Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on Aug 14, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
Nanaimo Daily News (British Columbia, Canada) (opposed to LNG) [carried via LexisNexis]
CEO: TransCanada Expects FERC Approval for Pipeline Soon
Posted on Aug 14, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on CEO: TransCanada Expects FERC Approval for Pipeline Soon
Business News Americas (carried via LexisNexis) reports that TransCanada CEO Henry Morse, Jr., expects the company to receive FERC approval for its planned expansion of its North Baja pipeline. The new pipeline will transport gas to California from Sempra’s Costa Azul LNG import terminal currently under construction. Morse also noted that TransCanada has received all other...
Two Open Seasons for Pipeline Capacity from Gulf LNG Project
Posted on Aug 13, 2007 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Two Open Seasons for Pipeline Capacity from Gulf LNG Project
Platts LNG Daily reports that Transco and Florida Gas announced last week that they will hold binding open seasons for pipeline capacity on two pipelines that will connect the proposed offshore Gulf LNG Clean Energy receiving terminal to existing pipeline infrastructure onshore. Both open seasons are scheduled to close on September 7. [Subscription...
State Agency Denies Dredging Proposal for Weaver’s Cove LNG Terminal
Posted on Aug 13, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on State Agency Denies Dredging Proposal for Weaver’s Cove LNG Terminal
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management denied the application of Weaver’s Cove LNG to dredge parts of Mount Hope Bay, which would have cleared the way for LNG carriers to reach the proposed LNG regasification terminal in Fall River, Mass. According to the Providence Journal, a spokesperson for the project’s developer, Hess LNG, said that this setback will...
Some LNG Opponents Skeptical of Coos Bay Container Port Proposal
Posted on Aug 13, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Some LNG Opponents Skeptical of Coos Bay Container Port Proposal
The Mail Tribune (Ore.) reports that some residents believe that a new plan to dredge a 51-ft deep channel in order to build a container port in Coos Bay is in reality designed to assist an LNG regasification terminal project in the area. State and local officials deny the connection, saying that the current 37-ft deep shipping channel is already deep enough to accommodate LNG...