Nova Scotia Energy Minister to Discuss Bear Head LNG Project With U.S. Venture Energy
Posted on Jul 12, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Nova Scotia Energy Minister to Discuss Bear Head LNG Project With U.S. Venture Energy
Nova Scotia Energy Minister Bill Dooks yesterday said that he plans to meet soon with representatives from U.S. Venture Energy, a private investment firm that has agreed to purchase the Bear Head LNG project from Anadarko Petroleum. However, additional information about the group will not be revealed until “they finish climbing through all the documentation,” according to...
Mexico Looks to Trinidad for LNG Supply
Posted on Jul 12, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Mexico Looks to Trinidad for LNG Supply
Mexico may compete for additional LNG supply from Trinidad and Tobago if the latter develops a fifth liquefaction plant, according to a Dow Jones report. Trinidad and Tobago Energy Minister Lenny Saith is meeting with Mexican energy officials during a two-day visit to discuss collaborative energy initiatives. His Mexican counterpart Fernando Canales said LNG development projects, such...
EPA Issues LNG Regulatory Guidelines
Posted on Jul 12, 2006 in Blog, Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNGLawBlog, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on EPA Issues LNG Regulatory Guidelines
The Environmental Protection Agency today released the “Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Regulatory Roadmap,” a set of guidelines designed to enhance regulatory compliance and to inform project developers of their environmental obligations regarding the construction and operation of LNG terminals. The guidelines also are “designed…to assist the Agency in meeting its...
Report: Delays May Make Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Uneconomical
Posted on Jul 11, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Report: Delays May Make Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Uneconomical
Further delays in the proposed Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline could drive more U.S. natural gas consumers to enter long-term contracts for LNG, making the Alaska pipeline less economical, according to a federal report issued yesterday. “[T]he longer an Alaskan pipeline is delayed, the more strength is gained by the proponents of LNG,” FERC said in its second report to Congress...
Mass: Northeast Gateway DEIS Adequate
Posted on Jul 11, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mass: Northeast Gateway DEIS Adequate
According to today’s Boston Globe, Massachusetts State Environmental Secretary Stephen R. Pritchard yesterday issued a 19-page certificate indicating that Excelerate Energy has adequately examined the potential environmental impacts of its proposed offshore Northeast Gateway LNG terminal.However, Pritchard called for additional analysis of possible impacts on the region’s...