State Official: Oregon Needs More Information on Bradwood Landing LNG Project
Posted on Feb 22, 2010 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on State Official: Oregon Needs More Information on Bradwood Landing LNG Project
Nina DeConcini, Northwest region administrator for Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), told The Oregonian that her agency needs additional information before it can make a decision on Bradwood Landing LNG’s water quality permit application. Specifically, DEQ has requested three-dimensional modeling of the Columbia River before making its decision on the...
Mayor Hopes Town Will Be Eligible for Federal Security Funding for LNG Deepwater Ports
Posted on Feb 22, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mayor Hopes Town Will Be Eligible for Federal Security Funding for LNG Deepwater Ports
Gloucester, Mass., Mayor Carolyn Kirk will be in Washington, D.C., this week to press U.S. officials to designate Gloucester as a high-risk urban terrorist target because two LNG deepwater ports, GDF Suez’s Neptune LNG and Excelerate’s Northeast Gateway, are located off its shores. If Gloucester is designated as a terrorist target, it will be eligible for federal homeland...
Op-Ed Offers Observations of LNG Vessel Transit to Everett LNG Terminal
Posted on Feb 19, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Op-Ed Offers Observations of LNG Vessel Transit to Everett LNG Terminal
An op-ed carried by the Boston Globe provides a reporter’s personal observations as the LNG vessel SCF Polar transits through Boston Harbor to the Everett LNG terminal.
Maine State Rep. Submits Comments Supporting Calais LNG
Posted on Feb 19, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maine State Rep. Submits Comments Supporting Calais LNG
Maine State Rep. Dianne Tilton (R) submitted comments to FERC this week offering her support for the Calais LNG import project. Her letter to the Commission is available in the eLibrary under Docket No....
FERC Authorizes Minor Design Changes at Gulf LNG Terminal
Posted on Feb 19, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Authorizes Minor Design Changes at Gulf LNG Terminal
FERC has approved minor design modifications to the security systems and equipment requested by the Gulf LNG project. FERC’s approval letter is available in the eLibrary under Docket No....