California City Council Votes to Oppose Preferred Site for OceanWay LNG Deepwater Port
Posted on Apr 11, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on California City Council Votes to Oppose Preferred Site for OceanWay LNG Deepwater Port
The City Council of Camarillo, Calif., voted Wednesday evening to oppose the preferred site of the proposed OceanWay LNG deepwater port. City Councilman Mike Morgan told the Ventura County Star that he believes the two alternative sites under consideration may be more appropriate. The U.S. Navy has also expressed concerns with the preferred...
Analysts: TransCanada May Refocus LNG Strategy Following Two Recent Setbacks
Posted on Apr 11, 2008 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Analysts: TransCanada May Refocus LNG Strategy Following Two Recent Setbacks
The Canadian Press (carried via Oil Week) reports that some energy analysts are suggesting that TransCanada may refocus its LNG import efforts on the U.S. Gulf Coast region following two setbacks at its planned LNG regasification terminals. TransCanada’s proposed Gros Cacouna LNG terminal in Quebec has stalled due to a lack of firm LNG supply, and its Broadwater LNG terminal...
ALNG Train 1 Resumes Operations Following Maintenance
Posted on Apr 11, 2008 in Liquefaction | Comments Off on ALNG Train 1 Resumes Operations Following Maintenance
Train 1 at the Atlantic LNG facility in Trinidad & Tobago is back online following an additional unplanned outage for maintenance. Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that this was the fifth unplanned outage at the facility since late last year and the second outage for train 1 since late...
State of New York Announces Opposition to Broadwater LNG Terminal Project
Posted on Apr 10, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on State of New York Announces Opposition to Broadwater LNG Terminal Project
Governor David Paterson (D-N.Y.) announced this afternoon that the New York State Department of State opposes Broadwater Energy’s application to build an LNG import terminal in Long Island Sound, which New York had been reviewing under the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA). According to Newsday, Gov. Paterson focused his remarks on alternatives to the Broadwater LNG project,...
Op-Ed Examines Backgrounds of California LNG Project Executives
Posted on Apr 10, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed Examines Backgrounds of California LNG Project Executives
An op-ed carried by the Long Beach Press-Telegram (Calif.) examines three former California government employees who now work for companies developing LNG projects in Oregon, California, and...