National Grid Withdraws KeySpan LNG Appeal
Posted on Oct 3, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on National Grid Withdraws KeySpan LNG Appeal
National Grid announced yesterday that it was ending attempts to build the KeySpan LNG regasification terminal on the Providence River and would withdraw the appeal of the FERC rejection currently pending before a federal appeals court. The Providence Journal reports that several state and federal officials praised National Grid’s decision. Rhode Island Governor Carcieri (R)...
Regulatory Review Process for Clearwater Port to Begin
Posted on Oct 2, 2007 in Federal Regulation, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Regulatory Review Process for Clearwater Port to Begin
The Ventura County Star reports that state and federal officials will begin the regulatory review process for NorthernStar’s proposed Clearwater Port LNG project with an October 3 public meeting at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center. “[W]e’re going to be listening very carefully during the comments,” said one NorthernStar official. Separately, the Star also...
MARAD Continues to Encourage Use of U.S.-Flagged LNG Vessels
Posted on Sep 26, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on MARAD Continues to Encourage Use of U.S.-Flagged LNG Vessels
Speaking at Columbia University yesterday, U.S. Maritime Administrator Sean Connaughton said that MARAD will continue to encourage companies to use U.S.-flagged LNG vessels as a means to help meet the three largest challenges facing the agency: safety; security; and the environment. Connaughton went on to note that an expected shortfall of 30,000 LNG-certified officers in the global...
Connecticut Congressman Raises Environmental Concerns in Letter to FERC on Broadwater Proposal
Posted on Sep 25, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Connecticut Congressman Raises Environmental Concerns in Letter to FERC on Broadwater Proposal
Citing environmental concerns raised by a recent study of the effects of pipeline infrastructure on marine life near the proposed Broadwater LNG terminal site, Congressman Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) urges FERC to revisit its findings in the project’s draft environmental impact statement. The letter is available in FERC’s eLibrary in Docket No. CP06-54. Natural Gas Intelligence...
Editorial: State Senator Asks Tough Questions at Oregon LNG Meeting
Posted on Sep 25, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: State Senator Asks Tough Questions at Oregon LNG Meeting
An editorial in the Daily Astorian (Ore.) praises Oregon State Senator Betsy Johnson for questioning FERC and U.S. Coast Guard officials at a public meeting for the Oregon LNG terminal proposal. The editorial also is critical of the federal review and permitting process for LNG...
Farmers Oppose Oregon LNG Pipeline Proposal
Posted on Sep 21, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Farmers Oppose Oregon LNG Pipeline Proposal
The Statesman Journal (Salem, Ore.; from Associated Press) reports that approximately 200 local residents attended a FERC hearing on the gas pipeline infrastructure associated with the Oregon LNG terminal proposal, many of them farmers who argued that the pipeline should follow existing roads and utility corridors instead of cutting across farmland as currently proposed. The meeting...