Downplaying

CA Offshore Cabrillo LNG Project Hits Regulatory Snag

Although the proponents are downplaying it, U.S. Coast Guard and California officials last week stopped the regulatory clock on Australian resource giant BHP Billiton’s proposed Cabrillo offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal along the Southern California coast. Basic operational, public safety and shipping information on the $550 million, 800 MMcf/d project was requested before the environmental review process can be resumed.

January 11, 2005

Gas Resources Continue to Grow, But Challenges Lie Ahead

Downplaying the current struggle to boost gas supply enough to meet rapidly growing gas demand, officials at the Potential Gas Committee (PGC) last week instead highlighted the slow and steady growth of the resource base in the U.S. Canada and Mexico, and the need for fewer government restrictions on land access and exploration and production.

April 9, 2001