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A massive container ship ran aground Tuesday in the Suez Canal, clogging one of the world’s most heavily trafficked shipping lanes and creating logistical hurdles for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) and oil trade, as well as for other commodities.  “The transit point is extremely vital,” ClipperData’s Matt Smith told NGI. Smith is director of…

Porter Bennett, president of Evergreen, CO-based industry consultant Bentek Energy LLC, will retire at the end of the year. Bennett, who founded Bentek in 1985, will be an adviser to the firm. Bentek was sold to Platts, a division of the McGraw-Hill Cos. Inc., earlier this year. James Simpson, who is currently vice president and general manager, will become president, the company said. Simpson previously modeled large structured transactions in both gas and power for Enron North America and led natural gas marketing and trading at MarkWest Hydrocarbon and Eprime Inc.

Porter Bennett, president of Evergreen, CO-based industry consultant Bentek Energy LLC, will retire at the end of the year. Bennett, who founded Bentek in 1985, will be an adviser to the firm. Bentek was sold to Platts, a division of the McGraw-Hill Cos. Inc., earlier this year. James Simpson, who is currently vice president and general manager, will become president, the company said. Simpson previously modeled large structured transactions in both gas and power for Enron North America and led natural gas marketing and trading at MarkWest Hydrocarbon and Eprime Inc.

Increases in domestic production, new pipeline infrastructure and the shifting sources of imports will create a “bonanza” for natural gas buyers in the Northeast, according to Evergreen, CO-based Bentek Energy, which just released the third part of its three-part “Catch the Wave” report (see NGI, Jan. 19; Nov. 17, 2008) documenting changes to the region that has traditionally been the highest-priced North American market.

Increases in domestic production, new pipeline infrastructure and the shifting sources of imports will create a “bonanza” for natural gas buyers in the Northeast, according to Evergreen, CO-based Bentek Energy, which just released the third part of its three-part “Catch the Wave” report (see Daily GPI, Jan. 14; Nov. 14, 2008) documenting changes to the region that has traditionally been the highest-priced North American market.

Looking to bring an additional source of natural gas to Oregon, Energy Projects Development LLC (EPD) of Evergreen, CO, is working to site a liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal and storage facility near an existing wood chip dock at Jordan Cove on the industrial bay side of the North Split of Coos Bay, OR.

Looking to bring an additional source of natural gas to Oregon, Energy Projects Development LLC (EPD) of Evergreen, CO is working to site a liquefied natural gas receiving terminal and storage facility near an existing wood chip dock at Jordan Cove on the industrial bay side of the North Split of Coos Bay, OR.