Salt Cavern Storage Facility for Regasified LNG Proposed in Eastern Canada
Posted on Jul 11, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Storage | Comments Off on Salt Cavern Storage Facility for Regasified LNG Proposed in Eastern Canada
Alton Natural Gas Storage filed an environmental assessment with the Nova Scotia Environment and Labour Department last Friday for a salt cavern storage facility to be located near the Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline. Explaining the growing need for such storage facilities, one analyst told Platts LNG Daily, “[s]toring LNG in an LNG terminal is very expensive. You really want to...
Gas Line Proposed from Bradwood Landing Terminal
Posted on Jul 11, 2007 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Gas Line Proposed from Bradwood Landing Terminal
TransCanada Corp. and NW Natural on Monday informally broached to Yamhill County, Ore., officials a gas pipeline that would transport gas from the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG regasification terminal to the gas hub at Molalla, Ore. The pipeline, called the Palomar line, would follow a path similar to that proposed by the developers of the Oregon LNG regasification terminal. The...
FERC: Cameron LNG Authorized to Increase Send-Out Capacity Before Expansion Begins
Posted on Jul 11, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC: Cameron LNG Authorized to Increase Send-Out Capacity Before Expansion Begins
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that FERC has authorized Cameron LNG to increase its send-out capacity from 1.5 to 1.8 Bcf/d before construction begins on its expansion project. Previously, FERC had authorized Cameron LNG to increase its send-out capacity only once construction of its expanded facilities was underway. The decision is available in the eLibrary under...
Expert: Canadian Exports to United States Likely to Decrease Dramatically by 2015
Posted on Jul 11, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Expert: Canadian Exports to United States Likely to Decrease Dramatically by 2015
Bill Gwozd, senior vice president for gas services of Canadian consulting firm Ziff Energy, told World Gas Intelligence that Canadian exports to the United States will likely decrease from 9.7 Bcf/d in 2006 to between 5 and 6 Bcf/d by 2015. Gwozd also predicted that the drop in exports will compel Americans in the Northeast to import more overseas LNG rather than rely on gas supplies...
Bradwood Landing Backers Present Land Use Application for Public Comment and Official Review
Posted on Jul 11, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Bradwood Landing Backers Present Land Use Application for Public Comment and Official Review
The Clatsop County, Ore., Planning Commission held a nine-hour public hearing yesterday, during which NorthernStar Natural Gas offered its Land Use application for the Bradwood Landing LNG regasification terminal. The Daily Astorian (Ore.) provided ongoing news coverage and analysis in a series of stories posted throughout the hearing. Recently, a report prepared by Clatsop...