Keltic and Maple LNG Finalize Agreement
Posted on Sep 21, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Keltic and Maple LNG Finalize Agreement
The Chronicle Herald reports that Keltic Petrochemicals yesterday finalized a deal that gives Maple LNG ownership of Keltic’s share in an LNG terminal proposed for Goldboro, Nova Scotia. Maple LNG has also entered a separate agreement with the Municipality of the District of Guysborough to purchase property for the facility. The proposed terminal, which is currently being...
Gazprom Seeks Equity or Capacity at Shell’s North American LNG Terminals
Posted on Sep 21, 2006 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Gazprom Seeks Equity or Capacity at Shell’s North American LNG Terminals
Citing sources with inside knowledge, Dow Jones Newswires reports that Gazprom is seeking equity or regasification capacity at Shell’s North American LNG terminals to supplement an asset swap agreement made last year by both parties; the request coincides with a Russian regulatory decision forcing Shell to postpone work on Sakhalin-2. Under the existing agreement, Gazprom would...
Fall River City Councilor Urges City to Use Eminent Domain Against Weaver’s Cove
Posted on Sep 21, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Fall River City Councilor Urges City to Use Eminent Domain Against Weaver’s Cove
In a resolution filed yesterday, Fall River City Council President William F. Whitty has asked the city to revisit the possibility of using eminent domain to block the Weaver’s Cove LNG project, a tactic previously advanced by former Fall River mayoral candidate F. George Jacome. However, Fall River Mayor Edward M. Lambert, Jr. disagreed with Whitty’s proposal, noting that...
Differing Views on Bear Head LNG Terminal’s Fate
Posted on Sep 21, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Differing Views on Bear Head LNG Terminal’s Fate
Port Hawksbury Mayor Billy Joe MacLean expressed uncertainty over the fate of the Bear Head LNG terminal in Nova Scotia following the cancellation of a pipeline capacity agreement last week. However, Richmond County Warden Richie Cotton remains optimistic that construction on the facility will resume Oct. 6, nearly seven months after unsuccessful supply negotiations led to a work...
Celebrities Hold Fundraiser to Fight Cabrillo Port LNG Project
Posted on Sep 21, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Celebrities Hold Fundraiser to Fight Cabrillo Port LNG Project
The West Australian provides more detail on this past Friday’s fundraiser for anti-LNG efforts, which was hosted by actor and Malibu resident Pierce Brosnan. “This proposed liquefied natural gas terminal is part of a globalized assault taking place on our Earth,” Brosnan said during a keynote speech. A September 1 letter signed by celebrities such as Dick Van Dyke,...