Reporter Travels with Cargo Ship Pilot Through Head Harbour Passage
Posted on Apr 10, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Reporter Travels with Cargo Ship Pilot Through Head Harbour Passage
A staff writer with the Portland Press Herald joins one of the two American pilots licensed to guide cargo ships through the narrowest stretch of the Canadian Head Harbour Passage, and describes some of the practical and operational aspects of the transit along the U.S.-Canada...
LNG Bill Stalled in Maryland Senate Committee
Posted on Apr 10, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LNG Bill Stalled in Maryland Senate Committee
The Baltimore Sun reports that a bill to prevent the construction of LNG facilities in environmentally sensitive coastal areas did not leave the state Senate’s Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee before the General Assembly session ended yesterday. A similar bill had been approved by the Maryland House of Delegates in late March. Committee chairperson Sen. Joan...
High Prices Should Encourage U.S. LNG Imports
Posted on Apr 10, 2007 in Markets and Competition | Comments Off on High Prices Should Encourage U.S. LNG Imports
According to Credit-Suisse, U.S. terminals should continue to import LNG at or near their recent record-setting levels through August 2007. The current estimated market price at the Cove Point terminal in Maryland is $7.42/MMBTU, more than double the UK price and nearly a dollar above the South Korean market. Bloomberg News (via Tulsa World) has the...
Excelerate: U.S. Mariners will Crew Entire Fleet
Posted on Apr 10, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Excelerate: U.S. Mariners will Crew Entire Fleet
Excelerate yesterday announced that U.S. mariners will be integrated into the crews of its entire fleet. This announcement follows the company’s agreement last month with the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association to place U.S.-citizen deck and engineering officers onboard its LNG vessels. Lloyd’s List has the story. [Subscription...
Cabrillo Port Proposal Rejected by State Lands Commission
Posted on Apr 10, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Cabrillo Port Proposal Rejected by State Lands Commission
California’s State Lands Commission voted to deny BHP Billiton’s proposal to develop an LNG terminal offshore near Oxnard. The panel’s three members voted 2-1 to deny the company a lease and refused to certify the environmental impact report for the project. The Ventura County Star also reports that approximately 2,000 people demonstrated against the proposal outside...