Downeast LNG to Temporarily Withdraw Its State Application
Posted on Sep 17, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Downeast LNG to Temporarily Withdraw Its State Application
Downeast LNG will temporarily withdraw its application for state permits and re-file at a later date, Bangor Daily News reports. Downeast LNG president Dean Girdis stated that the application was missing critical data from the Maine Department of Marine Resources, as well as other studies, and that Downeast needed more time to negotiate the route for the connecting...
California LNG Bill Delayed Until January
Posted on Sep 17, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on California LNG Bill Delayed Until January
SB 412, a bill in the California state legislature mandating an in-depth study of market conditions facing LNG projects in the state, will be delayed in the State Assembly until at least January 2008. Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that the bill was delayed in the Assembly Appropriations Committee when the legislature adjourned until...
WestPac LNG Hosts Informational Meeting on Texada Island LNG Proposal
Posted on Sep 14, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on WestPac LNG Hosts Informational Meeting on Texada Island LNG Proposal
The Powell River Peak (Vancouver, Canada) reports that approximately 120 people attended an informational session hosted by WestPac LNG this week on the Texada Island LNG proposal. Mark Butler, president of WestPac LNG, told local residents that WestPac would consider the outcome of a referendum proposed by Texada Island residents but would not be bound by any referendum. Instead,...
Virginia Energy Plan Identifies Hampton Roads Region as Attractive LNG Expansion Target
Posted on Sep 14, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Storage | Comments Off on Virginia Energy Plan Identifies Hampton Roads Region as Attractive LNG Expansion Target
Governor Timothy Kaine (D-Va.) announced his comprehensive energy plan on Wednesday. The plan noted the need to improve the state’s gas pipeline and storage infrastructure and recommended that Virginia “carefully consider support for projects to diversify its natural gas supplies, such as new LNG terminals and increasing pipeline capacity.” The plan specifically...
Quoddy Bay LNG Will Pursue LNG Tanker Access to Head Harbour Passage
Posted on Sep 14, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Quoddy Bay LNG Will Pursue LNG Tanker Access to Head Harbour Passage
Brian Smith, project manager for the Quoddy Bay LNG project proposed for Passamaquoddy Bay, told the Chronicle Herald (Nova Scotia, Canada) that his company’s position regarding LNG tanker traffic remains unchanged despite the possibility that Canada will enact regulations to prohibit LNG tankers from transiting the Head Harbour Passage. Smith claims that “[i]nternational...