Oral Arguments in Crown Landing Dispute Set for Next Week
Posted on Feb 14, 2007 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oral Arguments in Crown Landing Dispute Set for Next Week
A Special Master appointed by the U.S. Supreme Court is slated to hear oral arguments on Feb. 22 in the dispute between New Jersey and Delaware related to the construction of BP’s proposed Crown Landing terminal in Logan Township, N.J. According to The Gloucester County Times, New Jersey officials expect the Special Master to issue his recommendation to the Supreme Court four to...
Op-ed: AES Official Praises Court Decision and Says Project Good for Marylanders
Posted on Feb 13, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: AES Official Praises Court Decision and Says Project Good for Marylanders
AES Corp.’s project director expressed his approval for a recent ruling that a local ordinance blocking AES’ proposed Sparrows Point LNG terminal is unenforceable. “The court recognized the important role the county has in the review process but determined that the final decision was not the county’s to make,” said Kent Morton, whose company has proposed...
Fall River Challenges Letter from Mass. to Weaver’s Cove
Posted on Feb 12, 2007 in Environmental, Litigation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Fall River Challenges Letter from Mass. to Weaver’s Cove
According to The Standard-Times, lawyers for the City of Fall River last week discovered an April 2006 letter from the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management to Weaver’s Cove that appears to waive certain safety and environmental review requirements. Fall River Mayor Edward Lambert alleges that the letter should have been disclosed to the city, and also that any such...
SES Sues for Completion of Environmental Review for Proposed Long Beach Terminal
Posted on Feb 9, 2007 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on SES Sues for Completion of Environmental Review for Proposed Long Beach Terminal
Sound Energy Solutions yesterday asked the Los Angeles Superior Court to order the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners to finish the environmental review for the company’s proposed LNG terminal in Long Beach, Calif. SES’ CEO said, “The Harbor Commission wrongly curtailed an established environmental process that is designed to objectively evaluate the project on...
Spectra Energy and Citrus Trading Settle LNG Contract Dispute
Posted on Feb 1, 2007 in Litigation | Comments Off on Spectra Energy and Citrus Trading Settle LNG Contract Dispute
Spectra Energy has agreed to pay Citrus Trading $100 million to settle a lawsuit over a 1998 LNG purchase contract. According to yesterday’s edition of Platts LNG Daily, Citrus alleged that Spectra, formerly Duke LNG and PanEnergy, failed to supply LNG in volumes specified in the contract. [Subscription...
Editorial: Maryland Government Opposition Should Factor Into Review Process for Proposed Sparrows Point Terminal
Posted on Jan 30, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Litigation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Maryland Government Opposition Should Factor Into Review Process for Proposed Sparrows Point Terminal
The Baltimore Sun says that while a federal judge’s ruling last week reinforces federal jurisdiction over the siting of LNG terminals, FERC should consider the opposition of the Baltimore County Council and Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley to AES’ proposed Sparrows Point LNG import facility as it reviews the...