Neptune Representatives Discuss Offshore Project With Local Residents
Posted on Jul 6, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Neptune Representatives Discuss Offshore Project With Local Residents
At last week’s meeting with the Marblehead Board of Selectman, representatives from Suez Energy Internationaland its subsidiary, Neptune LNG LLC, discussed Neptune’s deepwater LNG terminal proposed offshore Massachusetts. The representatives noted several key projectdevelopments, including design changes to decrease impact on the environment, FERC’s recent release of a...
Editorial: BP Should Bear Security Costs of Crown Landing
Posted on Jul 6, 2006 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: BP Should Bear Security Costs of Crown Landing
As BP and state and local officials negotiate the security arrangements for the company’s proposed Crown Landing LNG terminal in Logan Township, N.J., the Gloucester County Times looks at the “real, costly and continuous” security measures and calls for “clear public assurances that [BP] will shoulder the bulk of those security costs.” [This article is no...
Coalition President Suggests Industry Influence Delayed Mass. Siting Report
Posted on Jul 6, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Coalition President Suggests Industry Influence Delayed Mass. Siting Report
Joseph Carvalho, president of the Coalition for the Responsible Siting of Liquefied Natural Gas, has called the Massachusetts LNG Commission a “sham” after it missed a June 30 deadline for producing its formal report on LNG facility siting. “We all know there are lots of big money special interests at work here,” Carvalho said. State Sen. Menard (D-Bristol and...
Baltimore Mayor Opposes Sparrows Point LNG Proposal
Posted on Jul 6, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Baltimore Mayor Opposes Sparrows Point LNG Proposal
In a June 28 letter to FERC, Baltimore Mayor Martin O’Malley expressed opposition to AES’ proposed Sparrows Point LNG terminal in Dundalk, Md., citing the project’s potential risks that may endanger community residents and the environment. Read more in The Baltimore Sun. [Access to archived articles requires a...
U.S. Rep. Baird: Washington Should Have Joint Permitting Authority Over Bradwood Landing
Posted on Jul 5, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on U.S. Rep. Baird: Washington Should Have Joint Permitting Authority Over Bradwood Landing
U.S. Rep. Brian Baird (D-Wash.) has asked FERC to “work to establish a bi-state authority” that would allow Washington to apply certain state laws to the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal proposed for the Oregon shore of the Columbia River. Baird says that, because of Bradwood Landing’s location near the Washington border, “more Washington residents would live...