No Agreement Reached on Broadwater LNG Proposal
Posted on Feb 4, 2008 in Environmental, Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on No Agreement Reached on Broadwater LNG Proposal
A deal offered by a local New York official which would see Governor Eliot Spitzer (D -N.Y. ) oppose the proposed Broadwater LNG facility if Connecticut dropped its opposition to the proposed Islander East gas pipeline was rejected by Governor M. Jodi Rell (R-Conn.). Newsday reports that a spokesperson for Gov. Rell said she “has no interest trading one project with a severe...
BG Group Contemplated Proposal for Liquefaction Plant in Alaska
Posted on Feb 4, 2008 in E&P, Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on BG Group Contemplated Proposal for Liquefaction Plant in Alaska
The Anchorage Daily News reports that David Keane, BG Group’s vice president for corporate and policy affairs, told Alaskan state legislators that his company remains optimistic about Alaska’s LNG potential. According to Keane, BG prepared a proposal for a pipeline project that included construction of a pipeline to transport gas from the North Slope to Valdez and a...
Atlantic LNG Restarts Train 4 Following Unscheduled Maintenance
Posted on Feb 4, 2008 in Liquefaction | Comments Off on Atlantic LNG Restarts Train 4 Following Unscheduled Maintenance
A spokesperson for Atlantic LNG told Platts LNG Daily that the company’s Train 4 LNG production has come back online following “unexpected and minor maintenance.” The Atlantic LNG representative did not disclose what prompted the shutdown nor how long the train was offline. [Subscription...
Worker Killed at Canaport Construction Site
Posted on Feb 1, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Worker Killed at Canaport Construction Site
The Canadian Press reports that a worker at the Canaport LNG terminal construction site was killed Wednesday evening after falling more than 100 feet while working inside one of the storage tanks at the facility. Saint John city police, the Occupational Health and Safety Board, and Canaport are investigating the...
U.S. January Imports Lowest in Five Years
Posted on Feb 1, 2008 in Markets and Competition | Comments Off on U.S. January Imports Lowest in Five Years
NATS [subscription required] comments that the United States is set to end the month with the lowest January imports of LNG in five years.