Prince George’s County Council Votes to Restrict Development of LNG Storage Tanks
Posted on Jun 2, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues, Storage | Comments Off on Prince George’s County Council Votes to Restrict Development of LNG Storage Tanks
A new zoning plan passed by the Prince George’s County Council effectively would stop Washington Gas Light’s proposal to build a new LNG peak shaving facility in Chillum, Md., according to a report in The Sentinel. The Prince George’s County Council voted 6-1 on May 23 to approve the Transit District Overlay Zone, which covers the area where WGL wants to build the...
Proposed Legislation Would Bar R.I. Law Enforcement From Assisting Coast Guard
Posted on Jun 2, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Proposed Legislation Would Bar R.I. Law Enforcement From Assisting Coast Guard
Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Coast Guard that would allow local law enforcement officials to enforce federal law aboard vessels transiting Coast Guard-designated LNG vessel security zones intheNarragansett Bay. However, state representatives introduced legislation on Tuesday that, if passed, would prohibit Rhode Island...
ConocoPhillips Unlikely to Use Closed-Loop Technology
Posted on May 31, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on ConocoPhillips Unlikely to Use Closed-Loop Technology
If Alabama Gov. Bob Riley vetoes ConocoPhillip’s Compass Port LNG project on the basis of its open-loop design, the company may simply abandon the project. “ConocoPhillips will think long and hard about starting over,” said Steve Lawless, the company’s spokesman. “This has been a long and expensive process for what still amounts to no guaranteed outcome...
Connecticut Community Leaders Want New Energy Plan That Addresses Broadwater LNG Proposal
Posted on May 26, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Connecticut Community Leaders Want New Energy Plan That Addresses Broadwater LNG Proposal
The South Central Regional Council of Governments, which is comprised of local leaders of 15 communities in Connecticut, agreed on Wednesday to send a letter to Gov. Jodi Rell asking her to establish a panel that would create an energy plan that would address the state’s energy needs for the next 30 years. According to today’s Hartford Courant, Connecticut has an existing...
Editorial: Gov. Riley Should Carefully Consider Compass Port LNG Decision
Posted on May 26, 2006 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Gov. Riley Should Carefully Consider Compass Port LNG Decision
The editorial staff of The Montgomery Advertiser says Alabama Gov. Bob Riley should ensure that “ConocoPhillips is doing everything reasonable to protect the Gulf environment” as the June 11 deadline for him to issue a decision on its offshore Compass Port LNG project...
Legislation Limiting LNG Terminal Siting Proposed for Baltimore County
Posted on May 26, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Legislation Limiting LNG Terminal Siting Proposed for Baltimore County
Baltimore County Council members John Olszewski Sr. and Vince Gardina have introduced legislation seeking to limit the construction of LNG facilities to specific heavy manufacturing zones. The bill, which would also prohibit the placement of LNG facilities less than five miles away from residential areas and 500 feet from business or manufacturing zones, is in response to AES’...