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As competition heats up for LNG terminal sites off Florida and Massachusetts, an AES Corp. affiliate has staked out territory halfway between, with a plan to build a receiving terminal at the old Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point industrial site on Baltimore Harbor.

Natural gas demand in New England, particularly for power generation, has grown rapidly over the last decade, and the addition of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal would provide the greatest enhancement to gas supply reserve margins in the region, according to a new report by the Power Planning Committee of the New England Governors’ Conference.

Natural gas demand in New England, particularly for power generation, has grown rapidly over the last decade, and the addition of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal would provide the greatest enhancement to gas supply reserve margins in the region, according to a new report by the Power Planning Committee of the New England Governors’ Conference.

Western Pennsylvania has experienced “bit of a drilling boom” during the past year with drilling permits up 50% as a result of soaring oil and natural gas prices, said a spokesman for the state agency which oversees the regulating and permitting of wells.

Western Pennsylvania has experienced “bit of a drilling boom” during the past year with drilling permits up 50% as a result of soaring oil and natural gas prices, said a spokesman for the state agency which oversees the regulating and permitting of wells.

Sponsors of the proposed Rabaska LNG terminal still have three other sites near Quebec City to pursue, after citizens resoundingly defeated a plan earlier this week to locate the receiving terminal in the Beaumont section of the city. Residents of Beaumont resoundingly rejected the proposal with 72% voting against it. Opponents of the LNG project claimed it would be a safety hazard and would spoil the river view. The government of Quebec supports the project as necessary to supply energy in the area. Sponsors of the project include Gaz Metro, Enbridge and Gaz de France.

Sponsors of the proposed Rabaska LNG terminal still have three other sites near Quebec City to pursue, after citizens resoundingly defeated a plan earlier this week to locate the receiving terminal in the Beaumont section of the city. Residents of Beaumont resoundingly rejected the proposal with 72% voting against it. Opponents of the LNG project claimed it would be a safety hazard and would spoil the river view. The government of Quebec supports the project as necessary to supply energy in the area. Sponsors of the project include Gaz Metro, Enbridge and Gaz de France.

Cheniere Energy Inc.’s chairman said Monday that if FERC expedites permitting for a proposed facility it wants to build, Louisiana could have a Sabine Pass liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal up and running by late 2007 or early 2008.

Within days of its decision earlier this month to drop a preliminary proposal for a coastal liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal in northern California, a Calpine Corp. official indicated the company continues to talk with all of the major LNG proponents in North America.