Proposed Legislation Attempts to Halt Broadwater LNG Plan
Posted on Jun 14, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Proposed Legislation Attempts to Halt Broadwater LNG Plan
Newsday reports on local legislation proposed by Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy seeking to ban the Broadwater LNG project and arguing that various statues give Suffolk County jurisdiction over Long Island Sound. “Why should a plant that is on land be bound by local requirements and a few miles offshore is not?” said Levy. However, Broadwater senior vice president and...
Open House Attendees Raise Concerns Over Jordan Cove LNG Project
Posted on Jun 14, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Open House Attendees Raise Concerns Over Jordan Cove LNG Project
About 300 people attended a Jordan Cove Energy open house event Monday night, where project representatives answered questions about the company’s plan to build an LNG terminal in Coos Bay, Ore. Oregon newspaper The World surveyed 36 attendees and found that about one third remained undecided on the project, while the rest had concerns about safety, the impact of vessel security zones,...
NGSA Responds to INGAA and AGA on Gas Quality and Interchangeability
Posted on Jun 14, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines | Comments Off on NGSA Responds to INGAA and AGA on Gas Quality and Interchangeability
In a June 12 letter to FERC, the president and CEO of the Natural Gas Supply Association, R. Skip Horvath, calls the recent joint statement of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of Americaand the American Gas Associationregarding gas quality and interchangeability “a positive step forward,” but cautions that it “is not an industry consensus.”In order to...
Decision on Motion for Retrial in Pelican Island Case Expected This Week
Posted on Jun 14, 2006 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Decision on Motion for Retrial in Pelican Island Case Expected This Week
A Texas judge yesterday heard arguments in a motion to retry a Galveston resident’s challenge to BP’s lease agreement with the Galveston, Texas, Wharves Board of Trustees. Plaintiff Nancy Saint-Paul argued that the entire lease agreement for BP’s proposed Pelican Island terminal is “irreparably tainted,” and that Judge John Ellisor should reconsider the...
BG Looks to Expand Presence in the Atlantic Basin
Posted on Jun 14, 2006 in Markets and Competition | Comments Off on BG Looks to Expand Presence in the Atlantic Basin
World Gas Intelligence today reports on BG LNG’s increasing presence in the Atlantic Basin LNG market. The article highlights the UK company’s participation in liquefaction deals involving Trinidad’s Atlantic LNG project, Egyptian LNG’s Trains 1 and 2, Nigeria LNG, and Equatorial Guinea LNG. Additionally, ongoing expansions of the Lake Charles and Elba...