U.S. House Passes Coast Guard Reauthorization Bill With Amendment to LNG Security Provision
Posted on Apr 25, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on U.S. House Passes Coast Guard Reauthorization Bill With Amendment to LNG Security Provision
The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2830 yesterday, which reauthorizes funding for the U.S. Coast Guard. The bill includes an amendment that will allow the Coast Guard to consider state and local security resources when determining whether resources are available to protect LNG terminals and vessels only if the state or local government “has entered into a contract,...
Rhode Island State House Approves LNG Emergency Response Plan Bill
Posted on Apr 25, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Rhode Island State House Approves LNG Emergency Response Plan Bill
The Rhode Island House of Representatives passed a bill yesterday that would require developers to seek approval from the General Assembly and affected municipalities for emergency response plans submitted for LNG projects in the state. The Herald News (Fall River, Mass.) reports that a similar measure was proposed last year and was passed by the House before being rejected by the...
Op-Ed Critiques Environmentalists Who Promote Natural Gas Use While Opposing the Construction of LNG Infrastructure
Posted on Apr 25, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Op-Ed Critiques Environmentalists Who Promote Natural Gas Use While Opposing the Construction of LNG Infrastructure
In an op-ed carried by the Belleville News-Democrat (Ill.), Ben Lieberman, a senior policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation, criticizes some environmentalists for promoting policies that encourage the increased use of natural gas for electricity generation while, at the same time, supporting attempts to block the construction of LNG import...
FERC Suspends its Review of Proposed Quoddy Bay LNG Terminal
Posted on Apr 25, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Suspends its Review of Proposed Quoddy Bay LNG Terminal
FERC announced today that it is suspending its review of the Quoddy Bay LNG terminal application. FERC Staff cited the developer’s inability to provide information regarding “proposed vaporizer revision as well as the safety and reliability of the proposed cryogenic transfer line.” FERC also notes that the developer has stated “that the project design may be...
FERC Releases DEIS for Proposed Sparrows Point LNG Terminal
Posted on Apr 25, 2008 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Releases DEIS for Proposed Sparrows Point LNG Terminal
FERC today released its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Sparrows Point LNG import terminal proposed by AES Corporation. FERC Staff concluded that, if constructed and operated in accordance with the mitigation measures proposed by the developer and those recommended by Staff, and in accordance with U.S. Coast Guard safety and security measures, “construction...