Nine Companies Offer Bids to Construct Jamaican LNG Terminal
Posted on Jun 20, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Nine Companies Offer Bids to Construct Jamaican LNG Terminal
The Jamaica Observer reports today that nine firms responded to the RFP issued by state-owned Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) to finance and construct a proposed floating LNG terminal. PCJ Group’s technical director said that the firms were “primarily companies involved in LNG shipping” and PCJ expects to choose a firm by October of this...
Mass. Officials Ask Developer to Abandon Weaver’s Cove Project
Posted on Jun 20, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mass. Officials Ask Developer to Abandon Weaver’s Cove Project
Citing potential safety risks posed by LNG vessels transiting the Taunton River to reach the FERC-approved Weaver’s Cove terminal, two Massachusetts officials have written a letter to the terminal developer’s CEO urging the company to “terminate” its plans for the project. State Secretary of Public Safety Kevin M. Burke and Undersecretary of Homeland Security...
U.S. Consumers’ Demand Spurs New Brunswick LNG Project
Posted on Jun 19, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on U.S. Consumers’ Demand Spurs New Brunswick LNG Project
Gary Bischof, president of Canaport LNG, cited U.S. consumers’ demand for natural gas as the motivating factor for pursuing the Canaport LNG project to be located outside Saint John, New Brunswick. Bischof also noted New Brunswick’s proximity to the world’s gas and oil supply make it a more attractive destination than the U.S. Gulf Coast. The Chronicle Herald (New...
Petro-Canada Talking with Geographically Diverse Suppliers for Gros Cacouna LNG Project
Posted on Jun 19, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Petro-Canada Talking with Geographically Diverse Suppliers for Gros Cacouna LNG Project
Dow Jones Energy Service (carried via LexisNexis, subscription required) reports on Petro-Canada executive vice president Peter Kallos saying that the company is pursuing LNG supplies from sources other than Russia, including Algeria, Trinidad, and the Persian Gulf, for its Gros Cacouna LNG facility. However, Kallos maintained that Russia’s Gazprom remains the top candidate,...
Mass. State Officials Take Aerial Tour of LNG Site
Posted on Jun 19, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mass. State Officials Take Aerial Tour of LNG Site
The Associated Press (carried via WPRI Eyewitness News) reports that three Massachusetts state government executives will take part today in an aerial tour of the Northeast Gateway Energy Bridge project currently being constructed by Excelerate...