Editorial: “No Shock” that FERC Approved AES Sparrows Point LNG Project
Posted on Jan 22, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: “No Shock” that FERC Approved AES Sparrows Point LNG Project
An editorial in today’s Baltimore Sun argues that FERC’s approval of the AES Sparrows Point LNG regasification terminal project is not surprising and goes on to note that opponents of the project “could drag out this fight for years.” The piece concludes that the project does not advance any “truly compelling national interest” and is not worth the...
Local Groups Organize Opposition to Safe Harbor LNG Deepwater Port Project
Posted on Jan 22, 2009 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Groups Organize Opposition to Safe Harbor LNG Deepwater Port Project
The Independent (Aberdeen, N. J.) reports that a number of local environmental groups met last week to organize opponents of the Safe Harbor LNG deepwater port project and to make plans to attend two upcoming public meetings on the...
Park Commission Reiterates Opposition to Downeast LNG Project
Posted on Jan 22, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Park Commission Reiterates Opposition to Downeast LNG Project
The Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission, representing a park located in the Bay of Fundy, filed comments with FERC earlier this week responding to the U.S. Coast Guard’s Waterway Suitability Report for the Downeast LNG regasification terminal project and reiterating its opposition to the facility. The comments are available in FERC’s eLibrary under Docket No....
Development of LNG Terminal Projects in Eastern Canada Expected to Slow
Posted on Jan 21, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Development of LNG Terminal Projects in Eastern Canada Expected to Slow
The Calgary Herald reports that North American natural gas market conditions and global financial challenges are expected to slow the development of several LNG projects in Eastern Canada, including the Rabaska LNG project planned for...
FERC Announces Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment for Freeport LNG Projects
Posted on Jan 21, 2009 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Announces Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment for Freeport LNG Projects
FERC announced in today’s Federal Register that it will prepare an environmental assessment analyzing the LNG re-export, boil-off gas liquefaction, and LNG truck delivery projects proposed by Freeport...
FERC Commissioner Dissents in AES Sparrows Point LNG Project Authorization
Posted on Jan 21, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Commissioner Dissents in AES Sparrows Point LNG Project Authorization
FERC Commissioner Jon Wellinghoff issued a dissent to FERC’s conditional approval of the AES Sparrows Point LNG project that concludes that the project “is not, on balance, in the public interest.” Commissioner Wellinghoff argues that the terminal is not necessary to meet the energy needs of the surrounding regions, and that environmental and community concerns...