Mayor, Environmental Activists Voice Opposition to Safe Harbor Energy LNG Proposal
Posted on Sep 20, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mayor, Environmental Activists Voice Opposition to Safe Harbor Energy LNG Proposal
Jo-Ann Kalaka-Adams, mayor of Sea Bright, N.J., and representatives of local environmental groups held a press conference announcing their opposition to the Safe Harbor Energy LNG regasification terminal proposal. The environmental activists shared Gov. Jon Corzine’s (D-N.J.) position that New Jersey ought to be granted “adjacent coastal state” status under the...
Malibu Prepares for Ocean Way LNG Public Forum
Posted on Sep 20, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Malibu Prepares for Ocean Way LNG Public Forum
The Malibu Surfside News reports that despite last week’s formal announcement of a public meeting, scheduled for September 26 near Los Angeles Airport regarding Woodside’s Ocean Way LNG terminal proposal, Malibu city officials were not notified of the meeting until the local newspaper informed them of it this week. The Surfside Times reports that a Los Angeles official has...
FERC Representatives Meet With LNG Opposition in Oregon
Posted on Sep 20, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Representatives Meet With LNG Opposition in Oregon
FERC officials met with local opposition to the Oregon LNG project proposed for Warrenton, Ore., at a public meeting held Tuesday evening. The Daily Astorian reports that Oregon State Senator Betsy Johnson asked numerous questions about the process and several local residents expressed frustration with the lack of transparency and level of local input during the federal LNG terminal...
Canadian Firm Unlikely to Face Same Fate as Repsol in Algeria
Posted on Sep 20, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, E&P, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Canadian Firm Unlikely to Face Same Fate as Repsol in Algeria
Chief executive Rick Anderson of First Calgary Petroleums Ltd., a Canadian gas production firm, told the Globe and Mail that he does not expect his company to face challenges similar to those leading to the forced exodus of Repsol YPF from Algeria’s Gassi Touli LNG project. Algerian-owned Sonatrach “won’t come after us. Our own project is on very favorable terms with...
Broadwater Debate Focuses on Facts, Security Concerns
Posted on Sep 20, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Broadwater Debate Focuses on Facts, Security Concerns
Suffolk Life (Long Island, N.Y.) reports that the recent debate between a Broadwater representative and an LNG opponent over the Broadwater LNG regasification terminal proposed for Long Island Sound focused on the economics of the project, as well as local residents’ security concerns. The host of the forum, the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce, plans to poll its...