Local Residents Not Persuaded by Financial Incentives Offered by Suez and Excelerate
Posted on Dec 18, 2006 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Residents Not Persuaded by Financial Incentives Offered by Suez and Excelerate
Local politicians and fishermen in Gloucester, Mass., remain opposed to two offshore LNG terminals, despite financial incentives offered by project developers Suez Energy and Excelerate Energy to help offset potential adverse environmental impacts. Read more in yesterday’s edition of The Boston...
Kelliher: Connecticut Has “Important Role” to Play in FERC’s Review of Broadwater
Posted on Dec 14, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Kelliher: Connecticut Has “Important Role” to Play in FERC’s Review of Broadwater
In a letter dated yesterday, FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher addressed Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s concern that the state will have little influence in the Commission’s review of Broadwater Energy’s LNG terminal proposed for Long Island Sound. “I assure you that Connecticut has an important role in our review of this project, and encourage you and the state...
Massachusetts Environmental Agency Issues Certificate for Neptune LNG
Posted on Dec 14, 2006 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Massachusetts Environmental Agency Issues Certificate for Neptune LNG
The Massachusetts Office of Environmental Affairs has issued a certificate of approval for Suez Energy’s Neptune LNG terminal proposed off Gloucester, Mass., after the company agreed to pay approximately $23.5 million to help mitigate the terminal’s impact on the marine population. Excelerate Energy agreed to similar mitigation measures with the state agency for its...
Negotiations Stall Over Sound Energy Solutions’ Proposed Financial Incentives
Posted on Dec 14, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Negotiations Stall Over Sound Energy Solutions’ Proposed Financial Incentives
The financial incentives offered by Sound Energy Solutions to the City of Long Beach are inadequate given the revenue the company’s proposed LNG terminal is expected to generate, according to the director of Long Beach Gas and Oil. An incentives package totaling $500 million “is not nearly sufficient to recommend to the City Council that negotiations continue...
Residents Devise Strategies to Block Proposed Pacific Pipeline Connector
Posted on Dec 13, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Residents Devise Strategies to Block Proposed Pacific Pipeline Connector
Critics of the proposed Pacific Pipeline Connector met last weekend to discuss strategies to stop the project. According to The News-Review, the meeting’s organizer encouraged concerned citizens to write letters to politicians urging greater involvement in opposition efforts. The pipeline, which would transport natural gas from Jordan Cove Energy’s proposed LNG terminal in...
Long Beach Harbor Officials Await Guidance from City Council on SES Terminal
Posted on Dec 12, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Long Beach Harbor Officials Await Guidance from City Council on SES Terminal
The Los Angeles Times reports that harbor officials have suggested suspending the preparation of the environmental impact report for Sound Energy Solutions’ LNG terminal, which is proposed for the Port of Long Beach, until the City Council declares its support for the project. A Long Beach Harbor spokesperson said, “We’re willing to pull the plug if the city...