Cheniere Awards Contract for Construction of LNG Storage Tanks
Posted on Jul 27, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Storage | Comments Off on Cheniere Awards Contract for Construction of LNG Storage Tanks
Partners Mitsubishi Heavy Industry Ltd. and Zachry Construction Corp. have been awarded a contract to provide two LNG storage tanks at Cheniere’s Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Louisiana. The press release is...
Bahamian Government to Sign Heads of Agreement with AES Next Week
Posted on Jul 27, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Bahamian Government to Sign Heads of Agreement with AES Next Week
The Bahamian government next week plans to enter into a non-binding partnership agreement with AES for the development of an LNG terminal and associated pipeline proposed for Ocean Cay, the Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources announced yesterday. The minister acknowledged that the process leading up to the agreement was “long, tedious and drawn out,” but added that...
LNG Commission Report May Support AES’ Battery Rock Proposal
Posted on Jul 26, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LNG Commission Report May Support AES’ Battery Rock Proposal
The Associated Press has obtained a copy of the Massachusetts LNG Commission report, which will be released officially on Friday. According to the AP, the reportsays, “the region needs to act now to assure adequate gas supplies in the future,” and that LNG terminals should be sited in remote locations. In an apparent reference to AES’ Battery Rock terminal proposed...
Critic Says Bradwood Landing LNG Filings “Deficient”
Posted on Jul 26, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Critic Says Bradwood Landing LNG Filings “Deficient”
Documents submitted by NorthernStar Natural Gas in support of its proposed LNG terminal in Bradwood Landing, Ore., are “deficient in technical information,” according to a former petroleum industry executive who spoke yesterday at a meeting sponsored by a group opposing the project. While acknowledging that he has not read all the documents, James Reed said that ...
Baltimore Politician Opposes Disposal of Dredged Material from Sparrows Point Shipyard
Posted on Jul 26, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Baltimore Politician Opposes Disposal of Dredged Material from Sparrows Point Shipyard
Today’s Baltimore Sun reports that Baltimore County Executive James T. Smith Jr. has called for a ban on the disposal of dredge spoils at Hart-Miller Island, after Barletta Willis, Inc. received state approval to use the island for disposal of spoils from construction of a boat repair facility at Sparrows Point. Opponents of AES’ Sparrows Point LNG terminal say the shipyard...