Hearings Scheduled to Discuss Cabrillo Port’s Potential Environmental Impact
Posted on Mar 30, 2007 in Environmental, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Hearings Scheduled to Discuss Cabrillo Port’s Potential Environmental Impact
Federal and California state agencies have scheduled public hearings next month to solicit feedback regarding the FEIS/FEIR for BHP Billiton’s proposed Cabrillo Port LNG terminal. The U.S. Coast Guard and Maritime Administration officials will hold a hearing on April 4 in Oxnard, Calif. The California State Lands Commission’s hearing will take place at the same location on...
Shell Cancels Plans for Proposed Gulf Landing LNG Terminal
Posted on Mar 29, 2007 in Environmental, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Shell Cancels Plans for Proposed Gulf Landing LNG Terminal
Shell U.S. Gas and Power yesterday announced that it will not go forward with its proposed Gulf Landing LNG terminal off the Louisiana coast. According to the project director, market conditions have obviated the need for the terminal. Shell will instead continue to seek capacity rights at other import facilities. Reuters provides further details, and The Times-Picayune carries...
Maryland House Passes Anti-LNG Bill
Posted on Mar 28, 2007 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maryland House Passes Anti-LNG Bill
The Maryland House of Delegates passed a measure that prohibits the construction of new LNG or petroleum facilities in environmentally sensitive coastal areas. In order to become law, the bill must also receive the state Senate’s approval before the General Assembly adjourns on April 9. The state bill is substantially similar to a Baltimore County ordinance that AES, the...
Canadian National Energy Board Plans Hearing on Gros Cacouna Pipeline
Posted on Mar 22, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Pipelines | Comments Off on Canadian National Energy Board Plans Hearing on Gros Cacouna Pipeline
The Canadian National Energy Board has scheduled a public hearing for April 16 to evaluate TransCanada’s application for a new receipt point at Gros Cacouna, Quebec, where the company’s pipeline system would receive LNG. TransCanada is also seeking confirmation that the current means of determining transportation tolls will apply to the new receipt point. The NEB’s...
NY Congressman Introduces Legislation Restricting Offshore LNG
Posted on Mar 22, 2007 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on NY Congressman Introduces Legislation Restricting Offshore LNG
Rep. Tim Bishop (D-N.Y.) has introduced legislation that, if passed, would prohibit the placement of LNG facilities “in estuaries of national significance,” a designation made by the Environmental Protection Agency. Although Rep. Bishop introduced the bill to block the development of the Broadwater LNG terminal in Long Island Sound, the bill would also prohibit floating...
Journalists and Scientists to Discuss Proposed Broadwater LNG Terminal at Symposium
Posted on Mar 16, 2007 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Journalists and Scientists to Discuss Proposed Broadwater LNG Terminal at Symposium
The Day (New London, Conn.) and the Avery Point campus of the University of Connecticut have issued an open invitation to a conference on April 4 exploring the challenges of reporting scientific issues in a political context. Broadwater Energy’s proposed LNG terminal will be the symposium’s main...