U.S. Senate Rejects Amendment Giving States More Authority in LNG Terminal Siting
Posted on Jun 20, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on U.S. Senate Rejects Amendment Giving States More Authority in LNG Terminal Siting
Dow Jones reports (via CNNMoney.com) that the U.S. Senate voted down an amendment proposed by Benjamin Cardin (D-Md.) and Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) to the comprehensive energy bill under consideration in the Senate this week. The amendment would have required the Army Corps of Engineers to receive approval from the affected state’s governor before issuing permits for the...
Kenai LNG Owners Oppose Open-Access Request
Posted on Jun 18, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Kenai LNG Owners Oppose Open-Access Request
ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc. and Marathon Oil Co., the owner-operators of the Kenai LNG liquefaction and export facility, announced their opposition to a proposal put forward by the State of Alaska to operate the Kenai LNG facility as an open-access terminal. The state, along with private intervenors, made its request to the Department of Energy, although ConocoPhillips and Marathon...
Gas Buyers Granted Intervener Status to Protest Kenai Export License Renewal
Posted on Jun 15, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Gas Buyers Granted Intervener Status to Protest Kenai Export License Renewal
Platts LNG Daily reports that the U.S. Department of Energy has granted intervenor status to several Alaskan gas buyers, allowing them to formally protest Marathon and ConocoPhillips’ application to extend the export license for their Kenai LNG liquefaction plant. Responding to the buyers’ concerns about their ability to meet the long-term gas demands of their customers,...
Local Communities to Raise Bradwood Landing Pipeline Concerns at FERC
Posted on Jun 15, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Communities to Raise Bradwood Landing Pipeline Concerns at FERC
The Daily News (Longview, Wash.) reports that officials from the City of Clatskanie, Wash., Columbia County, Ore., and the Port of St. Helens are drafting comments to send to FERC in opposition to NorthernStar Natural Gas’ planned gas pipeline from the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG terminal to an existing pipeline by traversing the Port of Westwood. Clatskanie Mayor Diane Pohl...
U.S. Senator Lautenberg Introduces Maritime Security Bill
Posted on Jun 14, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on U.S. Senator Lautenberg Introduces Maritime Security Bill
Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) on Tuesday introduced S. 1594, the Maritime Hazardous Cargo Security Act of 2007. According to Senator Lautenberg’s press release, the bill includes four main components: (1) diplomatic efforts to develop international standards for handling especially hazardous cargos (EHC); (2) mandatory training of port workers on the U.S. Coast Guard’s...
U.S. Reps Wish to Expand LNG Tanker Safety Study
Posted on Jun 12, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Safety & Security | Comments Off on U.S. Reps Wish to Expand LNG Tanker Safety Study
U.S. Representatives Steve Israel (D-N.Y.), Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) and Tim Bishop (D-N.Y.) announced last week that they have added language to the proposed 2008 Energy spending bill that would require the Department of Energy to study the safety concerns surrounding LNG tanker spills. Specifically, the study will include an analysis of the risks of a cascading failure of the LNG...