U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Delaware’s Authority to Deny Permit for Crown Landing LNG
Posted on Mar 31, 2008 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Delaware’s Authority to Deny Permit for Crown Landing LNG
The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that Delaware can regulate structures of an “extraordinary character” extending from New Jersey’s shore into Delaware’s territory under the terms of a 1905 compact between the two states. In affirming the findings of the Court-appointed special master, the Court upheld Delaware’s authority to refuse a permit to Crown...
Connecticut A.G. Pledges to Appeal FERC Decision on Broadwater LNG Proposal
Posted on Mar 25, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Connecticut A.G. Pledges to Appeal FERC Decision on Broadwater LNG Proposal
Richard Blumenthal, the Democratic Attorney General of Connecticut, plans to appeal FERC’s decision to issue conditional approval for the Broadwater Energy LNG import project. He said in a statement, “I will fight this project at every agency and in every court up to the U.S. Supreme Court, if necessary.” Platts LNG Daily offers additional details [subscription...
Judge Denies SES LNG’s Request to Compel Completion of Environmental Assessment
Posted on Mar 18, 2008 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Judge Denies SES LNG’s Request to Compel Completion of Environmental Assessment
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge denied a request by Sound Energy Solutions LNG to compel the Port of Long Beach to complete its Environmental Impact Report on the company’s proposed Long Beach LNG project. Judge James Chalfant told SES that the Port of Long Beach had the “right to make that call,” and suspend the environmental assessment of the project. Read more...
Hearing to Compel Environmental Review of Sound Energy Solutions LNG Proposal Set for March
Posted on Feb 26, 2008 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Hearing to Compel Environmental Review of Sound Energy Solutions LNG Proposal Set for March
Sound Energy Solutions (SES) filed data responses at FERC last week that include a status update on its efforts to gain site control for the proposed SES LNG terminal. The filing also contains a brief in support of SES’ Petition for Writ of Mandate, originally filed in the Superior Court of California in February 2007, to compel the Port of Long Beach and the Board of Harbor...
Safe Harbor Investors Ask Court to Reject MARAD Decision
Posted on Feb 20, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Safe Harbor Investors Ask Court to Reject MARAD Decision
Atlantic Sea Island Group (ASIG) has sued MARAD in the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia over its decision to grant New Jersey “adjacent coastal state” status in the approval process for the Safe Harbor Energy LNG project. Newsday reports that ASIG chairman Howard Bovers said that even though New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine (D) requested “adjacent...
Appeals Court: City Gave Sufficient Public Notice About Pelican Island LNG
Posted on Feb 15, 2008 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Appeals Court: City Gave Sufficient Public Notice About Pelican Island LNG
Yesterday a Texas appeals court overturned a state district court decision that held that public notice for a meeting to consider lease terms for the Pelican Island LNG terminal proposed by BP was insufficient. The ruling states that although the initial meeting and approval of the lease were not properly noticed, the final lease terms were approved at a properly-noticed meeting. An...