Toronto Sun by Stefania Moretti. Canada's lack of infrastructure means it will miss out on the opportunity to supply natural gas to quake-ravaged Japan, which is seeking alternatives to replace power from its damaged nuclear plants. ... Royal Dutch Shell stepped up to the plate saying it will divert as much liquefied natural gas to Japan as possible. Don't expect Canada, the third-largest natural-gas producer in the world, to do the same.
Citizens Benefit By Keeping LNG Import Option Available Commentary by Dave Harbour Yesterday, Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan (NGP Photo), together with his advisory, "Energy Task Force", heard ConocoPhillips executive Dan Clark and Marathon's Alaska manager, Carrie Lockhart, describe circumstances leading to closing of the 40-year-old Kenai Liquefied Natural Gas export facility. Still America's only LNG export facility, the Kenai plant prepared natural gas for delivery to Japan. Counterintuitively, the LNG export plant benefited local gas and electric consumers. While gas supplies are diminishing in Cook Inlet, the biggest challenge utilities face [...]