WASHINGTON - According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the push to import more natural gas from overseas suffered a setback in recent weeks, when two proposed terminals for receiving liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports were cancelled.
On March 10, TransCanada Corporation and ConocoPhillips announced they were suspending work on the Fairwinds LNG project in Harpswell, Maine, after the town residents voted against leasing a site for the project. On March 18, Calpine Corporation announced that public opposition had led the company to withdraw its plans for an LNG terminal near Eureka, Calif.