Riley’s Comments Suggest Opposition to Compass Port
Posted on May 25, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Riley’s Comments Suggest Opposition to Compass Port
The Mobile Register writes that remarks made by Alabama Gov. Bob Riley at yesterday’s public hearing on ConocoPhillips’ proposed Compass Port LNG terminal indicate that he may veto the project, which he must do by June 11. When Riley asked the attendees if any of them supported the proposal and no one came forward, he said, “All of you here today have made my...
Cheniere Withdraws from CLNG
Posted on May 24, 2006 in Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues, Technology | Comments Off on Cheniere Withdraws from CLNG
“[P]hilosophical differences” with the Center for Liquefied Natural Gas have prompted Cheniere Energy to withdraw from the trade organization. Director of CLNG, Bill Cooper, says that divergent positions regarding LNG terminal technology are the cause of the rift. CLNG recently expressed support for offshore terminals employing open-loop vaporization technology; Cheniere...
Mass. LNG Commission Hears Competing Views
Posted on May 24, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mass. LNG Commission Hears Competing Views
The Standard-Times provides further details on Monday’s hearing before the Massachusetts special commission on LNG. Fall River Mayor Edward M. Lambert called the Weaver’s Cove terminal a “ticking time bomb,” while Rep. Eugene O’Flaherty (D-Chelsea) said of the AES Outer Brewster Island proposal, “If not here, where?” Rep. Robert Correia...
Editorial: Lawmakers Are Dragging Their Feet on Outer Brewster Island Bill
Posted on May 22, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Lawmakers Are Dragging Their Feet on Outer Brewster Island Bill
The Boston Herald editorial staff questions why lawmakers are “stonewalling on a responsible plan to boost the region’s supply of LNG” by delaying an up-or-down vote on the bill to de-designate Outer Brewster Island as part of the harbor islands park system. According to the staff, the bill would pave the way for an LNG facility on an “underutilized...
MARAD Responds to Blanco Veto
Posted on May 19, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on MARAD Responds to Blanco Veto
According to today’s Baton Rouge Advocate, Acting Deputy Maritime Administrator Julie A. Nelson has said in a letter toLouisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco that her stipulation that the state receive a portion of the revenue generated from the operation of LNG facilities in the Gulf of Mexico”is not permissible under federal law.” Revenue sharing was one of two issues addressed...
Massachusetts State Senate Shelves LNG Bill
Posted on May 19, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Massachusetts State Senate Shelves LNG Bill
The Boston Globe and the Massachusetts State House News Service report that legislation that would permit AES to construct an LNG terminal on Outer Brewster Island was tabled yesterday in the state Senate at the request of State Sen. Pamela Resor (D-Acton). Supporters of the bill will attempt to send the measure to the Committee on Telecommunications, Energy and Utilities, which...