Oregon State Agencies Issue Comments on LNG Proposals
Posted on Dec 19, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon State Agencies Issue Comments on LNG Proposals
Ten Oregon state agencies offered comments to FERC regarding LNG proposals in the state, according to a report by The Oregonian. In a cover letter released with the comments, Gov. Ted Kulongoski (D-Ore.) repeated his previous opposition to a statewide ban on LNG developments but noted that any federal decision to grant a permit for an LNG project ought to be based on a complete...
Local Groups Protest WestPac LNG
Posted on Dec 19, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Local Groups Protest WestPac LNG
The Nanaimo Daily News (British Columbia, Canada) reports that fifteen community and environmental organizations have joined together in opposing WestPac LNG’s proposed regasification project on Texada Island near Vancouver. The coalition, called the Alliance to Stop LNG, also hopes to halt all new coastal oil and gas operations proposed for offshore British Columbia and to...
CEO: Weaver’s Cove LNG Expects to Litigate Issues in Federal Court
Posted on Dec 19, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on CEO: Weaver’s Cove LNG Expects to Litigate Issues in Federal Court
Gordon Shearer, president and CEO of Weaver’s Cove LNG, told the Standard-Times (Mass.) that he expects his company will pursue an appeal of a U.S. Coast Guard decision to declare the proposed tanker route unsuitable for LNG vessel traffic. Shearer said that the Coast Guard’s analysis was based upon “unprecedented procedural and factual...
Sakhalin LNG Announces Delay in First Gas Exports
Posted on Dec 18, 2007 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Sakhalin LNG Announces Delay in First Gas Exports
Reuters (carried by the Wall Street Journal [subscription only]) reports that Sakhalin Energy Investment Co. has announced a delay for its initial exports of liquefied natural gas to its customers in Asia and the United States. The delay is expected to last several months, pushing back a scheduled start-date of the third quarter of...
Qatargas to Supply LNG to Altamira LNG Terminal
Posted on Dec 18, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Qatargas to Supply LNG to Altamira LNG Terminal
Qatargas announced yesterday that it has agreed to supply LNG to Mexico’s Altamira LNG import facility with deliveries expected to begin in 2009. The Gulf Times reports that Qatargas will supply gas from Train 5 (Qatargas-II) and expects to use new Q-Flex...