Op-ed: New Brunswick Premier Says Let FERC Review Process Unfold
Posted on Feb 27, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Op-ed: New Brunswick Premier Says Let FERC Review Process Unfold
In an opinion piece carried in The Telegraph-Journal, New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham explains the Province’s decision to work within the FERC review process for the proposed Maine LNG terminals. Graham noted that “[f]ully participating in this process is, by far, the most appropriate action for the Province to take.” However, the Premier vowed that “if the...
Nova Scotia Environmental Assessment Board Issues Report on Maple LNG Project
Posted on Feb 27, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Nova Scotia Environmental Assessment Board Issues Report on Maple LNG Project
The Nova Scotia Environmental Assessment Board has recommended that the Nova Scotia Minister of Environment and Labour approve the Maple LNG terminal and petrochemical plant facilities proposed for construction in Goldboro, Nova Scotia, subject to conditions included in the Board’s Final Report. The Board noted that “consideration of provincial policy relating to...
New Brunswick Calls for Suspension of Review Process for Maine Terminals
Posted on Feb 27, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on New Brunswick Calls for Suspension of Review Process for Maine Terminals
The New Brunswick government has filed a motion with FERC to suspend the review process for the proposed LNG terminals in Maine in light of the Canadian government’s opposition to the passage of LNG tankers through Canadian waters. Citing “administrative economy and efficiency,” the motion questioned the imposition of additional costs on multiple agencies and public...
Jamaica to Pursue Spot Market LNG
Posted on Feb 27, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Jamaica to Pursue Spot Market LNG
Yesterday’s Platts LNG Daily [Subscription required] reports that Jamaica will seek spot market LNG to supply its proposed floating regasification platform from 2009 to 2012, when it hopes to secure long-term supply arrangements. The development follows Trinidad’s announcement last week that it cannot fulfill a long-term agreement to supply Jamaica with LNG in the near...
EPA to Hold Hearing on Permit Related to Northeast Gateway LNG Proposal
Posted on Feb 27, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on EPA to Hold Hearing on Permit Related to Northeast Gateway LNG Proposal
The Environmental Protection Agency has scheduled a public hearing in Beverly, Mass., to hear comments regarding Excelerate Energy’s request for permission to make a one-time discharge into the ocean of two million gallons of chemically-treated seawater after the water has been used to test a pipeline that will be constructed to link Excelerate’s proposed Northeast Gateway...