NYT Discusses Issues Surrounding Crown Landing LNG Plan
Posted on Dec 5, 2005 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on NYT Discusses Issues Surrounding Crown Landing LNG Plan
Yesterday’s edition of The New York Times features coverage on the debate surrounding the proposed Crown Landing LNG proposal. [Free registration required]
Speaker Says Lawmakers Should Consider LNG Options
Posted on Dec 5, 2005 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Speaker Says Lawmakers Should Consider LNG Options
Industry experts implored state legislators to “think a little more broadly about the need for [liquefied natural] gas, a suggestion that created an uncomfortable situation for the hosts of the Annual Council of State Governments in light of the ongoing boundary clash between New Jersey and Delaware over the siting of the potential Crown Landing LNG facility. Friday’s...
Weaver’s Cove LNG Conference Scheduled Today
Posted on Dec 5, 2005 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove LNG Conference Scheduled Today
Hess CEO Gordon Shearer and Coast Guard Cpt. Mary Landry are among those scheduled to speak at a two-day conference in Boston starting today. The Coalition for the Responsible Siting of LNG Facilities will be present “to bear witness to Gorden Shearer’s inaccuracies and doublespeak” outside the event. Details are in yesterday’s Herald...
Bill Would Address Proposed PGW Terminal
Posted on Dec 2, 2005 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Bill Would Address Proposed PGW Terminal
U.S. Rep. Allyson Y. Schwartz (D-Philadelphia) is spearheading a bill that requires the U.S. Coast Guard to perform a vulnerability assessment of “all elements” of Philadelphia Gas Works’ proposed Freedom Energy Center LNG terminal. The PGW proposal would be located on the Delaware River; the bill also contains oil spill provisions stemming from last year’s...
Crown Landing LNG Proposal Receives USCG Preliminary Approval
Posted on Dec 2, 2005 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Crown Landing LNG Proposal Receives USCG Preliminary Approval
The US Coast Guard yesterday gave BP’s proposed Crown Landing LNG terminal preliminary approval on the condition that appropriate Coast Guard resources are available and the company has adequate funding to implement mandatory security measures, the particulars of which Captain of the Port Officer David Scott said “can’t be publicly divulged.” According to a...
Energy Economist Discusses LNG at Public Forum in Astoria, Ore.
Posted on Dec 2, 2005 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Energy Economist Discusses LNG at Public Forum in Astoria, Ore.
An energy economist provided information on LNG at a forum Wednesday night in Astoria, Ore., noting that she is not expressing a stance on whether an import terminal should be constructed in the lower Columbia area. Michelle Foss also brushed aside criticism that she was “not the unbiased speaker” the Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce advertised her as because of...