FERC Denies Canadian Province’s Request to Suspend LNG Review
Posted on Jun 5, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on FERC Denies Canadian Province’s Request to Suspend LNG Review
FERC ordered that application reviews can continue for the Quoddy Bay and Downeast LNG terminal proposals on the Maine side of Passamaquoddy Bay. New Brunswick argued that because the Canadian federal government declared that LNG carriers would be prohibited from using Canadian waters to reach the terminals, FERC ought to halt its permit review process. FERC “recognize[d] that...
Local Group Wants to Postpone Bradwood Landing Land Use Hearing
Posted on Jun 4, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Group Wants to Postpone Bradwood Landing Land Use Hearing
The Columbia River Business Alliance and an Astoria resident have asked Clatsop County, Ore., authorities to delay the county planning commission’s public hearing on Bradwood Landing’s land use application, scheduled for July 10, until after the terminal’s independent public safety impact report becomes available at the end of July. Read more in The Daily...
Foreign Workers Ease Sabine Pass Construction Labor Shortage
Posted on Jun 4, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Foreign Workers Ease Sabine Pass Construction Labor Shortage
Bechtel Corporation, the construction management company for Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass LNG terminal, announced that it has hired some workers from the Philippines to alleviate a shortage of skilled industrial labor for the project. Citing the strong demand for repair work after Hurricane Rita, a Bechtel spokesperson said that it has been challenging to find enough local...
Construction Completed on Yankee LNG Storage Facility
Posted on Jun 4, 2007 in State and Local Issues, Storage | Comments Off on Construction Completed on Yankee LNG Storage Facility
Yankee Gas Services Co. has completed construction of its $108 million LNG storage and processing facility in Waterbury, Conn., and will begin filling its tank with LNG soon. While LNG import terminals have met resistance in the region, the Hartford Courant reports that Yankee’s facility was well-received because storage facilities are more familiar to local...
Construction begins on Excelerate’s Northeast Gateway Terminal
Posted on Jun 4, 2007 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Construction begins on Excelerate’s Northeast Gateway Terminal
The Salem News reports that Excelerate Energy has begun construction of its Northeast Gateway deepwater LNG port. Workers began laying pipe along the ocean floor that will connect to an existing gas pipeline. The $200 million terminal is scheduled to commence operations by the end of...