Category: LNG

Japan seeking LNG from US: Reports

Energy Links Japan wants to buy more liquified natural gas from the United States, according to reports in the business and energy media. Bloomberg reported Japan to Boost LNG Imports From U.S. as Nuclear Power Declines Japan, the world's largest importer of liquefied natural gas, plans to seek more U.S. cargoes to ensure adequate power […]

"Front End Engineering" begins for BC LNG

Energy The Hart Energy  E&P (exploration and production) newsletter is reporting that an Overland,  Kansas based company, Black & Veatch,  a multi-billion dollar, employee-owned engineering firm founded in 1915,  is beginning front end engineering (FEED) for the second proposed Kitimat liquified natural gas facility, BC LNG. Although no information appears on the Black & Veatch […]

Japan Quake Is Causing Costly Shift to Fossil Fuels: New York Times

Energy Link New York Times Japan Quake Is Causing Costly Shift to Fossil Fuels Japan, the world's third-largest user of electricity behind China and the United States, had counted on an expansion of nuclear power to contain energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions. Instead, its nuclear program is in retreat, as the public and government […]

NEB gets ready for BC LNG hearings, first step for second Kitimat project

Energy The National Energy Board has announced it will hold hearings on the second proposed liquified natural gas project, saying, the hearings will "consider an application submitted by BC LNG Export Co-operative LLC (BC LNG) for a 20-year licence to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Canada to Pacific Rim markets." Once again under the NEB's rules […]

KM LNG final arguments set for Thursday in Calgary

The National Energy Board panel hearing KM LNG's (also known as Kitimat LNG) application for an natural gas export licence will hear final arguments from the lawyers for the various parties at the NEB offices in Calgary beginning at 9:30 a.m. MT Thursday. The hearings which began in Kitimat in June, resumed Wednesday in Calgary.  […]

Kitimat LNG hearings to resume in Calgary July 13

The KM LNG (also known as Kitimat LNG) hearings for an export licence will resume before a National Energy Board panel in Calgary on Wednesday July 13, and run to Friday,  July 15, the NEB has announced on its website. This phase of the hearing will consider "the potential environmental effects of the proposed exportation […]

Australia, Canada rivals in "new frontier" of liquified natural gas

Canada and Australia are rivals in the "new frontier" of liquified natural gas export sales to Asia, a panel of energy marketing executives told the National Energy Board Tuesday at hearings into the KM LNG in Kitimat. The "marketing panel" testifying before the board included Kenny Patterson, Vice President LNG Marketing and Shipping for Apache […]

Kitimat LNG "not slam dunk'': Apache

The headline from the subscription only LNG Intelligence website says More money is Canada-bound, but the proposed Kitimat, BC, liquefied natural gas export facility is not a "slam dunk," CEO Steve Farris said. (more as it comes available)