CEC Official Says Cabrillo Port and SES Farthest Along in Review Process
Posted on Feb 15, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on CEC Official Says Cabrillo Port and SES Farthest Along in Review Process
An official with the California Energy Commission says BHP Billiton’s Cabrillo Port project and Mitsubishi and ConocoPhillips’ Long Beach LNG terminal proposal are the farthest along in the formal review process. Speaking at the LNG Asia Pacific 2006 conference in Seoul, Pat Perez, manager of the CEC’s Office of Special Projects, noted that the CEC will advise...
DOE Schedules Public Forum on LNG
Posted on Feb 15, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on DOE Schedules Public Forum on LNG
The Dept. of Energy has scheduled the first in a series of public educational meetings designed to address citizen concerns about LNG. The meetings are required by the Energy Policy Act of 2005; the first will take place Friday, March 10, in Boston. “The Department of Energy’s Liquefied Natural Gas forums will initiate constructive dialogue among community members, local,...
FERC Starts Pre-filing Process for Downeast LNG
Posted on Feb 15, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Starts Pre-filing Process for Downeast LNG
The Bangor Daily News today reports that FERC has approved Downeast LNG’s use of the National Environmental Policy Act pre-filing review process for its LNG terminal proposal in Washington County, Maine. The agency has assigned the project Docket No. PF06-13-000. Property owners received a notice last week alerting them of the pre-filing process and encouraging them to voice...
Weaver’s Cove Amends LOI to Reflect Changes in Vessel Size
Posted on Feb 13, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove Amends LOI to Reflect Changes in Vessel Size
In a letter dated Feb. 2, Weaver’s Cove Energy notified the U.S. Coast Guard of changes to its Letter of Intent; the changes reflect Friday’s announcement that Weaver’s Cove would use smaller vessels on a more frequent basis to transport LNG under the Brightman Street Bridge to the terminal. In its submission letter to FERC, Weaver’s Cove says that if the span...
CA Energy Commission Requests SES CEII Material on Behalf of Multiple State Agencies
Posted on Feb 10, 2006 in Federal Regulation, LNGLawBlog, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on CA Energy Commission Requests SES CEII Material on Behalf of Multiple State Agencies
Today the California Energy Commission (CEC) submitted a formal request with FERC for access to all Critical Energy Infrastructure Information (CEII) in the Sound Energy Solutions (SES) docket. According to the CEC, disclosure of the requested information is necessary for the “State/Commission consultations” required under the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Notably, the...
Connecticut Intervenes in Broadwater
Posted on Feb 10, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Connecticut Intervenes in Broadwater
The Hartford Courant today reports that Conn. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has filed a motion to intervene in FERC’s assessment of the Broadwater LNG proposal. Acceptance of the intervention gives the state standing to ask the Commission to reevaluate any decisions on the project, or appeal them in federal...