<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"  standalone="yes" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:trackback="http://madskills.com/public/xml/rss/module/trackback/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:pingback="http://madskills.com/public/xml/rss/module/pingback/"><channel><title>Sutherland</title> <link>http://www.lnglawblog.com</link><description>Sutherland RSS Feed</description> <language>en-US</language> <copyright>Copyright Sutherland</copyright> <webMaster>webmaster@sablaw.com</webMaster> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:08:10 GMT</pubDate> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:08:10 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Local Landowners Respond to Pacific Connector Pipeline Lawsuit]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=87f0f356-68c4-4d52-af0f-840e7462dffb&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=87f0f356-68c4-4d52-af0f-840e7462dffb&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:12:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Local landowners interviewed support the local government with regard to eminent domain issues raised in a <A href="http://www.lnglawblog.com/09012010pacificconnector/" target=_blank>lawsuit</A> filed by Pacific Gas Connector Pipeline, LP last week. The <A href="http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100903/NEWS/9030327" target=_blank>Mail Tribune</A> (Medford, Ore.) provides further coverage.]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[FERC Chairman Responds to Louisiana Lt. Governor on Sabine Pass LNG Export Proposal]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=8eff3962-f111-4dab-92df-839ee145be71&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=8eff3962-f111-4dab-92df-839ee145be71&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:02:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Last month FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff responded to a letter from Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Scott Angelle (D) regarding <A href="http://www.lnglawblog.com/08192010sabinepasslng/" target=_blank>Sabine Pass LNG's proposal</A> to export U.S. domestic natural gas via its LNG facility.&nbsp;In his response, Chairman Wellinghoff described the timing and benefits of its pre-filing process. Lieutenant Governor Angelle's letter and Chairman Wellinghoff's response are available in the FERC <A href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/eLibrary.asp" target=_blank>eLibrary</A> under Docket No. CP05-396.]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[European LNG Headlines]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=81026692-ff54-4878-b7fb-832ecca953aa&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=81026692-ff54-4878-b7fb-832ecca953aa&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:00:01 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<IMG alt="" src="http://www.lnglawblog.com/files/Uploads/Images/OELB/OffshoreEurope_v2.jpg"><br /><UL><LI>First Q-Max Delivery for Sagunto (<A href="http://www.icis.com/heren/articles/2010/09/02/9390408/lng/lmd/first-qmax-delivery-for-sagunto.html" target=_blank>ICIS Heren</A>) [Subscription required]</LI><LI>EU to Help Fund Polish Infrastructure to Connect LNG Terminal (<A href="http://www.platts.com/Products/lngdaily/" target=_blank>Platts LNG Daily</A>) [Subscription required]</LI></UL>]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[FERC Requests Environmental Data from Downeast LNG]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=7ed7a031-7830-4d43-a128-f6ec6fbafd19&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=7ed7a031-7830-4d43-a128-f6ec6fbafd19&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:13:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Yesterday FERC requested additional data from <A href="http://www.lnglawblog.com/07192010downeastlng/" target=_blank>Downeast LNG</A>. The request, available in the FERC <A href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/eLibrary.asp" target=_blank>eLibrary</A> under Docket No.CP07-52, focuses on air emissions data.]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[European LNG Headlines]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=7d2311a2-b8ce-492d-80f5-bf73186278d7&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=7d2311a2-b8ce-492d-80f5-bf73186278d7&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:40:13 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<IMG alt="" src="http://www.lnglawblog.com/files/Uploads/Images/OELB/OffshoreEurope_v2.jpg"><br /><UL><LI>LNG Tankers Expected to Dock in British, Belgian Ports (<A href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-02/lng-tankers-expected-to-dock-in-british-belgian-ports-table-.html" target=_blank>Bloomberg</A>)</LI><LI>Poland, Germany Face Off Over LNG Terminal (<A href="http://www.upi.com/Science_News/Resource-Wars/2010/09/01/Poland-Germany-face-off-over-LNG-terminal/UPI-45871283354986/" target=_blank>UPI</A>)</LI><LI>French LNG Terminal Reaches Full Capacity (<A href="http://www.icis.com/heren/articles/2010/09/01/9389937/lng/esgm,lmd/french-lng-terminal-reaches-full-capacity.html" target=_blank>ICIS Heren</A>) [Subscription required]</LI></UL>]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Developers of Pacific Connector Pipeline Project File Suit Against Oregon State Officials]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=8e44e5da-89d1-4087-bf53-008f7ec7ac32&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=8e44e5da-89d1-4087-bf53-008f7ec7ac32&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:04:36 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline LP has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon alleging that opposition to the <A href="http://www.lnglawblog.com/08062010jordancovelng/" target=_blank>Jordan Cove LNG project</A> has led state officials to "unreasonably delay and substantially interfere with the overall permitting and construction" of the pipeline project. The complaint is available in the <A href="https://ecf.ord.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl?logout" target=_blank>PACER system</A> under Docket No. 6:10-cv-06279-HO. The <A href="http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2010/08/30/daily17.html" target=_blank>Portland Business Journal</A> provides additional coverage.]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress of Councils Schedules Meeting for Next Week]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=26873986-192f-483f-b69b-f874e5a8bff2&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=26873986-192f-483f-b69b-f874e5a8bff2&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:01:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A group seeking to represent communities affected by the planned <A href="http://www.lnglawblog.com/08312010weaverscovelng/" target=_blank>Weaver's Cove LNG project</A>, the Congress of Councils, has scheduled a meeting for September 8, 2010, in Jamestown, R.I. The <A href="http://www.projo.com/news/content/LNG_OPPOSITION_09-01-10_U8JOA49_v10.200f733.html#" target=_blank>Providence Journal</A> offers further coverage.]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[PHMSA Releases Guidance on Alternative Vapor Gas Dispersion Models]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=6ea5d932-9648-463f-86a6-f6990110c936&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=6ea5d932-9648-463f-86a6-f6990110c936&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:58:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Last week, the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) released guidance addressing "the requirements for obtaining approval of alternative vapor-gas dispersion models under Subpart B of 49 CFR part 193." The guidance focuses on technical matters specific to vapor dispersion models and was published in yesterday's <A href="http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-21588.pdf" target=_blank>Federal Register</A>.]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[FERC Announces Technical Conference Focusing on Southern LNG Gas Quality Issues]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=c9310c5c-49be-412e-b5ac-edcc9cf652ed&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=c9310c5c-49be-412e-b5ac-edcc9cf652ed&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:14:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[FERC scheduled a technical conference to examine issues raised by revisions to the gas quality and interchangeability provisions in Southern LNG Company, LLC's tariff. The conference is set for September 14, 2010, and further details can be found in today's Federal Register.]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[European LNG Headlines]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=de6c8b36-47f5-482c-adf7-eca5cab2aef4&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=de6c8b36-47f5-482c-adf7-eca5cab2aef4&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:10:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<IMG alt="" src="http://www.lnglawblog.com/files/Uploads/Images/OELB/OffshoreEurope_v2.jpg"><br /><UL><LI>Belgian Fluxys Bids for Dunkirk LNG Stake (<A href="http://www.platts.com/Products/lngdaily/" target=_blank>Platts LNG Daily</A>) [Subscription required]</LI><LI>Essent, Vopak Cancel Eemshaven LNG Terminal Project (<A href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-01/essent-vopak-cancel-eemshaven-lng-terminal-project-update1-.html" target=_blank>Bloomberg</A>)</LI><LI>French Electricity, Gas Workers Plan to Strike September 6-7 (<A href="http://www.platts.com/Products/lngdaily/" target=_blank>Platts LNG Daily</A>) [Subscription required]</LI></UL>]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rhode Island Congressional Delegation Raise Concerns with Weaver's Cove LNG Project]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=2e6ad351-a3cf-41c4-90a7-29d19c30385e&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=2e6ad351-a3cf-41c4-90a7-29d19c30385e&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:49:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Earlier this month members of Rhode Island's congressional delegation wrote to FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff expressing their concern with the planned <A href="http://www.lnglawblog.com/08252010weaverscovelng/" target=_blank>Weaver's Cove LNG import project</A>. In their letter, available in the FERC <A href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/eLibrary.asp" target=_blank>eLibrary</A> under Docket No. CP04-36, the Members of Congress also invited Chairman Wellinghoff and the other FERC commissioners to meet with the delegation and to tour the site proposed for the Weaver's Cove LNG project.]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[FERC Pre-Filing Process Not Applicable to Cameron LNG Re-Export Proposal]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=fcfd395b-fd5c-49c6-8384-275955e0e945&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=fcfd395b-fd5c-49c6-8384-275955e0e945&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:30:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Yesterday FERC notified <A href="http://www.lnglawblog.com/08232010cameronlng/" target=_blank>Cameron LNG, LLC</A> that the Commission's pre-filing procedures and review process are not applicable to the company's proposal to modify its facility to allow re-exports of foreign-sourced LNG. FERC's letter on this issue is available in the Commission's <A href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/eLibrary.asp" target=_blank>eLibrary</A>.]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kenai LNG Backers Seek Reauthorization of Export License Without Conditions Sought by Alaskan Legislators]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=3328f3f6-78a2-4513-b281-2725f2343cb9&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=3328f3f6-78a2-4513-b281-2725f2343cb9&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:27:39 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[On August 17, 2010, ConocoPhillips requested that the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy extend the export license for the <A href="http://www.lnglawblog.com/08162010kenailng/" target=_blank>Kenai LNG liquefaction facility</A> without the limitations requested by a number of Alaskan state legislators. In its <A href="http://fossil.energy.gov/programs/gasregulation/authorizations/Orders_Issued_2010/conoco_08_17.pdf" target=_blank>letter</A> to the U.S. Department of Energy, ConocoPhillips argued that existing contractual arrangements "would satisfy substantially all projected local utility natural gas demand through the term of the requested export authorization." Petroleum News (carried via the <A href="http://www.adn.com/2010/08/30/1431883/companies-seek-unconditional-ok.html" target=_blank>Anchorage Daily News</A>) offers additional coverage.]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[European LNG Headlines]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=9815de1b-c104-4797-be2c-01b121eb53ac&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=9815de1b-c104-4797-be2c-01b121eb53ac&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:24:06 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<IMG alt="" src="http://www.lnglawblog.com/files/Uploads/Images/OELB/OffshoreEurope_v2.jpg"><br /><UL><LI>Montoir LNG Terminal Maintenance Has Little Impact on LNG Flows (<A href="http://www.icis.com/heren/articles/2010/08/30/9389117/lng/lmd/montoir-maintenance-has-little-impact-on-lng-flows.html" target=_blank>ICIS Heren</A>) [Subscription required] <LI>Klaipedos Nafta to Lead Lithuanian LNG Terminal Plan (<A href="http://www.icis.com/heren/articles/2010/08/30/9389116/lng/lmd/klaipedos-nafta-to-lead-lithuanian-terminal-plan.html" target=_blank>ICIS Heren</A>) [Subscription required] <LI>Germany Could Delay Polish LNG Project: Report (<A href="http://www.platts.com/Products/lngdaily/" target=_blank>Platts LNG Daily</A>) [Subscription required]</LI></UL>]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Editorial Argues FERC Should Slow Review of Elba Island LNG Trucking Proposal]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=a5c0c7fd-2042-40d8-b384-5c1f49fd3e24&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=a5c0c7fd-2042-40d8-b384-5c1f49fd3e24&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:03:32 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[An editorial published by the <A href="http://savannahnow.com/opinion/2010-08-29/gear-it-down" target=_blank>Savannah Morning News</A> asks FERC to extend the public comment deadline in the <A href="http://www.lnglawblog.com/08272010elbaislandlng/" target=_blank>Elba Island LNG truck transportation</A> proceeding and argues that project backers should work more closely with Savannah officials.]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Washington State Denies Water Quality Certification for Bradwood Landing Pipeline Project]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=aea2511d-424d-48df-967d-52cf927c7f39&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=aea2511d-424d-48df-967d-52cf927c7f39&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:59:14 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Earlier this month the Department of Ecology for the State of Washington denied an application for water quality certification filed by NorthernStar Energy, LLC for the <A href="http://www.lnglawblog.com/07082010bradwoodlandinglng/" target=_blank>Bradwood Landing Pipeline project</A>. In its denial letter, available in the FERC <A href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/eLibrary.asp" target=_blank>eLibrary</A> under Docket No. CP06-365, the Department of Ecology noted that NorthernStar failed to submit enough information for the Department to complete its review of the project. NorthernStar can resubmit its certification request at a later date.]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[City Council Seeks Details Regarding Elba Island LNG Trucking Plan]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=2cd56c1b-135d-4575-aca5-48d2127e2438&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=2cd56c1b-135d-4575-aca5-48d2127e2438&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:09:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Savannah City Council is seeking additional information regarding the proposal to transport LNG via truck from the <A href="http://www.lnglawblog.com/08232010elbaislandlng/" target=_blank>Elba Island LNG import facility</A>. Bruce Hughes of Southeast LNG, the company that would be responsible for the trucking operations, told the <A href="http://savannahnow.com/news/2010-08-27/savannah-city-council-wants-details-lng-trucking-plan" target=_blank>Savannah Morning News</A> that his company is ready and willing to meet with city officials regarding the proposal.]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[European LNG Headlines]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=774ffe43-87fc-4ab5-b402-4793946943e6&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=774ffe43-87fc-4ab5-b402-4793946943e6&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:07:33 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<IMG alt="" src="http://www.lnglawblog.com/files/Uploads/Images/OELB/OffshoreEurope_v2.jpg"><br /><UL><LI>Dragon LNG Terminal Greets Largest LNG Carrier After Year in Action (<A href="http://www.milfordmercury.co.uk/news/8355493.Terminal_greets_largest_LNG_carrier_after_year_in_action/" target=_blank>Milford Mercury</A>)</LI></UL>]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[FERC Chairman Responds to Louisiana Congressional Delegation on Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=84a96df1-84cd-424d-891b-442a02640df9&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=84a96df1-84cd-424d-891b-442a02640df9&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:05:33 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff has responded to a letter to the Commission by members of the Louisiana congressional delegation regarding the <A href="http://www.lnglawblog.com/08192010sabinepasslng/" target=_blank>Sabine Pass LNG liquefaction proposal</A>. Chairman Wellinghoff's response is available in the FERC <A href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/eLibrary.asp" target=_blank>eLibrary</A> under Docket No. PF10-24.]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Repsol Official: Canaport LNG Provides Unique Service to Region]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=e2d104fb-2ab4-4ef4-b670-9bf171a3d974&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=e2d104fb-2ab4-4ef4-b670-9bf171a3d974&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:45:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Speaking to the <A href="http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/journal/article/1191219" target=_blank>Telegraph-Journal</A> this week, Phil Ribbeck, president of Repsol Energy North America, said that "[t]he Canaport terminal is needed" and that the <A href="http://www.lnglawblog.com/05192010canaportlng/" target=_blank>Canaport LNG facility</A> "provide[s] a service right now that no one else can provide." An economist at the U.S. Energy Information Administration also noted that the Canaport facility's proximity to markets in the northeast United States and eastern Canada is a strategic advantage.]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[European LNG Headlines]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=7cbaf62b-21fa-4d60-bbb1-29a978cdd0f9&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=7cbaf62b-21fa-4d60-bbb1-29a978cdd0f9&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:12:22 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<IMG alt="" src="http://www.lnglawblog.com/files/Uploads/Images/OELB/OffshoreEurope_v2.jpg"><br /><UL><LI>Belarus Exploring Gas Diversity (<A href="http://www.upi.com/Science_News/Resource-Wars/2010/08/26/Belarus-exploring-gas-diversity/UPI-88801282820148/" target=_blank>UPI</A>)</LI><LI>Ukraine Working on Terminal to Receive Azerbaijani LNG (<A href="http://news.az/articles/21674" target=_blank>News.Az</A>)</LI></UL>]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weaver's Cove Energy Invites FERC Chairman to Tour Project Site]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=cac9507c-f16d-4715-b743-e58a8d719aeb&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=cac9507c-f16d-4715-b743-e58a8d719aeb&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:46:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<A href="http://www.lnglawblog.com/08122010weaverscovelng/" target=_blank>Weaver's Cove Energy</A> CEO Gordon Shearer invited FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff to tour the proposed site of the LNG import facility. The invitation follows <A href="http://www.lnglawblog.com/08202010weaverscovelng/" target=_blank>recent efforts</A> by a number of congressional representatives to prevent further administrative reviews of the LNG proposal. Read more in <A href="http://www.platts.com/Products.aspx?xmlFile=lngdaily.xml" target=_blank>Platts LNG Daily</A> [subscription required].]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Project Backers Suspend Development of Maple LNG Import Proposal]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=53c865cf-515d-48e2-9d70-df7e51127ea9&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=53c865cf-515d-48e2-9d70-df7e51127ea9&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:44:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Citing North American natural gas market conditions, 4Gas, the developer backing the <A href="http://www.lnglawblog.com/06212010maplelng/" target=_blank>Maple LNG import project</A>, said that it has suspended development efforts for the Nova Scotia, Canada, terminal. <A href="http://www.ctv.ca/generic/generated/static/business/article1683599.html" target=_blank>CTV</A> offers additional details.]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opponents of Oregon LNG Project to Appeal Land Use Decision]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=9c09bc31-124b-487d-8470-a1567b72ba37&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=9c09bc31-124b-487d-8470-a1567b72ba37&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:41:55 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Earlier this week Columbia Riverkeeper, a group opposed to the <A href="http://www.lnglawblog.com/08242010oregonlng/" target=_blank>Oregon LNG import project</A> and associated pipeline facilities, announced that it will appeal a Clatsop County hearing officer’s conditional approval of the land use application submitted by Oregon Pipeline Company, LLC. The <A href="http://www.dailyastorian.info/main.asp?SectionID=2&amp;SubSectionID=395&amp;ArticleID=72802" target=_blank>Daily Astorian</A> provides further coverage.<br /><br />Separately, FERC has released a letter sent by Commission Chairman Jon Wellinghoff to Oregon Senator Ron Wyden (D) summarizing the <A href="http://www.lnglawblog.com/06072010oregonlng/" target=_blank>findings</A> of a series of hearings on the conduct of Oregon Pipeline Company. The letter is available in the FERC <A href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/eLibrary.asp" target=_blank>eLibrary</A> under Docket No. AD10-6.]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clatsop County Conditionally Approves Land Use Application for Oregon Pipeline Project]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=41a4d737-a98a-489c-aea2-46355c3056e9&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=41a4d737-a98a-489c-aea2-46355c3056e9&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:05:05 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Yesterday Clatsop County issued its <A href="http://clatsopcounty.us/Assets/Dept_12/PDF/Notice%20of%20Decision-%20Oregon%20Pipeline.pdf" target=_blank>conditional approval</A> of the land use application submitted by <A href="http://www.lnglawblog.com/08232010oregonlng/" target=_blank>Oregon Pipeline Company, LLC</A>. The natural gas pipeline project is associated with the <A href="http://www.lnglawblog.com/08052010oregonlng/" target=_blank>Oregon LNG import project</A>.]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Op-Ed Questions Viability of Valdez LNG Export Proposal]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=5c5ec75e-c813-4e49-88f4-440fa2907b81&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=5c5ec75e-c813-4e49-88f4-440fa2907b81&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:02:52 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[An op-ed penned by Bill Walker, the Republican gubernatorial candidate in Alaska, raises a number of questions regarding the viability of the <A href="http://www.lnglawblog.com/03152010alaska/" target=_blank>Valdez LNG export plan</A> proposed as part of the Alaskan natural gas pipeline project. Read more in the <A href="http://www.alaskadispatch.com/voices/tundra-talk/6489-no-substance-to-valdez-option-under-agia-" target=_blank>Alaska Dispatch</A>.]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Southern LNG Applies to Load LNG on Trucks at Elba Island Facility]]></title><guid>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=a4092b54-5a43-4c7e-b7a1-2376bf2b7618&amp;RSS=true</guid><link>http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=a4092b54-5a43-4c7e-b7a1-2376bf2b7618&amp;RSS=true</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:24:52 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[On August 4, 2010, Southern LNG submitted an application to FERC to load LNG on trucks for regional distribution. The application contemplates reactivating the truck loading facilities at the Elba Island LNG terminal and beginning operations in November 2012.&nbsp;The filing notes that eight to ten tanker trucks will be loaded per day, which could expand to nearly 60 tanker trucks per day over the next decade. The application is available in the FERC <A href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/eLibrary.asp" target=_blank>eLibrary</A> under Docket No. CP10-477,&nbsp;and the Savannah Morning News offers additional coverage.]]></description><category>Blog Entry</category></item></channel></rss>