Port Considering Steps to Implement Court Order to Extend Land Lease for Oregon LNG Site
Posted on Mar 18, 2010 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Port Considering Steps to Implement Court Order to Extend Land Lease for Oregon LNG Site
The Daily Astorian reports that, following a preliminary injunction issued by a U.S. district court requiring the Port of Astoria to extend the master lease underlying a sublease to Oregon LNG at the site of the developer’s planned LNG import terminal, the port commissioners met Tuesday to consider the steps necessary to implement the court’s order. A number of the port...
California Terminates Clearwater Port LNG Application Due to Inactivity
Posted on Mar 17, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on California Terminates Clearwater Port LNG Application Due to Inactivity
The California State Lands Commission notified NorthernStar Natural Gas that it has terminated the Clearwater Port LNG project proposed for offshore California due to inactivity for a period exceeding six months. According to the Ventura Country Star, the project has been inactive for more than a year. An official with NorthernStar commented that he believes the project “is...
Comment on Bradwood Landing LNG Project Focuses on Fish Entrainment in LNG Vessel Ballast Systems
Posted on Mar 17, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Comment on Bradwood Landing LNG Project Focuses on Fish Entrainment in LNG Vessel Ballast Systems
A local Washington resident and shipping engineer filed comments with FERC urging the Commission to hold Bradwood Landing LNG import project developers, NorthernStar Natural Gas, responsible for environmental effects that the operations of LNG vessels will cause while docking or undocking at the facility. The comments focus specifically on the likelihood of fish entrainment in an LNG...
Environmental Groups Reiterate Their Opposition to LNG Projects Planned for Offshore New Jersey
Posted on Mar 17, 2010 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Environmental Groups Reiterate Their Opposition to LNG Projects Planned for Offshore New Jersey
A number of environmental groups have reiterated their opposition to the proposed LNG deepwater ports planned for offshore New Jersey in a statement directed to Governor Chris Christie (R) and other elected officials. Read more in the Independent (Aberdeen,...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Mar 17, 2010 in Environmental, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Decision on Shannon LNG Expected in Coming Weeks (Kerryman) U.K. Gas Prices Slump on Lower Demand, LNG Arrivals (Reuters) Greenpeace Protests Offshore Livorno LNG Terminal (AFP) Iberdrola to Sell 1 Bcm/yr of LNG to Dong from 2011...
FERC Issues Environmental Information Request to Calais LNG
Posted on Mar 17, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Issues Environmental Information Request to Calais LNG
Yesterday, FERC issued an environmental information request to Calais LNG regarding a wide range of topics including the proposed LNG vessel route, potential effects on water and other natural resources, and cultural and socioeconomic impacts of the project. FERC’s data request is available in the Commission’s eLibrary under Docket No....