Canadian Official Vows to Continue Fight Against Maine LNG Terminals
Posted on May 18, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Canadian Official Vows to Continue Fight Against Maine LNG Terminals
Veterans Affairs Minister Greg Thompson reiterated the Canadian government’s opposition to LNG tankers transiting Canadian waters to reach LNG terminals planned for Maine. “We consider Head Harbour Passage internal Canadian waters, sovereign territory, and our position was to not allow the transport of LNG tankers through Head Harbour Passage for all the reasons that you...
USCG and MARAD Issue DEIS for Northeast Gateway LNG Project
Posted on May 17, 2006 in Environmental, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on USCG and MARAD Issue DEIS for Northeast Gateway LNG Project
The U.S. Coast Guard and Maritime Administration have issued the draft environmental impact statement for Excelerate Energy’s Northeast Gateway LNG port. The agencies took into account the Northeast Gateway terminal and Suez’s Neptune LNG project, which are both proposed for offshore Massachusetts, in assessing the cumulative environmental impact on commercial fishing,...
TORP Issues Contract for Third-Party Evaluation of Proposed Offshore LNG Facility
Posted on May 17, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on TORP Issues Contract for Third-Party Evaluation of Proposed Offshore LNG Facility
TORP Terminal LP has awarded a $900,000 contract to Ecology and Environment, Inc. to conduct a third-party assessment of the environmental, social, and economic impacts of the 1.4 Bcf/d Bienville Offshore Energy LNG facility planned for offshore Alabama. Ecology and Environment’s press release is...
Strained U.S.-Russian Relations May Impact U.S. Involvement in Shtokman
Posted on May 17, 2006 in E&P, Liquefaction, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Trade Restrictions | Comments Off on Strained U.S.-Russian Relations May Impact U.S. Involvement in Shtokman
Today’s World Gas Intelligence reports that the recent escalation of tensions between the United States and Russia may negatively impact chances for Chevron and ConocoPhillips to participate in the Shtokman LNG venture in Russia. The strained relationship partially stems from U.S. allegations that Russia is using its vast gas reserves to expand its preeminence in the global...
Plans for Sonora Pacific LNG Pipeline Postponed
Posted on May 17, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Plans for Sonora Pacific LNG Pipeline Postponed
Yesterday’s Platts LNG Daily reports that El Paso has suspended a plan to construct a pipeline from the proposed Sonora Pacific LNG terminal in Mexico in order to assess environmental and illegal immigration issues raised by the project. [Subscription...