Cypress to Connect Florida to LNG Market
Posted on Apr 30, 2007 in E&P, Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Cypress to Connect Florida to LNG Market
The Herald Tribune (Florida) reports that the Cypress pipeline, which is scheduled to come online tomorrow and connect the Elba Island LNG terminal to Florida, will enmesh Florida’s energy industry in the global LNG market. The paper notes the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America has argued that Florida would probably have less demand for LNG if exploration had been...
Effects of U.S. Supreme Court Decision Unclear
Posted on Apr 30, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Effects of U.S. Supreme Court Decision Unclear
U.S. Energy Information Administrator Guy Caruso on Friday said any possible effects on the LNG industry of Mass v. EPA, the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision regarding greenhouse gas emissions, are not immediately clear. Citing investor concerns over new coal-based power plants, Caruso suggested that stricter penalties for carbon emissions could benefit LNG importers, but...
Legislation to Give States Final Decision on LNG Terminal Sites Enters House
Posted on Apr 30, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Legislation to Give States Final Decision on LNG Terminal Sites Enters House
Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) has proposed the House version (H.R. 2042) of a bill introduced by Senators Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) that would amend the Natural Gas Act so that LNG terminal applications would require state approval. Congressmen Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and John Sarbanes (D-MD) are co-sponsoring this legislation. WBAL offers additional...
NorthernStar Objects to Oregon DOE’s Requests
Posted on Apr 26, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on NorthernStar Objects to Oregon DOE’s Requests
NorthernStar Natural Gas, the company developing the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal, has asked FERC to deny two requests from the Oregon Department of Energy that the agency claims are vital to its review function. In December, the Oregon DOE requested that FERC make the provision of the resources identified in the Bradwood Landing Emergency Response Plan a condition for approval of...
Town Councilors Formally Oppose Weaver’s Cove
Posted on Apr 26, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Town Councilors Formally Oppose Weaver’s Cove
The Jamestown Press reports that the Town Council of Jamestown, R.I., has filed a letter with the U.S. Coast Guard in opposition to the planned Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal. Referring to navigational and security data recently made available by Weaver’s Cove LNG, the Town Council argues “that the proposed project poses unacceptable risks from the standpoint of...
Bill Introduced to Give States Veto Power Over Onshore LNG Terminal Sites
Posted on Apr 25, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Bill Introduced to Give States Veto Power Over Onshore LNG Terminal Sites
U.S. Senators Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) have introduced S. 1174, a bill designed to give affected states the right to veto applications to construct or expand LNG terminals. The measure would amend the Natural Gas Act to prohibit FERC from approving any onshore proposal “without the express concurrence” of each affected state. Under the Deepwater...