Letters to the Editor
Posted on Apr 20, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Letters to the Editor
The Wall Street Journal (In Reply to the Premier of New Brunswick)
Other Offshore LNG Terminals Proposed for Southern California
Posted on Apr 19, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Other Offshore LNG Terminals Proposed for Southern California
The Malibu Surfside News reports on three LNG terminal proposals off the coast of Southern California: Woodside’s Oceanway Secure Energy, a buoy-type project 22 miles off Point Dume; NorthernStar Natural Gas’ Clearwater Port, on an existing platform 12.6 miles from Oxnard; and Tidelands subsidiary Esperenza Energy’s Port Esperenza, another buoy-type project roughly 10...
Op-Ed: California Should Restructure LNG Terminal Approval Process
Posted on Apr 19, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: California Should Restructure LNG Terminal Approval Process
An editor for the Ventura County Star predicts and advocates the reintroduction of California State Senator Joe Simitian’s (D-Palo Alto) bill to require a need-based assessment of LNG terminal proposals. A previous version of the bill ordered state agencies to review LNG proposals comparatively and rank them based on the state’s energy needs and public safety...
Kelso City Council Will Not Consider Resolution Against Proposed Bradwood Landing LNG Terminal
Posted on Apr 19, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Kelso City Council Will Not Consider Resolution Against Proposed Bradwood Landing LNG Terminal
The Kelso, Wash., City Council will not consider a resolution written by a local activist organization in opposition to NorthernStar Natural Gas’ proposed LNG terminal in Bradwood, Ore. “We’re looking at something that has no clear answer and that we are very unlikely to have an effect on,” said Councilman David Futcher. The Daily News (Longview, Wash.) provides...
Growth in Spot Trading Unlikely
Posted on Apr 19, 2007 in Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Growth in Spot Trading Unlikely
Spot trading, estimated at only 10% of the total LNG market, likely will see limited growth over the next five to eight years, a leading shipbroker predicts. Lloyd’s List provides further...