FERC Decides Gas Interchangeability Issue to Permit LNG Imports
Posted on Apr 19, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Technology | Comments Off on FERC Decides Gas Interchangeability Issue to Permit LNG Imports
FERC today largely affirmed the Administrative Law Judge’s decision in AES Ocean Express v. Florida Gas Transmission (AES v. FGT) regarding gas interchangeability. In doing so, the Commission announced a new policy whereby pipeline companies will not be allowed to seek compensation for costs incurred as a result of shipping regasified LNG of varying compositions on their...
Kelso City Council Will Not Consider Resolution Against Proposed Bradwood Landing LNG Terminal
Posted on Apr 19, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Kelso City Council Will Not Consider Resolution Against Proposed Bradwood Landing LNG Terminal
The Kelso, Wash., City Council will not consider a resolution written by a local activist organization in opposition to NorthernStar Natural Gas’ proposed LNG terminal in Bradwood, Ore. “We’re looking at something that has no clear answer and that we are very unlikely to have an effect on,” said Councilman David Futcher. The Daily News (Longview, Wash.) provides...
Oregon Senator Requests Answers About FERC Review Process
Posted on Apr 17, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Oregon Senator Requests Answers About FERC Review Process
In a letter filed with FERC on April 2, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) requested safety and environmental assurances from the Commission regarding the LNG terminals proposed in Oregon. The Commission responded by clarifying the roles of various agencies in the terminal review process and referring the Senator to Bradwood Landing’s pending draft environmental impact statement....
Op-Ed: Elba Island Expansion Deserves Public Input
Posted on Apr 16, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Elba Island Expansion Deserves Public Input
A chairperson for the Savannah Sierra Club, writing in the Savannah Morning News, recommends that the public inform itself about the Elba Island terminal expansion proposal and participate in FERC proceedings. FERC recently issued the Elba III Project’s draft environmental impact...
Opponents of Broadwater Terminal Embrace Cabrillo Port Decision
Posted on Apr 16, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Opponents of Broadwater Terminal Embrace Cabrillo Port Decision
The Connecticut Post reports that critics of the Broadwater terminal project in Long Island Sound are hoping that the recent California decisions against BHP Billiton’s Cabrillo Port project signal increased opposition to LNG terminal projects. The article also reports that Broadwater LNG has agreed to the conditions under which the Long Island Association announced...
U.S. Supreme Court Special Master Issues Decision in Border Dispute
Posted on Apr 16, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Litigation, Marine Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on U.S. Supreme Court Special Master Issues Decision in Border Dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court Special Master assigned by the Court to hear a dispute between New Jersey and Delaware involving the proposed Crown Landing LNG terminal has reached the conclusion that New Jersey does not have exclusive control over a proposed pier that extends into Delaware. Special Master Lancaster stated that, because Delaware is the sovereign owner of the land involving the...