Energy headlines.The Mexican government awarded permits for two liquefied natural gas liquefied natural gas: see under natural gas. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) A product of natural gas which consists primarily of methane. Its properties are those of liquid methane, slightly modified by minor constituents. (LNG LNG (liquefied natural gas): see under natural gas. ) import terminals in early January and environmental groups immediately announced they would fight them. Chevron Texaco Corp.--the No. 2 U.S. oil company--and San Diego-based Sempra Energy Sempra Energy NYSE: SRE is a San Diego, California-based energy services holding company that was founded in 1998. Sempra owns the Southern California Gas Company, San Diego Gas & Electric, Sempra Commodities, and Sempra Generation. both received permits to develop terminals off the coast of Baja California Baja California, state, Mexico Baja California (Span.: bä`hä kälēfōr`nyä), state (1990 pop. 1,660,855), 27,628 sq mi (71,576 sq km), NW Mexico, on the Baja California peninsula. Mexicali is the capital. . Chevron's proposed terminal would be able to process 700 million cubic feet of gas per day, reported the Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). . It would be constructed eight miles offshore from Tijuana. Sempra's permit is a 15-year agreement authorizing Sempra to supply Mexico's Federal Electricity Commission with between 45 million and 280 million cubic feet of natural gas per day, reported the San Diego Union-Tribune. Their offshore terminal would be located about 14 miles north of Ensenada. Greenpeace and the Mexican Environmental Law Center said they would challenge the awarding of the permits, alleging that the light and pollution from the terminals could harm wildlife on the Coronado Islands. |
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