Incoming New York Governor Suggests He May Seek More Time to Decide on Broadwater LNG Proposal
Posted on Mar 13, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Incoming New York Governor Suggests He May Seek More Time to Decide on Broadwater LNG Proposal
New York’s Lt. Gov. David Paterson (D), who will be sworn in as Governor of New York on Monday, said at a press conference broadcast on various news outlets that he may seek more time to formulate a position on the proposed Broadwater LNG project. Current Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D) was recently granted a 60-day extension of the New York State Department of State’s deadline for...
Conn. Legislator: If Spitzer Resigns, Connecticut Must be Prepared to Deal with Successor on Broadwater
Posted on Mar 12, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Conn. Legislator: If Spitzer Resigns, Connecticut Must be Prepared to Deal with Successor on Broadwater
The Associated Press (via the Hartford Courant) reports that Connecticut State Senate President Donald Williams (D) will press his state to reach out to New York Lt. Gov. David Paterson (D) regarding the Broadwater Energy LNG proposal should current Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D) resign. “Assuming there is a transition at some point in the near future, the new governor will have...
Maryland Congressional Members Call for Rejection of Sparrows Point LNG Application
Posted on Feb 29, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Maryland Congressional Members Call for Rejection of Sparrows Point LNG Application
Maryland Senators Barbara Mikulski (D) and Ben Cardin (D), as well as Congressmen Elijah Cummings (D), Dutch Ruppersberger (D), and John Sarbanes (D) have requested that FERC reject AES Corp.’s application for the Sparrows Point LNG project. The Associated Press (via the Baltimore Examiner) reports that the Maryland delegates are citing the project’s Waterway Suitability...
Connecticut Attorney General: New York State Should Reject Broadwater LNG Proposal
Posted on Feb 26, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Connecticut Attorney General: New York State Should Reject Broadwater LNG Proposal
In an op-ed carried by Newsday, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal urges the state of New York to reject the proposed Broadwater LNG project in favor of other regional LNG projects also under consideration, including BlueOcean Energy, Crown Landing LNG, and Safe Harbor Energy. Blumenthal contends that “[s]ince federal approval [for Broadwater] is nearly certain, the...
FERC Denies Rehearing in Elba Expansion
Posted on Feb 22, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Denies Rehearing in Elba Expansion
The Commission issued an order Tuesday denying rehearing and granting reconsideration of Southern LNG, Inc.’s Elba Island expansion project (Elba III). Notably, FERC rejected charges by Marathon LNG that the Commission exceeded its statutory authority by approving rates related to the Section 3 expansion and violated FERC rules by the manner in which the rates were approved. FERC...
NorthernStar Urges FERC to Continue Review of Bradwood Landing LNG Project
Posted on Feb 22, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on NorthernStar Urges FERC to Continue Review of Bradwood Landing LNG Project
Bradwood Landing LNG developer NorthernStar Natural Gas has requested that FERC continue its review of proposed LNG projects in Oregon. NorthernStar’s request follows a letter to FERC from Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski (D) in which the Governor requested that FERC’s review of LNG projects in Oregon be delayed pending an analysis of the need for and alternatives to LNG...