Maryland Senators Propose Statutory Amendment to Give States Veto Power Over LNG Terminal Siting
Posted on May 15, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maryland Senators Propose Statutory Amendment to Give States Veto Power Over LNG Terminal Siting
Senators Benjamin Cardin (D-Md.) and Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) offered an amendment (see pages S5997 and S5998) to H.R. 1495 (Water Resources Development Act) to give states the veto power over the siting of LNG terminals. Both senators last month sponsored a standalone version of the...
MARAD Issues License for Northeast Gateway
Posted on May 15, 2007 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on MARAD Issues License for Northeast Gateway
MARAD yesterday issued the Deepwater Port license for Excelerate Energy’s Northeast Gateway Energy Bridge. Northeast Gateway will be connected to consumer markets by a 16-mile subsea pipeline and will have a baseload capacity of approximately 500 MMcf/d. MARAD confirmed a previous commitment made by Excelerate Energy to use U.S. mariners for at least 25% of the personnel on...
Panel Analyzes Legal Issues Surrounding Passamaquoddy Region LNG Proposals
Posted on May 14, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Panel Analyzes Legal Issues Surrounding Passamaquoddy Region LNG Proposals
A panel of legal experts was convened at the University of New Brunswick last Friday to discuss the complex issues of international law and policy surrounding the LNG proposals in the Passamaquoddy Bay region. The Telegraph-Journal (New Brunswick) has coverage on the...
New York Senate’s Environmental Committee Chairman Announces Opposition to Broadwater
Posted on May 14, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on New York Senate’s Environmental Committee Chairman Announces Opposition to Broadwater
Newsday (New York) reports that New York State Senator Carl Marcellino (R-Syosset), Chairman of the senate’s Environmental Conservation Committee, announced his opposition to the Broadwater LNG terminal to be located in Long Island Sound. Citing environmental and security concerns, Marcellino also called on Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D) to publicly oppose the Broadwater...
KeySpan Fine for Security Lapse Halved
Posted on May 14, 2007 in Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Storage | Comments Off on KeySpan Fine for Security Lapse Halved
The Associated Press reports that KeySpan Corp. agreed to pay a $125,000 fine for a security breach last year at the company’s LNG storage facility in Lynn, Mass. The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities originally levied a $250,000 fine for the incident, but the penalty was reduced on appeal after KeySpan demonstrated that its security procedures had been...