Massachusetts Residents Concerned that LNG Projects Could Expose Past Pollution
Posted on Jul 30, 2007 in Environmental, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Massachusetts Residents Concerned that LNG Projects Could Expose Past Pollution
Gatehouse News Service (carried via the North Shore Sunday (Mass.)) reports that a Massachusetts environmental group has raised concerns that pipeline construction for the deepwater LNG ports from Excelerate Energy and Suez North America could expose radioactive waste deposited decades ago in Massachusetts Bay. A spokesperson for Excelerate said that the pipeline route has been...
MARAD Announces Agreement with Woodside on U.S. Flag LNG Vessels
Posted on Jul 30, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on MARAD Announces Agreement with Woodside on U.S. Flag LNG Vessels
U.S. Maritime Administrator Sean T. Connaughton announced today that Woodside Natural Gas has committed to employ two U.S. flag LNG regasification vessels and U.S. crews and officers to service its OceanWay LNG terminal proposed for offshore Southern California. The vessels will be used in mid-ocean ship-to-ship transfer operations and then to regasify and offload the gas at the...
Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on Jul 30, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
The Daily Astorian (Ore.) (opposed to the Bradwood Landing LNG proposal)
Petro-Canada Faces Large Increase in Cost Estimates for Gros Cacouna LNG Terminal
Posted on Jul 27, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Financing, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Petro-Canada Faces Large Increase in Cost Estimates for Gros Cacouna LNG Terminal
The Financial Post (Canada) reports that construction of the Gros Cacouna LNG terminal will be delayed for a minor redesign in order to bring down construction costs. Ron Brenneman, president and chief executive of Petro-Canada, said, “That cost has gone up like any other LNG project in North America, so we’re now looking at numbers more in the $1-billion range.”...
LNG Terminal Caught in Land Dispute Between Louisiana Ports
Posted on Jul 27, 2007 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LNG Terminal Caught in Land Dispute Between Louisiana Ports
The Associated Press (carried via the Winchester Telegram (La.)) reports that Port of Lake Charles and Port of West Cameron are preparing to go to court over a land ownership controversy involving Sempra Energy’s Cameron LNG terminal. The terminal sits on land in Cameron Parish, La., owned by Port of Lake Charles, which rents the land to Sempra. Port of West Cameron is seeking to...