Coast Guard and Navy Reach Agreement on Weaver’s Cove LNG
Posted on Jan 6, 2006 in Federal Regulation, LNGLawBlog, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Coast Guard and Navy Reach Agreement on Weaver’s Cove LNG
The U.S. Coast Guard sent a letter today to the U.S. Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division in Newport, Rhode Island, memorializing language agreed to by the Coast Guard and the Navy, which is intended to allay the concerns the Navy expressed in its late motion to intervene in the Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal proceeding at FERC. The language is to be included in the Coast...
Sierra Club of Canada Argues Keltic LNG Should Undergo More Rigorous Review
Posted on Jan 6, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNGLawBlog, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Sierra Club of Canada Argues Keltic LNG Should Undergo More Rigorous Review
Citing potential environmental damage and “the risk of an explosion,” the Sierra Club of Canada issued a statement today disagreeing with the determination of the Canadian Ministry of the Environment that the proposed Keltic LNG terminal in Goldboro, Nova Scotia should only undergo a comprehensive study. Instead, the environmental watchdog argued that the proposal should...
WSJ Reports on U.S. Natural Gas Market
Posted on Jan 5, 2006 in E&P, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNGLawBlog, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on WSJ Reports on U.S. Natural Gas Market
On December 26, the Wall Street Journal ran an article discussing the state of the natural gas market in the U.S., particularly focusing on the supply-demand imbalance, the status of LNG imports and the potential development of an international gas spot market. The article is available at here. [Subscription...
Kelliher Calls for Long-Term Contracts
Posted on Jan 4, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Gas Composition, Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Kelliher Calls for Long-Term Contracts
Today’s Platts Gas Daily features a story on FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher’s attempts to reinforce gas infrastructure and stabilize prices by calling for long-term supply contracts. The publication also reports that Kelliher is not prepared to implement uniform gas quality standards. He says that a sweeping national policy on gas composition issues is not necessary and that...
Oral Arguments in Islander East Dispute
Posted on Jan 4, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Pipelines, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oral Arguments in Islander East Dispute
Before the 2nd Circuit yesterday, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal challenged the constitutionality of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which allows energy facility developers to sue in the U.S. Court of Appeals when a state agency issues, conditions or denies certain permits required under federal law. “This case is the very first time in our nation that the Energy...
Events in Weaver’s Cove LNG Fight Reviewed
Posted on Jan 3, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Events in Weaver’s Cove LNG Fight Reviewed
An article in Sunday’s Herald News highlights the significant developments in last year’s fight against the Weaver’s Cove LNG proposal.