Chicken

Predictions earlier this year of a flood of liquefied natural gas (LNG) that would hit U.S. shores apparently could have been uttered by Chicken Little, at least if Barclays Capital analysts are right about their expectation of relatively modest imports during the second half of 2009.

The permitting and supply and pipeline contracting for the Quoddy Bay liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Town of Perry, ME, has given its backers a chicken-or-the-egg conundrum, according to Project Manager Brian Smith.

The permitting and supply and pipeline contracting for the Quoddy Bay liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Town of Perry, ME, has given its backers a chicken-or-the-egg conundrum, according to Project Manager Brian Smith.

Consultants at PIRA Energy have news for all those Chicken Littles out there who estimated a gas production decline in 2003 and who are predicting another drop in 2004: production was up last year and it’s going to grow by another 1-2% in 2004.

Consultants at PIRA Energy have news for all those Chicken Littles out there who estimated a gas production decline in 2003 and who are predicting another drop in 2004: production was up last year and it’s going to grow by another 1-2% in 2004.

Is the colossal game of financial chicken that has been a major part of the response to California’s lingering energy crisis finally going to play out as the backdrop to the latest initiatives by the governor and his regulatory leaders?