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Archive for June, 2008

Neptune LNG Port Contract Awarded to BW Offshore

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

The latest piece of the puzzle that will eventually be the Neptune Deepwater LNG Port has been awarded to BW Offshore. Unlike other LNG terminals, Neptune will not need large land-based ... Read more..

Canadian LNG Terminal Gets Green Light From Government

Thursday, June 19th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board has given a permit to construct to MapleLNG, a receiving terminal project in Goldboro, Nova Scotia being sponsored by 4Gas and Suntera. With the ... Read more..

New Report: 2008 Won’t Be A Banner Year For LNG Imports To The U.S.

Thursday, June 19th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Power problems in Japan and a drought in Spain mean one thing: Liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports to the U.S. will remain "sluggish" at best for the rest of the ... Read more..

Florida Says No Offshore Drilling; Wants Cuba to Stop Too

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

If you listen carefully, that howl you hear is probably coming from Florida and it's the reaction to President Bush's call to end the offshore drilling ban. Let's clarify something first ... Read more..

Oregon Gov., West Coast Greens Gunning For Bradwood LNG Project

Friday, June 6th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

The news that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission had given a relatively positive environmental impact statement to the Bradwood LNG receiving terminal was still fresh in Houston when the counter-attack ... Read more..

Clock Is Running On TransCanada’s Pipeline Plan

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

The countdown has started for Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to convince state lawmakers that TransCanada's plan for a gas pipeline from the North Slope to the Lower 48 is the ... Read more..

Survey: Energy Costs Changing Americans’ Views

Monday, June 2nd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Nimby-ism is on the decline and Americans are changing their driving and living habits in the face of rising energy costs. The results of a national survey of some 1,000 U.S. ... Read more..

California Greens Shift Strategy; Entire LNG Industry Now A Target

Monday, June 2nd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Faster than you can say "the zombies are attacking the mall" in a George A. Romero movie, the California environmental group has shifted tactics from protesting single LNG projects to ... Read more..