Report: LNG Development Would Hamper Economic Growth Near Passamaquoddy Bay
Posted on Jun 23, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Report: LNG Development Would Hamper Economic Growth Near Passamaquoddy Bay
An study commissioned by Save Passamaquoddy Bay, a local LNG opposition group, dismisses claims that the proposed LNG import terminals near Passamaquoddy Bay would spur economic growth in the area, and concludes instead that the terminals would hurt the area’s fishing and tourism industry, raise local municipal costs, and decrease property values. The study by Yellow Wood...
FERC Hears Comments on LNG Terminals Proposed for Pascagoula, Miss.
Posted on Jun 23, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Hears Comments on LNG Terminals Proposed for Pascagoula, Miss.
FERC officials last night held a meeting to solicit community input on the draft Environmental Impact Statements for Chevron’s Casotte Landing LNG terminal and Gulf LNG’s Clean Energy Project, both of which are proposed for Pascagoula, Miss. Chevron’s vice president of global gas, Richard Lammons,discussed the benefits of the Cassotte Landing project, such as new jobs and additional...
El Paso Announces Plans for Arizona Gas Storage Facility
Posted on Jun 23, 2006 in Storage | Comments Off on El Paso Announces Plans for Arizona Gas Storage Facility
El Paso has announced that its Western Pipeline Group will apply for permission to build an underground natural gas storage facility near Eloy, Ariz., 40 miles southeast of Phoenix, to accommodate an expected increase in LNG shipments. Read more in yesterday’s Platts LNG Daily. [Subscription...
Editorial: Alaska LNG Proposal Less Beneficial to State than Natural Gas Pipeline
Posted on Jun 23, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Editorial: Alaska LNG Proposal Less Beneficial to State than Natural Gas Pipeline
The Anchorage Daily News encourages readers to reviewthree separate studies, all of which conclude that a plan totransport Alaskan natural gas via a new pipeline to Valdez, liquefy it and ship it to LNG regasification terminals on the US and Canadian West Coastis less cost-effective than building a natural gas pipeline to U.S. Midwestern markets and shipping the gas there. The...
Baltimore County Council Approves Legislation Restricting LNG Terminal Siting
Posted on Jun 23, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Baltimore County Council Approves Legislation Restricting LNG Terminal Siting
The Dundalk Eagle reports that local legislation passed unanimously by the Baltimore County Council on Monday, would require LNG facilities proposed within five miles of a residential area to hold a special public hearing and obtain a permit from the County. The legislation is aimed at AES’ Sparrows Point terminal proposed for Maryland. Separately, U.S. Sen. Barbara...