Editorial: USCG Approval Does Not Mean Oregon LNG Projects Appropriate for River
Posted on May 1, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: USCG Approval Does Not Mean Oregon LNG Projects Appropriate for River
An editorial carried yesterday by the Daily Astorian (Astoria, Ore.) suggests that the risks associated with transport of LNG on the Columbia River are too high to allow construction of the Bradwood Landing or Oregon LNG...
Op-Ed Argues Oregon Infrastructure Siting Bill Treads on Private Property Rights
Posted on May 1, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed Argues Oregon Infrastructure Siting Bill Treads on Private Property Rights
An op-ed in the Statesman Journal (Salem, Ore.) argues that H.B. 3058 proposed in the Oregon House of Representatives gives builders of energy infrastructure projects the ability to apply to construct pipelines and LNG terminals before securing permission from property...
Bill Affecting LNG Terminal Development Moves Out of Committee in Oregon State House
Posted on Apr 30, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Bill Affecting LNG Terminal Development Moves Out of Committee in Oregon State House
A bill that would affect wetland removal and fill permits for land involved in Oregon utility projects, including LNG terminals, was voted out of the Oregon House of Representatives Sustainability and Economic Development Committee and into the Rules Committee without a recommendation. Dan Serres with Columbia Riverkeeper characterized H.B. 3058 as “a sneak attack by the LNG...
Elba Island LNG Terminal Expects Six Cargos in May
Posted on Apr 30, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Elba Island LNG Terminal Expects Six Cargos in May
Reuters reports that the Elba Island LNG terminal is scheduled to receive six cargos in May. BG Group’s LNG carrier Methane Heather Sally is expected to deliver to the terminal an LNG cargo from Egypt on May...
Fall River’s Spending to Oppose Weaver’s Cove LNG Project Tops $2 Million
Posted on Apr 30, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Fall River’s Spending to Oppose Weaver’s Cove LNG Project Tops $2 Million
The City Council of Fall River, Mass., appropriated $210K in additional funds to oppose the Weaver’s Cove LNG import project at a public meeting Tuesday evening, bringing the town’s total related expenditures to over $2 million. The Fall River Herald News reports that at least one council member expressed concern that the town may be paying a disproportionate amount of the...
Proposed Fee on Transfer of LNG Could Limit Use of Texas Terminals
Posted on Apr 30, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Proposed Fee on Transfer of LNG Could Limit Use of Texas Terminals
President of the Center for LNG Bill Cooper told Platts Gas Daily [subscription required] that HB 4667, legislation proposed in the Texas House of Representatives that would impose a fee on the transfer of LNG, crude oil, and other petroleum products to or from Texas marine terminals, will have a negative effect on LNG terminals in Texas. Cooper said, “It seems counterproductive...