Downeast LNG to Temporarily Withdraw Its State Application
Posted on Sep 17, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Downeast LNG to Temporarily Withdraw Its State Application
Downeast LNG will temporarily withdraw its application for state permits and re-file at a later date, Bangor Daily News reports. Downeast LNG president Dean Girdis stated that the application was missing critical data from the Maine Department of Marine Resources, as well as other studies, and that Downeast needed more time to negotiate the route for the connecting...
Editorial: Safe Harbor Energy Proposal Should be Carefully Considered
Posted on Sep 17, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Safe Harbor Energy Proposal Should be Carefully Considered
The Star-Ledger (New Jersey) offers an editorial today that calls on state and federal regulators, as well as New Jersey residents, to give “a thorough scientific and political review” to the Atlantic Sea Island Group’s Safe Harbor Energy...
FERC Officials to Visit Oregon LNG Sites This Week
Posted on Sep 17, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Officials to Visit Oregon LNG Sites This Week
FERC announced last week that several members of its staff would visit the proposed site for the Oregon LNG terminal and associated pipeline infrastructure. The visits will occur on September 18-20, 2007. For more information, please see the Notice of Site Visit available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
Editorial: New Jersey Not Inconsistent on LNG
Posted on Sep 14, 2007 in Environmental, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: New Jersey Not Inconsistent on LNG
An editorial in the Gloucester County Times refutes claims that New Jersey’s decision to seek adjacent state status in the Safe Harbor Energy LNG proceedings before MARAD is inconsistent with its challenge to Delaware’s authority to block the construction of the Crown Landing LNG project in Logan Township. The paper says this is an “apples to oranges” comparison...
LNG Opponents Protest Clearwater Port LNG
Posted on Sep 14, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LNG Opponents Protest Clearwater Port LNG
The Ventura County Star reports that yesterday approximately 25 people demonstrated against NorthernStar Natural Gas and its plans for an LNG regasification terminal proposal, called Clearwater Port LNG, for offshore California. The protest took place as the company was hosting local elected officials on a tour of the site and a whale-watching trip. One NorthernStar official said that...
Local LNG Opponents Seek Details on Clearwater Port LNG Application
Posted on Sep 13, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local LNG Opponents Seek Details on Clearwater Port LNG Application
According to the Malibu Surfside News, LNG opponents in Southern California are seeking further details regarding NorthernStar Natural Gas’s Clearwater Port LNG application. In response to statements by the developer that the project will be thoroughly vetted by government staff, several LNG critics asserted that flaws with BHP Billiton’s Cabrillo Port LNG proposal were not...