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Rhode Island Town Adopts Three-Part Plan to Address Weaver’s Cove LNG Project

The Jamestown Press reports that the Jamestown, R.I., Town Council recently adopted a three-part plan to address the proposed Weaver’s Cove LNG import project. The plan proposes forming a five-member LNG Threat Committee, hosting a “congress of town councils” for affected communities to ratify a joint resolution opposing the Weaver’s Cove LNG proposal, and...

Oregon LNG Criticizes Format of Administrative Hearing

Following the first of three scheduled administrative hearings, OPB News reports that Oregon LNG CEO Peter Hansen criticized the format of the hearing, stating that his counsel should have been permitted to cross-examine the witnesses. The judge conducting the hearing on behalf of FERC, Deputy Chief Administrative Judge Bobbie McCartney, described the hearing as a “hybrid”...

Opposition to Bradwood Landing LNG Project Marks Mayor’s Tenure

A piece in The Daily News (Longview, Wash.) examines the first four months of Mayor George Wehrfritz’s term in office, including his continuing opposition to the planned Bradwood Landing LNG...

Industry Analyst: LNG Imports Necessary to Diversify U.S. Natural Gas Supply

Jay Copan, senior vice president of corporate affairs for the American Gas Association, told attendees at the LNG16 conference in Algeria that he expects LNG imports to play an important role in maintaining a diverse natural gas supply for the U.S. market despite increased production from U.S. shale gas plays. Platts LNG Daily offers additional coverage. [Subscription...

European LNG Headlines

U.K. Gas Prices Ease as Weather Warms, LNG Flows (Reuters) Statoil Postpones Planned Snohvit LNG Work, Plans Summer Outages (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription required]

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