U.S. Senators Introduce Legislation to Grant States Greater Authority Over LNG Facility Siting
Posted on Mar 3, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on U.S. Senators Introduce Legislation to Grant States Greater Authority Over LNG Facility Siting
United States Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) jointly introduced a bill that would repeal a portion of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 which gave FERC authority over the siting of LNG terminals. According to a press release from Sen. Wyden’s office, this bill is...
Editorial: Weaver’s Cove LNG Would Have No Effect on Bringing America’s Cup Yacht Race to Narragansett Bay
Posted on Mar 2, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Weaver’s Cove LNG Would Have No Effect on Bringing America’s Cup Yacht Race to Narragansett Bay
An editorial carried by the Providence Journal argues that the Weaver’s Cove LNG import project, if constructed, would have no effect on efforts to bring the America’s Cup yacht race to Narragansett...
El Paso May Adjust Ownership Structure of Elba Island LNG Terminal
Posted on Mar 2, 2010 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on El Paso May Adjust Ownership Structure of Elba Island LNG Terminal
In a conference call with financial analysts yesterday, El Paso Corp. executives said that they are considering selling the Elba Island LNG import terminal and associated pipeline to El Paso Pipeline Partners LP, the company’s master limited partnership subsidiary. According to Business Week, the executives noted that the LNG terminal and pipeline provide consistent revenue and low...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Mar 2, 2010 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Gazprom CEO Expects Future Cooperation with GDF Suez on LNG and Other Energy Issues (RFI) Councilors Welcome Power Plant Associated with Shannon LNG Project (Irish Times) U.K. to Top Spain for LNG Imports (Calgary Herald) Qatar Expects to Export LNG to Poland by 2014 (Business...
Maryland Completes Intergovernmental Review of Sparrows Point LNG Project
Posted on Mar 2, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maryland Completes Intergovernmental Review of Sparrows Point LNG Project
Last month Maryland’s Department of Planning informed FERC that the Maryland Intergovernmental Review and Coordination process has been completed for Sparrows Point LNG. The Department of Planning’s letter to FERC is available in the eLibrary under Docket No. CP07-62. Separately, FERC staff announced the availability of a revised Draft Final General Conformity Determination...
Mass. State Rep: No Plans to Revive LNG Project on Outer Brewster Island
Posted on Mar 2, 2010 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mass. State Rep: No Plans to Revive LNG Project on Outer Brewster Island
Clarifying remarks he made previously, Mass. State Rep. Garrett Bradley (D) said that he is not aware of any plans to review previous plans for an LNG import project on or near Outer Brewster Island. However, he told the Patriot Ledger that “it could become an issue down the...