Uncertainty Regarding Environmental Policy Delays WestPac LNG
Posted on Jan 3, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Uncertainty Regarding Environmental Policy Delays WestPac LNG
The Globe and Mail reports that WestPac LNG has delayed its planned LNG regasification terminal for Texada Island, B.C., by at least one year due to uncertainty as new provincial greenhouse gas emissions regulations are put forward. The developer expects to file its project description in early 2009. Separately, the Powell River Peak offered an editorial that suggested 2007 was one of...
Editorial: County Commission Errs in Approving Bradwood Landing Land-Use Application
Posted on Dec 21, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: County Commission Errs in Approving Bradwood Landing Land-Use Application
An editorial carried by the Daily Astorian voices concern that the Clatsop County Commission’s decision to approve the Bradwood Landing LNG land-use application was made hastily and may give the project developer NorthernStar Natural Gas too much say in local affairs. The piece notes that Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski (D) recently expressed concerns with the federal approval...
FERC Commissioner Questioned on Pacific Northwest LNG Proposals During Senate Confirmation
Posted on Dec 20, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Commissioner Questioned on Pacific Northwest LNG Proposals During Senate Confirmation
Platts LNG Daily reports that FERC Commissioner Jon Wellinghoff was questioned by U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) regarding the number of LNG regasification projects proposed for the Pacific Northwest. Commissioner Wellinghoff answered that the market ought to dictate which projects are pursued, but he noted that there is no reason FERC should not consider multiple impacts of several...
Oregon State Agencies Issue Comments on LNG Proposals
Posted on Dec 19, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon State Agencies Issue Comments on LNG Proposals
Ten Oregon state agencies offered comments to FERC regarding LNG proposals in the state, according to a report by The Oregonian. In a cover letter released with the comments, Gov. Ted Kulongoski (D-Ore.) repeated his previous opposition to a statewide ban on LNG developments but noted that any federal decision to grant a permit for an LNG project ought to be based on a complete...
Alaskan Congressional Delegation Opposes Chinese Pipeline Proposal
Posted on Dec 14, 2007 in Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Alaskan Congressional Delegation Opposes Chinese Pipeline Proposal
All three members of Alaska’s Congressional delegation — Sens. Ted Stevens (R) and Lisa Murkowski (R), and Rep. Don Young (R) — have announced their public opposition to an Alaska Gasline Inducement Act bid by Chinese-owned Sinopec. According to Associated Press (carried via Anchorage Daily News), Sen. Stevens opposes the plan because he believes Alaskan gas should...
County Commissioners Tentatively Approve Land-Use Changes
Posted on Dec 14, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on County Commissioners Tentatively Approve Land-Use Changes
The Clatsop County Commissioners yesterday tentatively approved changes to the county’s rules that would allow the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal proposed for the Columbia River to be listed as a “small to medium” development. The Columbia Riverkeepers environmental group told The Oregonian that such a designation would be misleading for “one of the largest...