Baldacci Critical of Canadian Federal Position on LNG Vessel Traffic Thru Head Harbour Passage
Posted on Sep 18, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Baldacci Critical of Canadian Federal Position on LNG Vessel Traffic Thru Head Harbour Passage
Speaking to the media during the annual conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers, Gov. John Baldacci (D-Maine) criticized the decision by the Canadian federal government to prohibit LNG vessels from transiting Canada’s internal waters in the Head Harbour Passage. According to the Telegraph-Journal, Governor Baldacci encouraged the federal Canadian...
Port of Astoria Files Countersuit in Dispute Over Oregon LNG Land Lease
Posted on Sep 17, 2009 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Port of Astoria Files Countersuit in Dispute Over Oregon LNG Land Lease
The Daily Astorian [subscription required] reports that the Port of Astoria has filed a countersuit in the ongoing dispute with Oregon LNG over the land lease for the planned LNG import terminal...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Sep 17, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
France’s Fos Faster Terminal Project Targets 2016 as Earliest Startup (Platts LNG Daily) [subscription required]
ConocoPhillips Considering a Range of Options for Kenai LNG Facility
Posted on Sep 17, 2009 in Liquefaction, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on ConocoPhillips Considering a Range of Options for Kenai LNG Facility
Dan Clark, manager of Cook Inlet assets for ConocoPhillips, told the Anchorage Daily News that ConocoPhillips is considering a wide range of options for the Kenai LNG facility, including whether to renew its LNG export license in 2011. Other options for the facility include modifying the plant to accept LNG imports or using the facility for gas...
Local Workers Protest Out-of-Province Labor at Canaport LNG Terminal
Posted on Sep 16, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Local Workers Protest Out-of-Province Labor at Canaport LNG Terminal
The Telegraph-Journal (New Brunswick) reports that a number of local union members alleged that out-of-province workers were being used on the construction of a third LNG storage tank at the Canaport LNG...