Competition for LNG Spot Cargoes Intensifies
Posted on Jan 23, 2008 in Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Competition for LNG Spot Cargoes Intensifies
World Gas Intelligence [subscription required] reports on the impact that the globally competitive LNG spot cargo market is having on the price of gas. The article notes that high bids in Asian and European markets are fueling this competitive environment. WGI also adds that beyond baseload supplies being delivered to the Everett terminal in Massachusetts, very little...
Canadian Firm Makes Gas Discovery Offshore Tobago
Posted on Jan 23, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, Pipelines | Comments Off on Canadian Firm Makes Gas Discovery Offshore Tobago
Citing an anonymous industry source, Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that Petro-Canada has made a gas discovery offshore Tobago with possible reserves of nearly 1 Tcf. Petro-Canada has plans for developing a series of gas wells off Tobago’s north...
Sparrows Point Community Meeting Scheduled
Posted on Jan 22, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Sparrows Point Community Meeting Scheduled
Community leaders will meet on Thursday to discuss the proposed Sparrows Point LNG terminal and associated pipeline. The Baltimore Sun has complete meeting details.
NMFS Official Requests Denial of Bradwood Landing Dredging Permit
Posted on Jan 22, 2008 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on NMFS Official Requests Denial of Bradwood Landing Dredging Permit
The Daily Astorian reports that National Marine Fisheries Service Oregon State Habitat Office Director Michael P. Tehan asked the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers in a letter last month to deny NorthernStar Natural Gas the dredging permit it needs to create a turning basin for LNG vessels at its proposed Bradwood Landing terminal. In the letter, Tehan outlined seven reasons to deny the...
LNG Contributing to Economic Growth in Texas
Posted on Jan 22, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LNG Contributing to Economic Growth in Texas
The Houston Chronicle reports on the contributions of energy infrastructure, including ExxonMobil’s Golden Pass and Cheniere’s Creole Trail LNG terminals, in reviving the Beaumont-Port Arthur area of...