Safety Paramount Concern Regarding Weaver’s Cove LNG
Posted on Oct 29, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Safety Paramount Concern Regarding Weaver’s Cove LNG
Safety remains the paramount concern as the Weaver’s Cove LNG regulatory process unfolds. One security consultant told CBS News, “it doesn’t seem prudent to me at all to allow this facility to go forward. The right thing to do is to take a step back, to look for another area to establish an LNG tanker...
Protesters Object to Rabaska LNG Decision
Posted on Oct 29, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Protesters Object to Rabaska LNG Decision
The Globe and Mail reports that more than 1,000 protesters marched on the Quebec National Assembly yesterday, accusing the Quebec provincial government of bending to the desires of the Power Corporation of Canada by approving the Rabaska LNG proposal. According to the news report, 25 environmental and cultural groups participated in the protest and further protests are planned in...
FERC Officials to Meet with NASFM to Discuss Sparrows Point LNG
Posted on Oct 29, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Officials to Meet with NASFM to Discuss Sparrows Point LNG
FERC officials and representatives of the National Association of State Fire Marshalls (NASFM) will discuss the regulatory process regarding Sparrows Point LNG on Tuesday, October 30. The letter announcing the meeting is available in FERC’s eLibrary under Docket Number...
Rhode Island Governor Praises Coast Guard Decision on Weaver’s Cove
Posted on Oct 26, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Rhode Island Governor Praises Coast Guard Decision on Weaver’s Cove
Gov. Donald Carcieri (R-R.I.) has released a statement praising the recent U.S. Coast Guard decision to deny waterway suitability to the Weaver’s Cove LNG regasification project. Gov. Carcieri said, “While I understand that Rhode Island must find new sources of affordable energy, bringing liquefied natural gas up Narragansett Bay is not the...
Mexico Considers Overseas Investment to Ensure LNG Supply
Posted on Oct 26, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Mexico Considers Overseas Investment to Ensure LNG Supply
Reuters reports that Juan Granados Zuniga, an executive with Mexico’s Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE), said that Mexico may consider investing in overseas gas wells and liquefaction projects to ensure future LNG supplies. “That’s in the long term…[p]lanning in Mexico takes a long time,” Granado Zuniga noted. CFE expects to build an LNG import...