Nova Scotia Schools Provide Training for Italian LNG Technicians
Posted on Aug 2, 2007 in Technology | Comments Off on Nova Scotia Schools Provide Training for Italian LNG Technicians
Eighteen Italian LNG technicians recently completed a year-long training course conducted jointly by Cape Breton University and the Nova Scotia Community College Marconi Campus, the Cape Breton Post (Canada) reports. The two schools formalized their agreement with Adriatic LNG in May, 2006, to train Adriatic’s personnel as electricians and other technicians for its facility near...
Environmental Groups Active Against Cabrillo Port LNG Say They Will Not Be as Involved in Oceanway LNG Process
Posted on Aug 2, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Environmental Groups Active Against Cabrillo Port LNG Say They Will Not Be as Involved in Oceanway LNG Process
The Malibu Surfside News reports that two environmental groups, the Environmental Defense Center (EDC) and the California Coastal Protection Network (CCPN), say that their activity in the Oceanway LNG permitting process will be curtailed compared with their role opposing the Cabrillo Port LNG proposal. EDC attorney Linda Krop said “[The Oceanway LNG] proposal is out of our...
Editorial: Local Residents Should Support WestPac’s Texada Island LNG Proposal
Posted on Aug 2, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Editorial: Local Residents Should Support WestPac’s Texada Island LNG Proposal
An editorial in today’s Nanaimo Daily News (British Columbia) (carried via LexisNexis [subscription required]) offers its support for WestPac LNG Corp.’s Texada Island LNG import terminal and complementary power plant. The editorial says that compared with the available alternatives, the LNG facility will provide numerous advantages for both the local community and the...
Analysis: Joint LNG-Power Plant Proposals Could Change Western Canadian Energy Market
Posted on Aug 2, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Analysis: Joint LNG-Power Plant Proposals Could Change Western Canadian Energy Market
An analysis published by the Vancouver Sun suggests that two proposals combining LNG import terminals with on-site power generating facilities, Kitimat LNG and WestPac LNG’s Texada Island project, could significantly alter the Western Canadian energy market. Both projects seek to heed B.C. Hydro’s call for more private-sector electricity generators that would compliment...
WestPac LNG Announces New LNG Terminal Proposal
Posted on Aug 1, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on WestPac LNG Announces New LNG Terminal Proposal
WestPac LNG Corporation announced yesterday a $2-billion LNG regasification terminal and power plant project for Texada Island, British Columbia. The company also announced that, due to the rising costs of construction materials, it will place plans to develop an LNG terminal in Prince Rupert B.C. on hold. WestPac did indicate, however, that the plan could be revisited in the future....