Editorial: Long Beach City Council’s Demand for Contributions “A Bit Awkward”
Posted on Mar 13, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Long Beach City Council’s Demand for Contributions “A Bit Awkward”
An editorial in yesterday’s Long Beach Press Telegram criticized the Long Beach City Council’s threat to end negotiations with Sound Energy Solutions. The paper says the demand is “a bit awkward” because the politicians who are running for next month’s election have focused their campaigns on the potential safety threats of SES’s LNG proposal and not...
Debate Continues Over Need for Broadwater
Posted on Mar 13, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Debate Continues Over Need for Broadwater
The New York Times yesterday featured coverage on the growing opposition to the Broadwater LNG proposal. The article focused particularly on the local environmentalists’ claims that the proposed Broadwater LNG terminal is unnecessary. Michael Rieke, the managing editor of Platts LNG Daily, said that claims regarding the necessity of the Broadwater LNG terminal would not...
Virginia Energy Plan Headed to Governor
Posted on Mar 11, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Virginia Energy Plan Headed to Governor
The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that on March 9, 2006, the Virginia Senate agreed to the House-passed version of the State’s energy plan. The plan encourages the siting of one or more LNG terminals in the State. Under the plan, the State Corporation Commission would develop a scoring system which considers a variety of social and economic factors to determine the most...
Official Says Canadian Atlantic Coast Has Reached Terminal Limit
Posted on Mar 10, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Official Says Canadian Atlantic Coast Has Reached Terminal Limit
Nova Scotia Deputy Minister of Energy Allison Scott says that, with the exception of those connected directly to New York, no additional LNG terminals should be built on Canada’s Atlantic Coast. Nova Scotia is “not actively seeking more terminals,” Scott remarked at a Canadian energy briefing in Washington, D.C. Read more in yesterday’s Platts LNG Daily....
Downeast LNG Says It Will Comply
Posted on Mar 10, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Downeast LNG Says It Will Comply
Downeast LNG representatives denied Save Passamaquoddy Bay’s allegations that the proposed terminal will not comply with SIGTTO standards, affirmatively stating that the terminal design would in fact comply. Downeast President Dean Girdis also responded. “I don’t know the law per se. My understanding is that SIGTTO refers to tankers and not terminals,” said...