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With two major liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanks now visible and half built along the Pacific Coast of North Baja California in Mexico and sponsor San Diego-based Sempra Energy talking about doubling the terminal’s 1 Bcf/d capacity by 2010, doubts are being raised about the four major Southern California LNG receiving terminal proposals in various stages of the regulatory approval processes. However, government officials, analysts and the four proponents say the other projects are in the race for the long haul.

With two major liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanks now visible and half built along the Pacific Coast of North Baja California in Mexico and sponsor San Diego-based Sempra Energy talking about doubling the terminal’s 1 Bcf/d capacity by 2010, doubts are being raised about the four major Southern California LNG receiving terminal proposals in various stages of the regulatory approval processes. However, government officials, analysts and the four proponents say the other projects are in the race for the long haul.

As the federal energy department hosting a third in a series of public education sessions on liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Los Angeles Thursday, the sponsor of the proposed Clearwater Port offshore LNG terminal project on the Southern California coast announced it now has “significant competitive advantages” from its merger into NorthernStar Natural Gas, Inc. and is prepared to go forward.

The proposed Gros-Cacouna liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in Quebec got a much-needed boost Tuesday as project sponsor Petro-Canada reached an agreement with Russia’s Gazprom to proceed with initial engineering design for a $1.5 billion Baltic gas liquefaction plant near St. Petersburg, Russia.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission announced Thursday that it will sponsor a technical conference next month to discuss policy issues related to the interchangeability of Btu-enriched regasified natural gas (LNG) and conventional dry gas.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission announced last Thursday that it will sponsor a technical conference next month to discuss policy issues related to the interchangeability of Btu-enriched regasified natural gas (LNG) and conventional dry gas.

In response to the sharp decline in market liquidity due to credit issues and heavy collateral requirements, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will for the first time hold a joint agency conference to address potential solutions.

In response to the sharp decline in market liquidity due to credit issues and heavy collateral requirements, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will for the first time hold a joint agency conference to address potential solutions.

If you build it, a corporate sponsor will come. This time aroundit’s Houston’s new baseball stadium, and Enron Corp. said last weekit will pay $100 million over 30 years for naming rights to theballpark to be known as Enron Field. Enron Energy Services (EES)also will provide energy management to the facility.