NJ Responds to Del. Supreme Court Filing on BP Crown Landing
Posted on Nov 10, 2005 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on NJ Responds to Del. Supreme Court Filing on BP Crown Landing
Lawyers for New Jersey alleged this week in their reply brief before the U.S. Supreme Court that the state has suffered “serious injury” as a result of Delaware’s attempt to prohibit construction of an LNG facility on the Delaware River. Today’s News Journal has the...
Industry Officials Say Interchangeability Concerns Are Among Reasons for Diminishing LNG Growth
Posted on Nov 9, 2005 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Industry Officials Say Interchangeability Concerns Are Among Reasons for Diminishing LNG Growth
Industry insiders and analysts say a lack of guaranteed long-term supply of LNG, interchangeability concerns, and “regulatory uncertainty” are hampering new terminal proposals. Today’s Energy Washington Week, via Factiva, has the detailed report. [Subscription...
Editorial Says Heating Cost Increases Stem from Shortage of LNG Plants
Posted on Nov 8, 2005 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Editorial Says Heating Cost Increases Stem from Shortage of LNG Plants
An editorial in yesterday’s Modesto Bee says that the high heating bills expected during the upcoming heating season will underscore the need for LNG regasification plants in California. Here is the opinion...
Maine LNG Opponents Want to Postpone Vote Until Study Is Complete
Posted on Nov 8, 2005 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maine LNG Opponents Want to Postpone Vote Until Study Is Complete
The group Save Passamaquoddy Bay is asking residents to withhold their votes on the planned LNG terminals in the region until an environmental and financial study they are authorizing is complete. The challengers intend to solicit $50,000 to subsidize the study by Yellow Wood Associates of Vermont. Yesterday’s Bangor Daily News has the story. [Access to archived articles requires...
Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection Submits Comments on Crown Landing Air Quality
Posted on Nov 8, 2005 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection Submits Comments on Crown Landing Air Quality
Yesterday FERC issued the October 26 comments of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) regarding FERC’s air quality General Draft Conformity Determination for the proposed BP Crown Landing LNG terminal in New Jersey. Among other things, the DEP stated that “the Determination document submitted to the Department does not support a conformity...
Pipeline Company Requests Public Input on Expansion Proposal
Posted on Nov 8, 2005 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Pipeline Company Requests Public Input on Expansion Proposal
Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline LLC is seeking comments for its proposed pipeline expansion through Maine. Municipal officials and property owners near the existing pipeline have received notice of the plans, which stem from the recent number of LNG terminal proposals in the region. Today’s Bangor Daily News has the story. [Archived articles require a...