Cross-Border Sites Attractive for LNG Import Projects
Posted on Oct 22, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Cross-Border Sites Attractive for LNG Import Projects
Using the example of the Sonora Pacific LNG terminal under development by El Paso Corp. and DKRW Energy, the Arizona Republic reviews the trend of siting LNG terminals outside the United States and selling the regasified LNG to the American...
California Firm Continues to Bet on LNG, CNG
Posted on Oct 22, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Technology | Comments Off on California Firm Continues to Bet on LNG, CNG
Clean Energy, a firm based in Southern California, has begun construction of the region’s first public fueling station for LNG and also a large LNG processing facility in Boron, Calif. Both facilities will use domestically-produced natural gas. Read more in the Long Beach Press...
Ventura City Council Candidates Generally Oppose Local LNG
Posted on Oct 19, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Ventura City Council Candidates Generally Oppose Local LNG
The Ventura County Reporter notes that all nine candidates for the three open seats on the Ventura City Council stated at last week’s debate that they opposed having LNG terminals built off the coast of Southern California, in contrast to the recent support for the Clearwater project expressed by a Councilman who is not up for re-election. As one candidate warned voters,...
Trinidad Politician Fears Nation Will Exhaust Gas Reserves
Posted on Oct 19, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Trinidad Politician Fears Nation Will Exhaust Gas Reserves
Trinidad & Tobago’s Newsday reports that Carolyn Seepersad-Bachan, former chairman of the National Petroleum Company, has warned that her nation’s gas reserves may run out in only 12 years. Ms. Seepersad-Bachan, now running for office with the Congress of the People Party, cited booming demand from the construction business and Atlantic LNG’s new Train...
Studies: CNG, LNG, Pipelines Provide Distinct Transportation Solutions
Posted on Oct 19, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Technology | Comments Off on Studies: CNG, LNG, Pipelines Provide Distinct Transportation Solutions
A feature in Energy Tribune synthesizes several studies comparing the relative benefits of CNG, LNG, and pipelines for bringing reserves to market. The detailed economic review finds distinct markets for all three, showing that for shorter distances pipelines are more economic, while for longer distances CNG is preferable for small volumes and LNG for larger...