Fall River’s Spending to Oppose Weaver’s Cove LNG Project Tops $2 Million
Posted on Apr 30, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Fall River’s Spending to Oppose Weaver’s Cove LNG Project Tops $2 Million
The City Council of Fall River, Mass., appropriated $210K in additional funds to oppose the Weaver’s Cove LNG import project at a public meeting Tuesday evening, bringing the town’s total related expenditures to over $2 million. The Fall River Herald News reports that at least one council member expressed concern that the town may be paying a disproportionate amount of the...
Elba Island LNG Terminal Expects Six Cargos in May
Posted on Apr 30, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Elba Island LNG Terminal Expects Six Cargos in May
Reuters reports that the Elba Island LNG terminal is scheduled to receive six cargos in May. BG Group’s LNG carrier Methane Heather Sally is expected to deliver to the terminal an LNG cargo from Egypt on May...
Bill Affecting LNG Terminal Development Moves Out of Committee in Oregon State House
Posted on Apr 30, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Bill Affecting LNG Terminal Development Moves Out of Committee in Oregon State House
A bill that would affect wetland removal and fill permits for land involved in Oregon utility projects, including LNG terminals, was voted out of the Oregon House of Representatives Sustainability and Economic Development Committee and into the Rules Committee without a recommendation. Dan Serres with Columbia Riverkeeper characterized H.B. 3058 as “a sneak attack by the LNG...
U.S. Coast Guard Seeking Comments on Proposed Rule Affecting Waterfront LNG Terminals
Posted on Apr 29, 2009 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on U.S. Coast Guard Seeking Comments on Proposed Rule Affecting Waterfront LNG Terminals
Yesterday’s Federal Register contained a notice of proposed rulemaking published by the U.S. Coast Guard for the purpose of harmonizing its regulations with FERC’s regulation of waterfront LNG import and export terminals. The proposed rule would make the submission of a Waterway Suitability Assessment by a project proponent mandatory under Coast Guard rules, thus...
Panamanian Official: Expanded Panama Canal Will Accommodate Most LNG Vessels
Posted on Apr 29, 2009 in Markets and Competition, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Panamanian Official: Expanded Panama Canal Will Accommodate Most LNG Vessels
Silvia de Marucci of the Panama Canal Authority told attendees at the CWC conference in New Orleans that the expansion of the Panama Canal currently underway will allow larger vessels, including a large majority of LNG vessels in use and under construction, to use the canal. Use of the Panama Canal could have a significant impact on arbitrage opportunities between the...