NorthernStar Urges FERC to Continue Review of Bradwood Landing LNG Project
Posted on Feb 22, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on NorthernStar Urges FERC to Continue Review of Bradwood Landing LNG Project
Bradwood Landing LNG developer NorthernStar Natural Gas has requested that FERC continue its review of proposed LNG projects in Oregon. NorthernStar’s request follows a letter to FERC from Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski (D) in which the Governor requested that FERC’s review of LNG projects in Oregon be delayed pending an analysis of the need for and alternatives to LNG...
Settlement Proposed in Gas Quality Proceeding
Posted on Feb 22, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Gas Composition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Settlement Proposed in Gas Quality Proceeding
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that Algonquin Gas Transmission, a subsidiary of Spectra Energy, has filed at FERC a proposed settlement agreement in its gas quality proceeding. According to Algonquin, the settlement, which would limit nitrogen in the gas stream to a maximum of 2.75%, has the support of its directly connected customers, as well as “several of the...
FERC Seeks Comments on New Pipeline Route Proposed by Downeast LNG
Posted on Feb 20, 2008 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Seeks Comments on New Pipeline Route Proposed by Downeast LNG
The Bangor Daily News reports that FERC is seeking public comments on the latest pipeline route proposed by Downeast LNG. The Daily News notes that this plan is the sixth route proposed by Downeast after the previous plans were withdrawn over environmental concerns. Downeast LNG President Dean Girdis said that he looks forward to public input, saying “[a]ll feedback is important...
Safe Harbor Investors Ask Court to Reject MARAD Decision
Posted on Feb 20, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Safe Harbor Investors Ask Court to Reject MARAD Decision
Atlantic Sea Island Group (ASIG) has sued MARAD in the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia over its decision to grant New Jersey “adjacent coastal state” status in the approval process for the Safe Harbor Energy LNG project. Newsday reports that ASIG chairman Howard Bovers said that even though New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine (D) requested “adjacent...
Oregon Governor Asks Federal Regulators to Consider Alternatives to LNG
Posted on Feb 18, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Governor Asks Federal Regulators to Consider Alternatives to LNG
The McMinnville News Register (Ore.) reports that Gov. Ted Kulongoski (D-Ore.) requested that federal regulators responsible for approving LNG terminals consider all alternatives for supplying natural gas to the area before moving forward with any of the three LNG terminal proposals currently under review. Some opponents of the LNG projects under consideration have called this a...
Opponents Air Views at Bradwood Landing LNG Public Meeting
Posted on Feb 15, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Opponents Air Views at Bradwood Landing LNG Public Meeting
Calling the Bradwood Landing regulatory process a “shell game,” several local residents expressed frustration with the review of the Bradwood Landing LNG proposal at a public hearing hosted by federal and state agencies on Wednesday. In response, a NorthernStar Natural Gas official said that his company is working with the relevant regulatory agencies to have all required...