Gulf LNG Receives State Environmental Permits
Posted on Jul 19, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Gulf LNG Receives State Environmental Permits
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources yesterday approved certain permits for the 1.5 Bcf/d Gulf LNG Energy project proposed for Pascagoula. The permits will allow Gulf LNG to dredge and fill certain portions of Bayou Casotte if other state agencies and the Army Corps of Engineers also approve. According to a detailed story by the Mississippi Press, the project will...
Bahamas Official: AES Proposal Under Consideration
Posted on Jul 19, 2006 in Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Bahamas Official: AES Proposal Under Consideration
Dr. Marcus Bethel, Minister of Energy and the Environment in the Bahamas, has told the Bahama Journal that the Dominican Republic’s environmental lawsuit against AES would not “have any impact whatsoever” on the Bahamian government’s consideration of AES’ LNG terminal proposal. The Bahamian attorney general had said previously that the government would...
Pacific Northern Gas and Kitimat LNG Partner to Build Pipeline
Posted on Jul 18, 2006 in Blog, Canada & Mexico, LNGLawBlog, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Pacific Northern Gas and Kitimat LNG Partner to Build Pipeline
Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. has partnered with Kitimat LNG Inc. to construct a $1.2-billion, 290-mile pipeline that will transport natural gas from the proposed Kitimat LNG terminal to Summit Lake, British Columbia, where it will interconnect with the Duke Energy pipeline system. While a spokesperson for Pacific Northern Gas characterized the search for long-term gas supplies for...
Coastal States Organization Launches LNG Work Group
Posted on Jul 18, 2006 in Blog, LNGLawBlog, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Coastal States Organization Launches LNG Work Group
The Coastal States Organization (CSO) is inviting member states to participate in its LNG Work Group, which will share information and explore policy positions on LNG issues. The Work Group is open only to CSO member states and not to other organizations or individuals. CSO represents the thirty-five coastal states along the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Gulf of Mexico,...
Canaport Terminal Boosts New Brunswick Economy
Posted on Jul 18, 2006 in Blog, Canada & Mexico, LNGLawBlog, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Canaport Terminal Boosts New Brunswick Economy
A BMO Provincial Outlook Report issued yesterday says that investment in non-residential structures in New Brunswick may increase by 12.2% this year, compared to 2.7% in 2005, primarily as a result of construction of the $750-million Canaport LNG...