U.S. Deputy Energy Secretary: Feds Should “Ensure” Siting of LNG Terminal on West Coast
Posted on May 29, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on U.S. Deputy Energy Secretary: Feds Should “Ensure” Siting of LNG Terminal on West Coast
Dow Jones reports that U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Clay Sell said on Monday that the U.S. federal government “will need to show a greater level of responsibility to ensure that an [LNG] import terminal is sited on the West Coast.” Read more in the Dow Jones Asian Equities Report [carried via LexisNexis; subscription...
Suppliers and End-Users Criticize FERC Gas Quality Decision
Posted on May 24, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines | Comments Off on Suppliers and End-Users Criticize FERC Gas Quality Decision
NGI Daily Gas Price Index (carried via LexisNexis) reports that LNG suppliers and end-users are criticizing FERC’s recent decision regarding gas quality standards for Florida Gas Transmission’s pipeline. Suppliers claim that the gas quality standards will limit LNG imports, while certain end-users argue that FERC’s decision should have included mitigation for costs...
Massachusetts State Senate Proposal to Restrict LNG Sites
Posted on May 22, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Massachusetts State Senate Proposal to Restrict LNG Sites
Massachusetts State Sen. Joan Menard (D-Fall River) has filed a budget amendment that would prohibit the issuance of state permits for LNG terminals that would be located within one mile of a school, nursing home, or hospital. Sen. Menard’s proposal is intended to block the proposed Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal, which would be located a half-mile from a school. The Herald...
Broadwater Developers to Give Journalists a Tour of Proposed Site
Posted on May 21, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Broadwater Developers to Give Journalists a Tour of Proposed Site
The Day (Conn.) reports that Broadwater LNG officials will ferry two groups of journalists today to the proposed site for the Broadwater LNG terminal in Long Island Sound. Broadwater officials say that the trip’s purpose is to explain what the site is like, why it was chosen, and how much marine traffic travels nearby. The article also reports that Connecticut’s Sens. Chris...
Gov. Schwarzenegger Denies Cabrillo Port Application
Posted on May 21, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Gov. Schwarzenegger Denies Cabrillo Port Application
Citing environmental concerns, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) has denied BHP Billiton’s application to build its Cabrillo Port LNG regasification facility off the coast of Ventura County in southern California. Though the Governor reaffirmed his support for LNG importation projects generally, he stated that as designed, the Cabrillo Port LNG proposal would have adverse...
Clearwater Port Voluntarily Accepts Stricter Air Pollution Emissions Standards
Posted on May 17, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Clearwater Port Voluntarily Accepts Stricter Air Pollution Emissions Standards
NorthernStar Natural Gas announced Tuesday in letters to the EPA and Ventura County Air Pollution Control District (VCAPCD) that it would not request permitting agencies to treat the Clearwater Port project as if it were part of the “Unclassifiable / Attainment” area associated with the Channel Islands off the Southern California coast, despite the proposed...