Op-ed: PGW’s LNG Project Has Drawbacks
Posted on Feb 1, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: PGW’s LNG Project Has Drawbacks
An op-ed in today’s Philadelphia Daily News says the financial benefits of PGW’s proposed LNG facility are not worth the environmental and safety risks. “[PGW] concluded that the city should incur these risks and inconveniences to save ratepayers a measly $3 a month,” says Evan M. Belser, program organizer of Clean Water...
Coastal Zone Bill Attempts to Thwart LNG Development in NY Waters
Posted on Feb 1, 2006 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Coastal Zone Bill Attempts to Thwart LNG Development in NY Waters
Bill A09257, introduced Jan. 4 in the New York Assembly, would prohibit the construction of “heavy industry,” which is defined to include LNG terminals, in the New York coastal zone. It likewise would prohibit new “off-shore gas, liquid or solid bulk transfer facilities, including LNG terminals for receiving, storage and processing.” The bill states that...
City Official Criticizes Quoddy Bay LNG Project
Posted on Feb 1, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on City Official Criticizes Quoddy Bay LNG Project
The Bangor Daily News today reports that the city manager of Eastport, Maine became the first city official to publicly declare opposition to Quoddy Bay’s proposed LNG terminal. At a special City Council meeting held Monday night, George “Bud” Finch expressed concerns over siting the facility next to Route 190, the only road into the city. Quoddy Bay project manager...
Canadian LNG Construction Progressing
Posted on Feb 1, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Canadian LNG Construction Progressing
The Daily Oil Bulletin reports that two Canadian LNG projects are making headway toward completion by Nov. 2008. Anadarko has obtained permits and begun construction on its Bear Head LNG project in Nova Scotia. Clearing and site work are also underway at Canaport in Saint John, New Brunswick. In 2005, both terminals signed transportation agreements with Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline...
Broadwater Official Defends Weather Data
Posted on Feb 1, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Broadwater Official Defends Weather Data
In an op-ed published today by Newsday, Broadwater senior vice president John Hritcko Jr. addresses allegations that the company erred or sought to mislead by submitting atmospheric data from Boston rather than Long Island, and by keeping certain information confidential. Hritcko explains that Broadwater “has always been moving toward finalizing data specific to the Long Island...