Mexican Power Company Defends Manzanillo LNG Contract
Posted on Apr 7, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Mexican Power Company Defends Manzanillo LNG Contract
Last week, the Mexican Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE) defended its decision to award the Manzanillo LNG supply contract to a Repsol subsidiary. According to a former candidate for the Mexican presidency, there were some irregularities in the Manzanillo LNG supply tender process. The CFE claims that it will save more than $1.5 billion over 15 years under the terms of the supply...
Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on Apr 7, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
The Oregonian (opposes Bradwood Landing LNG project)The Oregonian (supports Bradwood Landing LNG project)The Oregonian (supports state oversight of local LNG projects)
Canada and the United States Continue to Debate LNG Transit Through Head Harbour Passage
Posted on Apr 7, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Canada and the United States Continue to Debate LNG Transit Through Head Harbour Passage
Yesterday’s Chronicle Herald (Canada) analyzes the ongoing debate between the U.S. and Canadian governments over whether LNG tankers should be permitted to transit the Head Harbour Passage to reach proposed LNG terminals in the Passamaquoddy...
Rhode Island A.G. Critical of Proposal for Modified Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Apr 4, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Rhode Island A.G. Critical of Proposal for Modified Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch (D) criticized a new plan proposed by Weaver’s Cove Energy that would include offloading LNG in Mount Hope Bay and transporting it via pipeline for storage in Fall River, Mass. Lynch said, “From an environmental standpoint, this proposal is even more invasive of Mount Hope bay than the plans that have been previously...
FERC: Market Should Decide Whether LNG Projects in Oregon Move Forward
Posted on Apr 4, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC: Market Should Decide Whether LNG Projects in Oregon Move Forward
Members of Oregon’s Democratic Congressional Delegation reportedly are disappointed with the response they received from FERC to a letter from the delegation asking FERC to investigate whether the state needs natural gas from the proposed LNG terminals in the state. The Associated Press (via The Oregonian) reports that FERC’s response indicates that FERC intends to allow...