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Gaz Metro Ltd., Enbridge Inc. and Gaz de France are planning a C$700 million liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River downstream of Quebec City in Quebec. The Rabaska LNG terminal, which would be designed to send out about 500 MMcf/d of regasified LNG, is expected to be in service in late 2008 or early 2009.

The Bush administration has taken steps to shore up its policy limiting the number of acres of public lands that any company, association or individual may lease for oil and natural gas activity.

The Bush administration has taken steps to shore up its policy limiting the number of acres of public lands that any company, association or individual may lease for oil and natural gas activity.

The stepped up efforts by the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) to shore up electric reliability in the U.S. in the wake of last summer’s devastating blackout in the U.S. and Canada could very well “backslide” without the eventual passage of federal legislation that makes currently voluntary reliability standards mandatory and fleshes out the role of federal regulators in the oversight of the grid, the CEO of NERC told reporters last Thursday.

Dominion Resources Cove Point LNG import terminal on the eastern shore of Maryland received its first commercial shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in 23 years on Aug. 22, just four days after FERC gave it clearance to fire up its operations.

Dominion Resources Cove Point LNG import terminal on the eastern shore of Maryland received its first commercial shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in 23 years on Friday, just four days after FERC gave it clearance to fire up its operations.

The Dominion Cove Point LNG LP facility on Maryland’s eastern shore has been authorized to begin service following approval by FERC last week. The formerly mothballed terminal received its commissioning liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipment in July, and service was expected to begin this month (see Daily GPI, July 28).

The Cove Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on the eastern shore of Maryland was scheduled to undergo an inspection by FERC Wednesday and by the U.S. Coast Guard today. If all goes well, the mothballed terminal could receive a test LNG cargo on Friday, according to Dan Donovan, a spokesman for Dominion Resources, parent of Dominion Cove Point. He said the company also may consider plans later in the year to expand the plant and possibly its pipeline system to the Northeast gas grid.

Looking to shore-up investor support and appease credit rating agencies, El Paso Corp. last week reiterated its restructuring commitment, along with its mission of focusing on its global liquefied natural gas (LNG) and petroleum business (see NGI, June 3).