting that Gazprom has determined that two consortiums will be formed to develop the huge Shtokman field reserves. One consortium will be American and will be comprised of Chevron and ConocoPhillips and the other will be a Norwegian consortium including...
LNG Industry Faces Construction Delays and Crew Shortages
Posted on Mar 29, 2006 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on LNG Industry Faces Construction Delays and Crew Shortages
Supply anticipated by the North American LNG market may be blocked in the short term by financial and logistical hurdles that could delay the completion of liquefaction projects abroad, according to a report in today’s World Gas Intelligence. WGI writes that competition for limited labor, engineering, and construction resources has placed a strain on the industry....
Editorial: State and Federal Agencies Should Streamline LNG Review Process
Posted on Mar 29, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: State and Federal Agencies Should Streamline LNG Review Process
The Bangor Daily News supports a regional approach for the siting of LNG facilities. The paper says that because the market can only support a fraction of the LNG terminals proposed, “communities and state departments expend resources analyzing and responding to proposals for facilities that will never be built.” In light of the emotional and financial impact the review...