Oregon LNG CEO Remains Optimistic on Future of Project
Posted on Jan 6, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Oregon LNG CEO Remains Optimistic on Future of Project
Oregon LNG CEO Peter Hansen told Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] that despite FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff’s recent comments expressing skepticism of new LNG terminals, Hansen expects the Commission to approve his company’s...
Editorial: Gas Industry and Public Officials Should Consider Alternatives to Everett LNG Terminal
Posted on Jan 5, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Editorial: Gas Industry and Public Officials Should Consider Alternatives to Everett LNG Terminal
An editorial carried by the Boston Globe today argues that security concerns, including concerns regarding Yemeni LNG cargos arriving at the Everett LNG terminal near Boston, should compel gas industry and public officials to consider alternatives to the Everett...
FERC Requests NMFS Input on Bradwood Landing LNG Project by Early March
Posted on Jan 5, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Requests NMFS Input on Bradwood Landing LNG Project by Early March
Last week FERC requested that the National Marine Fisheries Service provide its response to the Biological Assessment prepared by FERC staff regarding the Bradwood Landing LNG import terminal. In its letter to NMFS, FERC asked that the agency submit its response by March 8, 2010. FERC’s letter is available in the eLibrary under Docket No. CP06-366 and The Oregonian provides...
Federal Magistrate Denies Port of Astoria’s Motion to Dismiss Suit Brought by Oregon LNG
Posted on Jan 4, 2010 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Federal Magistrate Denies Port of Astoria’s Motion to Dismiss Suit Brought by Oregon LNG
The Daily Astorian reports that U.S. Magistrate Judge John Jelderks has denied the Port of Astoria’s second motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Oregon LNG. The Port objected to Magistrate Jelderk’s recommendation, so the issue will be decided by a federal district court judge in a formal...
Public Officials Meet to Plan Strategy Against Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Jan 4, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Public Officials Meet to Plan Strategy Against Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
A number of public officials from Massachusetts and Rhode Island met last week to discuss strategies for opposing the Weaver’s Cove LNG import project. The Herald News (Fall River, Mass.) reports that the y agreed to oppose the project at both the state and federal levels, including seeking a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu. Today the Herald News published an...
U.S. Coast Guard Evaluating Deliveries of Yemeni LNG to Everett Terminal
Posted on Jan 4, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on U.S. Coast Guard Evaluating Deliveries of Yemeni LNG to Everett Terminal
According to the Boston Globe, the U.S. Coast Guard is reviewing plans to import Yemeni LNG into the United States at the Everett LNG regasification terminal near Boston, Mass. A number of local officials have expressed concern with the security of LNG vessels coming from Yemen as the country faces scrutiny as a potential training ground for anti-American...