Maryland Dept. of Environment Requests Summary Judgment in Suit Over AES Sparrows Point LNG
Posted on Jan 27, 2010 in Environmental, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maryland Dept. of Environment Requests Summary Judgment in Suit Over AES Sparrows Point LNG
Late last week the Maryland Department of Environment (MDE) submitted a motion for summary judgment in its law suit against the U.S. Department of Commerce over Commerce’s decision to overrule the state’s determination that the AES Sparrows Point LNG project was inconsistent with Maryland’s federally approved Coastal Zone Management Program. MDE argues that...
Rhode Island Environmental Agency Continues Opposition to Weaver’s Cove LNG
Posted on Jan 27, 2010 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Rhode Island Environmental Agency Continues Opposition to Weaver’s Cove LNG
The Providence Journal reports that the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is continuing its opposition to the planned Weaver’s Cove LNG import facility. The DEM has denied two applications submitted by Weaver’s Cove and is defending both denials in state and federal...
Environmental Consultancy Sues Quoddy Bay LNG
Posted on Jan 26, 2010 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Environmental Consultancy Sues Quoddy Bay LNG
TRC Environmental Corporation, an environmental consulting firm, has filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma against Quoddy Bay LNG alleging unpaid bills of more than $1.2 million. The complaint and associated documents are available in the PACER system [subscription required] under Docket No. 5:2010cv00062. This is the second lawsuit over...
Cargo En Route to Energia Costa Azul LNG Terminal
Posted on Jan 25, 2010 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Cargo En Route to Energia Costa Azul LNG Terminal
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that a cargo is en route from Indonesia to the Energia Costa Azul LNG terminal in Baja, Mexico. The cargo has been delayed due to bad weather, but should arrive at the terminal by...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Jan 25, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Qatar Petroleum Team Visits South Hook LNG Terminal (Gulf Times)
Canaport LNG: Third Storage Tank to be Completed by Early April
Posted on Jan 22, 2010 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Storage | Comments Off on Canaport LNG: Third Storage Tank to be Completed by Early April
A company representative for Canaport LNG told Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] this week that it expects its third LNG storage tank to come online by early April of this year, increasing the storage capacity to approximately 9.9 Bcf and allowing greater use of the largest class of LNG...