European LNG Headlines
Posted on Nov 18, 2009 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
European Court of Human Rights Requests British Government Release Risk Assessments Performed Before Construction of LNG Terminals (The Guardian) Polish Gas Operator Plans for LNG Inflows (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription...
NATS: Excelerate LNG Vessel Unloading at Northeast Gateway LNG Deepwater Port
Posted on Nov 18, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on NATS: Excelerate LNG Vessel Unloading at Northeast Gateway LNG Deepwater Port
NATS reports that Excelerate’s LNG vessel Excellence has begun offloading at the Northeast Gateway LNG deepwater port offshore Massachusetts. NATS speculates that the cargo was loaded during July at the Atlantic LNG liquefaction facility in Trinidad and held...
Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office Objects to Characterization of First Circuit Decision by Weaver’s Cove LNG
Posted on Nov 18, 2009 in Environmental, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office Objects to Characterization of First Circuit Decision by Weaver’s Cove LNG
The Rhode Island Department of Attorney General has filed an objection to Weaver’s Cove Energy’s characterization of an October 26, 2009, decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Specifically, the attorney general’s office argues that the decision does not mean that condition 24 of the order approving the Weaver’s Cove LNG project regarding...
Freeport LNG to Host Public Meeting on Emergency Response, Construction Plans
Posted on Nov 17, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Freeport LNG to Host Public Meeting on Emergency Response, Construction Plans
Residents of Quintana, Texas, are invited to a public meeting to be held today at the Freeport LNG terminal where company and federal officials will discuss the emergency response and construction plans associated with the LNG truck delivery proposal. The Facts (Brazoria County) reports that the meeting is scheduled to begin at 9...
Investigative Report Questions Role of Columbia Riverkeeper in Local Recall Election
Posted on Nov 17, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Investigative Report Questions Role of Columbia Riverkeeper in Local Recall Election
NorthCoastOregon.com suggests the Columbia Riverkeeper may have violated Internal Revenue Service rules governing nonprofit organizations by campaigning in the recall election of a commissioner in Clatsop County, Ore. The piece reports that a number of e-mails obtained by the newspaper provide evidence that Columbia Riverkeeper played a direct role in the recall campaign despite...
NMFS Seeks Additional Information Regarding Bradwood Landing LNG Project
Posted on Nov 17, 2009 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on NMFS Seeks Additional Information Regarding Bradwood Landing LNG Project
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) this week requested additional information from FERC regarding the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG import terminal as part of the formal consultation process. NMFS asked that FERC provide it with information concerning dredging operations, effects of the project on marine mammals, modeling of effects of the project on nearby shorelines, and...