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LNG Bill Introduced in California State Senate

California State Sen. Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) has introduced SB 426, a bill that would require a state commission to assess each of the LNG terminals proposed for California based on its ability to satisfy the state’s future energy needs and public safety demands, and to rank each proposed facility according to its location. If passed, the governor could approve only the two...

Kitimat LNG Announces Receipt of Environmental Certificate

Kitimat LNG announced that it has received a provincial environmental assessment certificate from British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Office for its proposed project. According to Kitimat, the assessment concluded that the regasification terminal would have no major residual effects, conditioned upon Kitimat adopting a variety of mitigation measures prescribed by the...

USCG and MARAD Issue DEIS for Neptune LNG Project

The U.S. Coast Guard and Maritime Administration have issued the draft environmental impact statement for Suez’s Neptune LNG Deepwater Port to be located 22 miles northeast of Boston. The agencies identified the proposed Northeast Gateway Port and AES Battery Rock LNG projects as reasonably foreseeable actions considered when evaluating cumulative impacts. The DEIS also reports...

Synopses of LNG Consequence Assessments

In connection with its article on the Sparrows Point terminal proposal, The Baltimore Sun summarizes eight studieson the possible consequences ofLNG spills,including the Sandia and Quest...

SES Seeks Contract Extension for Long Beach LNG Project

The board of harbor commissioners for the Port of Long Beach will meet today to determine whether to extend Sound Energy Solutions’ contract for the exclusive right to develop its proposed LNG terminal site. The contract is set to expire Thursday; if it is not extended, the Port could put the site to another use. Company representatives and port officials say that, despite the...

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