Mayor Asks Neighboring Towns to Help Fund Anti-LNG Group
Posted on Aug 8, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mayor Asks Neighboring Towns to Help Fund Anti-LNG Group
John Craig, mayor of St. Andrews, New Brunswick, publicly requested that mayors of neighboring communities provide funding to Save Passamaquoddy Bay, a local LNG-opposition group, to oppose the LNG projects proposed for the bay area. Craig said his town has pledged $15,000 and noted that all of the neighboring city mayors are opposed to the LNG projects but none have committed funding....
Pipelines Competing for Northwest Market
Posted on Aug 8, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Pipelines Competing for Northwest Market
Following the official announcement of the Palomar gas line in Oregon, the McMinnville News Register (Ore.) reports that two pipeline projects will likely compete for regulatory approval and market share. “I don’t think you’d see two [large gas line projects]. I don’t think the region would support that level of development,” said one Palomar...
FERC Releases Final Environmental Impact Statement for Elba Island LNG Expansion
Posted on Aug 6, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Releases Final Environmental Impact Statement for Elba Island LNG Expansion
FERC released the Final Environmental Impact Statement for El Paso Corp.’s Elba Island expansion project Friday. The report concludes that minimal harm to the surrounding environment would be caused by nearly doubling the size of the facility. Construction is scheduled to be completed in two phases, with the first phase complete as early as January 2010 and the second completed...
Maryland Legislators Urge Commerce Secretary to Uphold State’s Ojections to Sparrow’s Point LNG Proposal
Posted on Aug 3, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maryland Legislators Urge Commerce Secretary to Uphold State’s Ojections to Sparrow’s Point LNG Proposal
Sens. Barbara Mikulski (D) and Benjamin Cardin (D) were joined by U.S. Reps. Elijah Cummings (D), C.A. “Dutch” Ruppersberger (D), and John Sarbanes (D) in urging U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez to uphold the objection by the State of Maryland to AES Corp’s proposal to construct an LNG import terminal at Sparrow’s Point. Their request states that...
Oregon Congressman Requests Extension of Public Review Period for Bradwood Landing LNG
Posted on Aug 2, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Congressman Requests Extension of Public Review Period for Bradwood Landing LNG
U.S. Rep. David Wu (D-Ore.) has requested for a third time that FERC extend by 75 days the public review period for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for NorthernStar Natural Gas’ Bradwood Landing LNG import terminal. Rep. Wu said in his request that the extension would “alleviate concerns that the project is being rushed through the permitting process without...
U.S. House of Representatives Approves Expansion of Iran Sanctions Act
Posted on Aug 1, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on U.S. House of Representatives Approves Expansion of Iran Sanctions Act
The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday approved H.R. 957, legislation that expands the scope of the Iran Sanctions Act to prevent investment in the country’s LNG industry. The bill would also seek to hold U.S. companies accountable for the investments of their foreign subsidiaries in Iran. The Iran Sanctions Act establishes penalties for foreign energy companies that invest...