MapleLNG Project Approved by Provincial Utility Board
Posted on Jun 12, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on MapleLNG Project Approved by Provincial Utility Board
The Telegraph-Journal (New Brunswick) reports that the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board has approved the MapleLNG project. In its announcement of the Board’s decision, MapleLNG noted that additional approvals from other regulatory bodies could be issued over the next few...
Gazprom Official Says Company Offered Role in BlueOcean Offshore LNG Project
Posted on Jun 12, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Gazprom Official Says Company Offered Role in BlueOcean Offshore LNG Project
Russian news agency Itar-Tass (carried via Reuters) reports that Gazprom’s Deputy Chief Executive Alexander Medvedev said that his company has been offered a role in the BlueOcean offshore LNG project currently being developed by...
TransCanada Reacts to Gazprom’s Interest in Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline
Posted on Jun 11, 2008 in Markets and Competition, Pipelines | Comments Off on TransCanada Reacts to Gazprom’s Interest in Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline
Tony Palmer, TransCanada’s vice president in charge of Alaskan development, told the Calgary Herald that his company has not been approached yet by Gazprom regarding its interest in the TransCanada natural gas pipeline proposed for Alaska. However, the Herald reports that a Gazprom official said he expects talks with TransCanada will commence in the near future. In the comments...
NATS Revises Downward Its Expected U.S. LNG Throughput for 2008
Posted on Jun 11, 2008 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on NATS Revises Downward Its Expected U.S. LNG Throughput for 2008
This morning NATS released a downward revision of its LNG throughput estimate for the United States in 2008. NATS predicts that between 340 and 382 Bcf of regasified natural gas will be injected into the national gas grid in 2008, compared with an earlier estimate of 425 Bcf. NATS publisher Zach Allen notes that although access to LNG import capacity will nearly triple in 2008, U.S....
Enbridge Official: Gazprom’s Involvement in Rabaska LNG Project Creates “Strong Momentum”
Posted on Jun 11, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Enbridge Official: Gazprom’s Involvement in Rabaska LNG Project Creates “Strong Momentum”
An Enbridge Inc. official told the Journal of Commerce (Canada) that Gazprom’s involvement in the proposed Rabaska LNG import terminal project creates “strong momentum” for moving the project forward. A spokesperson for Rabaska LNG noted that construction is planned to begin in 2010 and commercial operations should commence in...