Warrenton Hears About State’s Role in LNG Siting
Posted on May 4, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Warrenton Hears About State’s Role in LNG Siting
The Warrenton City Commission and Planning Commission listened Tuesday to a presentation on the legal and regulatory provisions that govern LNG facility siting, including the state’s powers to control coastal development and the possibilities for sharing security costs with the terminal developer. Yesterday’s Daily Astorian reports that Warrenton is considering...
Congressmen and DOE Meet on Regional Siting
Posted on May 3, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Congressmen and DOE Meet on Regional Siting
New England congressional members today are meeting with DOE officials to discuss a regional approach to siting LNG facilities in the Northeast. The congressmen requested the meeting earlier this year in a letter signed by Democrats and Republicans from states where LNG terminals are proposed. U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) says that the meeting will not focus on opposition to...
FERC Establishes LNG Compliance Branch
Posted on May 3, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on FERC Establishes LNG Compliance Branch
FERC Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher yesterday announced the creation of the Liquefied Natural Gas Compliance Branch, a new division within the Commission established to oversee safety inspections and general oversight of currently operational U.S. LNG import and peak-shaving facilities. According to the news release, the staff of the Compliance Branch and the existing Engineering Branch...
Fourth LNG Terminal Proposed for Maine
Posted on May 3, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Fourth LNG Terminal Proposed for Maine
The Bangor Daily News reports that Tidewalker Associates proposes to build a tidal power plant augmented by a 0.5 Bcf/d LNG terminal. Project developer Normand Laberge has identified a site in Little Machias Bay, Maine, adjacent to the Navy communications facility where he works. The Navy facility is one possible customer for the electricity to be generated by the project; the...
Local Citizen Lays Claim to Lot at Weaver’s Cove
Posted on May 1, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Citizen Lays Claim to Lot at Weaver’s Cove
A former Fall River City Council candidate and critic of the Weaver’s Cove LNG project has set up a campsite on a 1.19-acre “wedge lot” located within the proposed terminal’s thermal exclusion zone. David Frederick is claiming “squatter’s rights” to the land, which is owned by the state, in an attempt to prevent Hess LNG from exercising the...
Crown Landing FEIS Released
Posted on Apr 28, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Crown Landing FEIS Released
FERC today issued the final EIS for BP’s proposed Crown Landing terminal in Logan Township, New Jersey; FERC Staff found that adverse environmental impacts will be limited if Crown Landing meets certain conditions and undertakes certain mitigation measures. In particular, the final EIS addresses the coastal jurisdictional dispute, now before the United States Supreme Court,...