Canaport LNG Backers Consider Expanding Capacity
Posted on Jul 25, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Canaport LNG Backers Consider Expanding Capacity
Noting that there are “no firm plans yet,” Repsol Energy North America President Phil Ribbeck told the Telegraph-Journal (New Brunswick, Canada) that his firm is considering doubling the capacity of the Canaport LNG terminal, currently under...
Repsol Executive Confident Canaport Will Have “Steady Flow” of LNG
Posted on Jul 24, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Repsol Executive Confident Canaport Will Have “Steady Flow” of LNG
Phil Ribbeck, president of Repsol Energy North America, told the Telegraph-Journal (New Brunswick) that “[w]henever Canaport goes online, we will have a steady flow of gas into that facility.” Noting that “[b]asically no LNG other than what’s absolutely required is coming into the U.S.,” energy consultant Zach Allen of Pan Eurasian Enterprises suggested...
Mayor Supports Fire Chief’s Assessment of Resources Available for LNG Safety
Posted on Jul 24, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mayor Supports Fire Chief’s Assessment of Resources Available for LNG Safety
The Daily Astorian reports that Warrenton (Ore.) Mayor Gil Gramson supports the assessment of his town’s fire chief, Ted Ames, who said earlier this week that his department does not have the resources needed to adequately protect the safety and security of the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG temrinal and surrounding communities. Speaking at the Warrenton City Commission meeting...
DOE’s Sandia National Laboratories Plan New Round of LNG Safety Investigations
Posted on Jul 24, 2008 in Safety & Security | Comments Off on DOE’s Sandia National Laboratories Plan New Round of LNG Safety Investigations
A senior staff member of the Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories told the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners that Sandia plans to conduct further investigations into the safety of LNG, including simulating attacks on LNG vessels and testing the impact of fire on the vessels. Platts LNG Daily offers additional coverage. [Subscription...
BG’s 2Q U.S. LNG Deliveries Drop Markedly From Last Year
Posted on Jul 24, 2008 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on BG’s 2Q U.S. LNG Deliveries Drop Markedly From Last Year
BG Group Plc. announced yesterday that it delivered 17 LNG cargos to the United States in the second quarter of 2008, down from 64 in the second quarter last year. Bloomberg provides further...