Calais City Council Creates Marine Industrial Zone
Posted on May 18, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Calais City Council Creates Marine Industrial Zone
The City Council of Calais, Maine, voted last week to amend its zoning and land use regulations to create a marine industrial zone for the site proposed for the Calais LNG import facility. Town Manager Diane Barnes noted that the zoning change was not specifically for Calais LNG, but rather to assist development of marine industrial projects in the city, saying “[i]f Calais LNG...
NPS Determines Weaver’s Cove LNG Project Inconsistent with Federal Law
Posted on May 18, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on NPS Determines Weaver’s Cove LNG Project Inconsistent with Federal Law
The Boston Herald reports that the National Park Service (NPS) has determined that the proposed Weaver’s Cove LNG import project is not consistent with the federal Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. The letter from NPS to FERC should be available in the eLibrary...
Downeast LNG Hopes to Begin Discussions with Potential Capacity Holders in 2011
Posted on May 17, 2010 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Downeast LNG Hopes to Begin Discussions with Potential Capacity Holders in 2011
Speaking to ICIS Heren [subscription required] last week, Dean Girdis, president of Downeast LNG, said that he hopes to begin negotiations with potential capacity holders in 2011. Girdis also distinguished the Downeast LNG project from others proposed in the region, noting that the smaller Downeast LNG project is more appropriate for the region’s market conditions and existing...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on May 17, 2010 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Spain’s El Musel Terminal Pushed Back to Late 2012 (ICIS Heren) [Subscription required] Endesa to Sell Sagunto LNG Stake to Osaka Gas (ICIS Heren) [Subscription required] Norway’s Statoil Says Snohvit LNG Shutdown to Last About a Week (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription required] Croatian Trio Target Adria LNG Entry (ICIS Heren) [Subscription...
FERC Requests Schedule for Oregon LNG Pipeline Open Season, Citing “Uncertainty” of Environmental Review
Posted on May 17, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Requests Schedule for Oregon LNG Pipeline Open Season, Citing “Uncertainty” of Environmental Review
Last Friday FERC requested that Oregon LNG provide its schedule for the open season for capacity on the Oregon Pipeline associated with the Oregon LNG import project. In its letter, FERC noted that “[c]onsidering the uncertainty of the outcome of the environmental analysis, the fact that [Oregon LNG] ha[s] not attempted to garner the critical project information that [it] would...
Following Suspension of Bradwood Landing LNG Project, Opponents Turn Attention to Remaining LNG Projects Planned for Oregon
Posted on May 17, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Following Suspension of Bradwood Landing LNG Project, Opponents Turn Attention to Remaining LNG Projects Planned for Oregon
The Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.) offers coverage of the shift in focus of LNG project opponents following the suspension of the Bradwood Landing LNG import project by developer NorthernStar Natural Gas. The piece reports that LNG opponents will now focus their attention on the two remaining projects planned for Oregon, Oregon LNG and Jordan Cove...