T&T
eyes LNG exports to Mexico
The
Trinidad Guardian
Port
Spain
Petroleumworld.com 07 23 06
T&T is considering exporting liquefied natural
gas (LNG) to Mexico from a planned fifth LNG train,
Energy Minister Lenny Saith said on Tuesday.
“Mexico
was not considered (as a potential buyer) with previous
plants,” Saith said at a joint Mexico City
press conference with Mexican counterpart Fernando
Canales Clariond. He said Mexico’s building
of the Altavista regasification plant had changed
that.
“The
final decision on a train will be some time next
year,” he added.
The
proposed Trinidad LNG train would have a capacity
of 800m cubic feet/day, and would be a joint venture
between the T&T government and private industry
partners, said Saith.
Mexico’s
Altavista plant could use 500m cubic feet/day of
gas, nearly 65 per cent of the proposed train’s
capacity.
Saith
planned to return to T&T with a draft memorandum
of understanding (MOU) outlining how Mexico would
buy LNG. Canales said that the MOU could be signed
within three months. (ICIS news)
The
Trinidad Guardian
Thursday 13th July 2006
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