Bradwood Landing LNG Opponents, Supporters Rally in Oregon
Posted on Sep 25, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Bradwood Landing LNG Opponents, Supporters Rally in Oregon
Yesterday opponents and supporters of the planned Bradwood Landing LNG import terminal rallied in downtown Astoria, Ore., to voice their opinions before a meeting by the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners to address zoning issues. The Daily Astorian offers further...
Potential Meth Lab Contamination at Issue in Jordan Cove LNG Zoning Change Approval
Posted on Sep 24, 2009 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Potential Meth Lab Contamination at Issue in Jordan Cove LNG Zoning Change Approval
The Coos County Commissioners approved this week a zoning change for the Kentuck Golf Course, potentially allowing developers of the Jordan Cove LNG import project to flood part of the golf course for wetlands replacement. However, one commissioner voted against the plan, saying that contamination from a methamphetamine lab that was previously on the property could leach into Coos Bay...
Editorial: Canadian Officials Protecting Canadian Interests By Opposing LNG Vessel Traffic in Head Harbour Passage
Posted on Sep 24, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Editorial: Canadian Officials Protecting Canadian Interests By Opposing LNG Vessel Traffic in Head Harbour Passage
An editorial in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal argues that Canada’s federal officials are acting in Canadians’ interests by opposing LNG vessel traffic in the Head Harbour Passage and Passamaquoddy Bay. The piece states that New Brunswick and Canadian officials respect FERC’s jurisdiction over energy facilities in the United States, but notes that U.S. officials...
Arguments Today before 4th Circuit on Sparrows Point LNG Import Project
Posted on Sep 24, 2009 in Environmental, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Arguments Today before 4th Circuit on Sparrows Point LNG Import Project
The Baltimore Sun reports that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit will hear oral arguments today regarding Sparrows Point LNG’s Petition for Review of the Maryland Department of the Environment’s (MDOE) denial of a water quality certification for the LNG proposal. The MDOE denied the certification because Sparrows Point LNG did not provide an adequate plan for...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Sep 23, 2009 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
RWE Creates Dutch Gas Contract; LNG Implications (Platts LNG Daily) [subscription required] Italian Government Decides No Environmental Compatibility Decree Needed for Pipeline Associated with OLT LNG (Platts LNG Daily) [subscription...