Tribe ends LNG contract with Quoddy Bay firm

Author:
ICT Staff
Updated:
Sep 12, 2018
Original:
Jun 18, 2009

The owner of an Oklahoma company that hopes to construct a liquefied natural gas terminal on Passamaquoddy Bay expressed surprise this week that the Passamaquoddy Tribe has voted to terminate its land lease contract with his firm. Donald Smith, president of Quoddy Bay LNG, said Tuesday that he received a letter Monday from Passamaquoddy Tribal Gov. Rick Phillips-Doyle

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