Gazprom May Acquire Stake in Atlantic LNG from BP
Posted on Aug 23, 2007 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Gazprom May Acquire Stake in Atlantic LNG from BP
The Times (London) reports that BP may have offered a stake in the Atlantic LNG liquefaction facility in Trinidad and Tobago to Gazprom. Atlantic LNG sends 75%, or approximately 1 Bcf, of its daily output to the United...
Statoil Receives First Gas Supplies from Snohvit Field
Posted on Aug 22, 2007 in E&P, Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Statoil Receives First Gas Supplies from Snohvit Field
Norwegian energy firm Statoil announced yesterday that its Hammerfest LNG export facility in northern Norway has received its first volumes from the Snohvit gas field and that it expects to begin production of LNG over the next three to four weeks. Much of the natural gas from Snohvit will be shipped to the United States, though plans for the terminal’s first shipment of LNG are...
Jamaican Officials to Delay LNG Announcement
Posted on Aug 22, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Jamaican Officials to Delay LNG Announcement
Officials with the state-owned Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica confirmed yesterday that their decision on a company to install a floating regasification terminal off Jamaica’s southern coast will be delayed due to Hurricane Dean. Although the officials said that the proposed site was not damaged by the storm, the government team is awaiting input from some members. The decision,...
Downeast Details Security Procedures Despite Canada’s Prohibition on LNG Tanker Traffic
Posted on Aug 22, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Downeast Details Security Procedures Despite Canada’s Prohibition on LNG Tanker Traffic
The Montreal Gazette reports on Downeast LNG’s filing with FERC that details security procedures that would allow LNG carriers to transit the Head Harbour Passage, despite Canada’s expressed opposition to such transit. Downeast LNG claims that despite Canada’s objection, it nonetheless still would be required to deal with an emergency situation concerning an LNG...
Calif. Lieutenant Governor: State Will Not Need Its Own LNG Import Terminal
Posted on Aug 22, 2007 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Calif. Lieutenant Governor: State Will Not Need Its Own LNG Import Terminal
California’s Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi (D) said in an interview that he does not believe that California will need to build its own LNG import terminal following approval of the North Baja gas pipeline connecting the California market to the Costa Azul LNG regasification terminal in Mexico. Lt. Gov. Garamendi went on to say that if California consumers demand further...