U.S. Supreme Court Special Master Issues Decision in Border Dispute
Posted on Apr 16, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Litigation, Marine Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on U.S. Supreme Court Special Master Issues Decision in Border Dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court Special Master assigned by the Court to hear a dispute between New Jersey and Delaware involving the proposed Crown Landing LNG terminal has reached the conclusion that New Jersey does not have exclusive control over a proposed pier that extends into Delaware. Special Master Lancaster stated that, because Delaware is the sovereign owner of the land involving the...
New Jersey Town Offers to Host LNG Facility
Posted on Mar 9, 2007 in Litigation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on New Jersey Town Offers to Host LNG Facility
A Pennsville, N.J. committeeman has proposed that BP build its Crown Landing LNG facility in the town instead of building the facility north of Pennsville in Logan Township. Thomas Strong said Pennsville would dredge a channel inland and allow the developer to avoid the jurisdictional dispute pending before the Supreme Court between New Jersey and Delaware. A spokesman for BP Crown...
FERC Says DNREC Lacks Standing to Challenge Crown Landing Order
Posted on Mar 2, 2007 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Says DNREC Lacks Standing to Challenge Crown Landing Order
On March 1, FERC filed a motion to dismiss, or to hold in abeyance, the appeal of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) challenging FERC’s orders conditionally authorizing the Crown Landing LNG terminal. FERC asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to dismiss the petition, arguing that the DNREC lacks constitutional...
Conflicting Perspectives Regarding Proposed Crown Landing Terminal
Posted on Feb 26, 2007 in Litigation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Conflicting Perspectives Regarding Proposed Crown Landing Terminal
The Courier-Post takes a closer look at the potential benefits and risks of BP’s proposed Crown Landing LNG terminal, which is at the center of a jurisdictional dispute between New Jersey and Delaware. The newspaper also offers an editorial in support of New Jersey, saying that “[Delaware] has no right to meddle in what is clearly within New Jersey’s...
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Enforcement of Law Restricting Siting of LNG Terminals
Posted on Feb 22, 2007 in Environmental, Litigation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Enforcement of Law Restricting Siting of LNG Terminals
Until a hearing takes place on the matter, a federal judge has barred enforcement of a new Baltimore County law that could prevent the development of AES’ proposed Sparrows Point LNG terminal. AES filed a federal lawsuit earlier this month attempting to overturn the law, which adds LNG facilities to the list of prohibited uses in environmentally sensitive areas of Chesapeake...
Rhode Island Assistant AG Criticizes Approval of Proposed Weaver’s Cove Terminal
Posted on Feb 19, 2007 in Litigation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Rhode Island Assistant AG Criticizes Approval of Proposed Weaver’s Cove Terminal
Rhode Island Assistant Attorney General Paul Roberti criticized FERC’s approval of the proposed Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal in Fall River, Mass., in a lecture at the University of Rhode Island on Friday. Roberti said that the planned terminal would endanger local communities and hamper recreational boating activity. The Newport Daily News provides further...