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With review of its proposed onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in the Bahamas stalled, Suez Energy North America said it has put an offshore Florida LNG deepwater port on the fast track by duplicating much of the design work done on its Neptune LNG project offshore Boston.

A dispute over the local economic benefit of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal at the Port of Long Beach has stalled negotiations between Sound Energy Solutions (Mitsubishi, ConocoPhillips) and the City of Long Beach. The city and SES are scheduled to meet Monday, and following those discussions city energy department head Chris Garner will give an oral report to the city council at its meeting Tuesday night, Garner told Daily GPI Friday.

Dispute over the local economic benefit of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal at the Port of Long Beach has stalled negotiations between Sound Energy Solutions (Mitsubishi, ConocoPhillips) and the City of Long Beach.

Producers and stakeholders trying to iron out problems with the long-stalled $7 billion Mackenzie Valley natural gas pipeline may be close to making a “positive announcement,” a member of the negotiating team said Thursday.

Shut-in natural gas production returned rapidly over the Labor Day weekend but progress stalled last week due to damaged processing plants, pipelines and production facilities. As of Friday, some of the more serious damage left by Katrina was on two of El Paso Corp.’s major pipeline systems — Tennessee Gas and Southern Natural, three large Louisiana gas processing plants (Venice, Toca and Yscloskey) and several of Shell’s deepwater platforms (Mars, Mensa, Cognac and Ursa).

Within hours of the omnibus energy bill being enacted into law Monday, sponsors of the stalled Islander East Pipeline project took advantage of language in the measure and challenged in federal court the state of Connecticut’s refusal to issue a water quality permit for the Connecticut-to-Long Island natural gas pipeline.

Sponsors of the long-stalled Islander East Pipeline project are awaiting President Bush’s signing of the omnibus energy bill so that they can challenge in federal court the state of Connecticut’s denial of a water permit for the Connecticut-to-Long Island natural gas pipeline.

Some Canadian natural gas producers evidenced continued confidence the stalled Mackenzie Gas Pipeline will be built, putting up C$58 million (US$46.4 million) last week for new drilling rights in the central Mackenzie Valley.

Some Canadian natural gas producers evidenced continued confidence the stalled Mackenzie Gas Pipeline will be built, putting up C$58 million (US$46.4 million) last week for new drilling rights in the central Mackenzie Valley.