Baltimore Mayor Opposes Sparrows Point LNG Proposal
Posted on Jul 26, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Baltimore Mayor Opposes Sparrows Point LNG Proposal
In a letter to FERC dated June 28, Baltimore Mayor Martin O’Malley expressed opposition to AES’ Sparrows Point LNG terminal proposed for Dundalk, Md., saying that the project poses “unacceptable security and environmental risks.” The letter may be found in the FERC e-Library in Docket No....
Critic Says Bradwood Landing LNG Filings “Deficient”
Posted on Jul 26, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Critic Says Bradwood Landing LNG Filings “Deficient”
Documents submitted by NorthernStar Natural Gas in support of its proposed LNG terminal in Bradwood Landing, Ore., are “deficient in technical information,” according to a former petroleum industry executive who spoke yesterday at a meeting sponsored by a group opposing the project. While acknowledging that he has not read all the documents, James Reed said that ...
Delaware Requests Rehearing on Crown Landing Terminal
Posted on Jul 25, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Delaware Requests Rehearing on Crown Landing Terminal
The Gloucester County Times reports that the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has requested FERC to grant rehearing of its decision to authorize the Crown Landing LNG terminal in Logan Township, N.J. The state argues that FERC did not address certain coastal zone management concerns when it approved the terminal, and did not require BP to meet with...
FERC Denies Rehearing on Smaller Vessels for Fall River Terminal
Posted on Jul 20, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on FERC Denies Rehearing on Smaller Vessels for Fall River Terminal
FERC issued an order yesterday denying the requests for rehearing filed by the Conservation Law Foundation and the City of Fall River in the Weaver’s Cove LNG proceeding. At issue was the Commission’s April 17, 2006 order stating that the Weaver’s Cove plan to use smaller vessels in order to allow passage under the old Brightman Street Bridge did not materially...
CLNG and USEA Host Briefing on DOE LNG Forums
Posted on Jul 17, 2006 in Federal Regulation, LNGLawBlog, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on CLNG and USEA Host Briefing on DOE LNG Forums
The Center for LNG and the US Energy Association today hosted a briefing in Washington, DC, for the Department of Energy to present its views from the three regional LNG forums held in Boston, Astoria, OR, and Los Angeles. Jim Slutz from DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy expressed appreciation to Congress for having the foresight to include the forums mandate in the Energy Policy Act...
WA Ports Express Concern Over Proposed Bradwood Landing
Posted on Jul 17, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on WA Ports Express Concern Over Proposed Bradwood Landing
Asserting that LNG exclusion zones “would wreak havoc on shipping in the Columbia River,” and the proposed LNG terminal “would have a drastic and widespread impact on all ports and communities that depend on … the Columbia River,” the Ports of Kalama and Vancouver, Washington, recently filed comments with FERC expressing significant concerns over the...