Maple LNG Terminal Receives Environmental Approval
Posted on Mar 15, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Maple LNG Terminal Receives Environmental Approval
Maple LNG’s proposed LNG import facility in Nova Scotia has won environmental approval, according to a press release issued yesterday. “This approval strengthens our position and enables us to go to the next level with the feedstock supplier,” said the president of Keltic Petrochemicals, Inc. Keltic, which sold the LNG facility to Maple LNG in March 2006, plans to use...
GAO Report: Further Study Needed on LNG Tanker Fires
Posted on Mar 15, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on GAO Report: Further Study Needed on LNG Tanker Fires
A February 2007 GAO report released publicly yesterday by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce urges the U.S. Department of Energy to conduct additional research on the potential public safety risks of fires or vapor clouds caused by terrorist attacks on LNG vessels. The GAO’s panel of experts agree generally on the impacts to public safety from an LNG spill including that...
Chevron Cancels Coronado LNG Project
Posted on Mar 15, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Chevron Cancels Coronado LNG Project
Chevron has cancelled plans to develop an LNG import facility near Mexico’s Coronado Islands. According to the North American Terminal Survey [subscription required], the project became too expensive and drew criticism from environmentalists. Reuters reports that Chevron instead has opted to send supply from its Gorgon natural gas field in Australia to...
BHP Billiton Postpones In-Service Date for Proposed Cabrillo Port LNG Terminal
Posted on Mar 15, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on BHP Billiton Postpones In-Service Date for Proposed Cabrillo Port LNG Terminal
BHP Billiton no longer plans to start operating its proposed Cabrillo Port LNG terminal in 2010. “By the time that we have all the permits and approvals that we need, it would take about five years so we are looking at first gas around 2012, 2013,” a company spokesperson said. The announcement follows the release of the project’s final environmental impact report,...
Coast Guard Considers LNG Security Help from Contractors, State Agencies
Posted on Mar 14, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Coast Guard Considers LNG Security Help from Contractors, State Agencies
Speaking with Platts LNG Daily at the CWC Group’s conference last week, U.S. Coast Guard Commander John Cushing indicated that the USCG is weighing the use of outside resources, including private contractors, to alleviate the burdens associated with LNG security. Cushing explained that although the USCG “currently feel[s] prepared” to handle LNG security, the agency...