Court Upholds Division of Property Taxes Paid by Gulf LNG
Posted on May 6, 2010 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Court Upholds Division of Property Taxes Paid by Gulf LNG
A chancery judge for Jones County, Miss., has decided to uphold the division of property taxes paid by Gulf LNG among local communities and school districts. The Mississippi Press provides further...
Port Commissioners to Discuss Settlement with Oregon LNG Tonight
Posted on May 6, 2010 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Port Commissioners to Discuss Settlement with Oregon LNG Tonight
The Port of Astoria Port Commission scheduled a meeting this evening to discuss the proposed settlement between the Port and Oregon LNG regarding an extension of the sublease for the Oregon LNG facility site. The Daily Astorian provides further...
Public Hearing Scheduled on Pipeline Associated with Jordan Cove LNG
Posted on May 6, 2010 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Public Hearing Scheduled on Pipeline Associated with Jordan Cove LNG
The World (Coos Bay, Ore.) reports that the Coos County Planning Department scheduled a public meeting for May 20, 2010, to take testimony regarding the planned Pacific Connector natural gas pipeline. The Pacific Connector project is associated with the proposed Jordan Cove LNG regasification...
D.C. Circuit Holds FERC Adequately Addressed WGL’s Concerns with Cove Point LNG Terminal Expansion
Posted on Apr 28, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Gas Composition, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on D.C. Circuit Holds FERC Adequately Addressed WGL’s Concerns with Cove Point LNG Terminal Expansion
Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit determined that FERC adequately addressed Washington Gas Light Company’s (WGL) concerns regarding the safety of its distribution system in light of the Cove Point LNG terminal expansion. The appeals court concluded that FERC had complied with the court’s previous order by limiting the amount of...
Jamaica May Announce Selection to Construct LNG Terminal in May
Posted on Apr 28, 2010 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Jamaica May Announce Selection to Construct LNG Terminal in May
Officials from the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica told the Jamaica Observer that the government is close to concluding an agreement with one of the two short-listed bidders to build an LNG import facility in the country. The officials also suggest that announcement of the selected project developer could take place as early as...
U.S. BIA Cancels Tribe’s Deal with Quoddy Bay LNG
Posted on Apr 28, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on U.S. BIA Cancels Tribe’s Deal with Quoddy Bay LNG
This week the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) cancelled Quoddy Bay LNG’s contract with the Passamaquoddy Tribe to use a portion of the tribe’s land to construct an LNG import terminal. Quoddy Bay LNG President Don Smith told the Bangor Daily News that he intends to request that the BIA reconsider its...