Protestors Voice Opposition to Foreign Construction Workers at Canaport LNG Terminal Site
Posted on May 6, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Protestors Voice Opposition to Foreign Construction Workers at Canaport LNG Terminal Site
CBC reports that a labor dispute led four unemployed men to prevent a busload of Polish workers from entering the Canaport LNG import terminal site yesterday. The unemployed men were protesting the difficulty they have had obtaining work on the Canaport LNG project. A spokesperson for the Canaport project clarified that the dispute is between one of the facility’s contractors and...
Oregon Grants Fourth Stay in Bradwood Landing LNG CZMA Consistency Review
Posted on May 6, 2009 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Grants Fourth Stay in Bradwood Landing LNG CZMA Consistency Review
The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development and Bradwood Landing LLC have agreed to a fourth stay in the review of the project’s consistency with Oregon’s federally approved Coastal Zone Management Plan. Under the terms of the stay, the review period for the project will remain open an additional 180 days beginning May 5, 2009, and Oregon’s...
El Paso Official Skeptical of West Coast LNG
Posted on May 6, 2009 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on El Paso Official Skeptical of West Coast LNG
Jim Cleary, president of El Paso’s Western Pipeline division, told Platts LNG Daily that he does not believe that the LNG import projects planned for Oregon will go forward “in the foreseeable future.” Cleary made the remarks while discussing western U.S. natural gas production and his company’s efforts to build a new pipeline from a production area in the...
Steady Deliveries of LNG to Several U.S. Terminals Expected in May
Posted on May 5, 2009 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Steady Deliveries of LNG to Several U.S. Terminals Expected in May
Reuters provides an update on the LNG cargos expected to be delivered to several U.S. LNG terminals, including the Cove Point, Elba Island, and Lake Charles terminals, during the month of...
Maryland Denies Water Quality Certification for AES Sparrows Point LNG
Posted on May 5, 2009 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maryland Denies Water Quality Certification for AES Sparrows Point LNG
The Maryland Department of the Environment denied water quality certification for AES Sparrows Point LNG, citing, among other concerns, a lack of information on where the dredging spoils will be deposited as well as the impact of dredging on aquatic wildlife. Specifically, the Maryland Daily Record reports that the state is seeking more definitive plans for the spoils as no buyer for...