LNG Opponents Plan Protest in Mount Hope Bay
Posted on Aug 15, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LNG Opponents Plan Protest in Mount Hope Bay
The Coalition for Responsible Siting of LNG Facilities told the Fall River Herald News (Mass.) that it is planning a “float in” in Mount Hope Bay this weekend to protest the Weaver’s Cove LNG project. Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch told the Herald News that he plans to attend the...
Op-Ed Argues in Favor of LNG Projects in Oregon
Posted on Aug 15, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed Argues in Favor of LNG Projects in Oregon
An op-ed carried by the Statesman Journal (Salem, Ore.) argues that the proposed LNG projects in Oregon will have a positive impact on the local economy by creating well-paying jobs, and will be good for the environment by replacing some coal-fired electricity...
Regional Officials Endorse Resolution Restricting LNG Tanker Traffic in B.C. Waterway
Posted on Aug 14, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Regional Officials Endorse Resolution Restricting LNG Tanker Traffic in B.C. Waterway
The Capital Regional District directors voted Wednesday to support a resolution, proposed by the Powell River Regional District, requesting that the Canadian federal government ban LNG tankers from the Inside Passage, a waterway along the coast of British Columbia leading to the proposed site for the WestPac LNG project. The Vancouver Sun provides additional...
Freeport LNG Seek LNG Export Authorization from DOE
Posted on Aug 13, 2008 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Storage | Comments Off on Freeport LNG Seek LNG Export Authorization from DOE
The developers of the Freeport LNG terminal have filed an “Application for Blanket Authorization to Export Liquefied Natural Gas on a Short-Term Basis,” available from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy. The application seeks authorization to export up to 24 Bcf of LNG on a cumulative basis over a two-year period and states that the facility will...
LNG Opponents Sue FERC Over Availability of Project-Related Documents
Posted on Aug 13, 2008 in Litigation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on LNG Opponents Sue FERC Over Availability of Project-Related Documents
According to the Hillsboro Argus (Ore.), two groups opposed to the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG import terminal and associated Palomar natural gas pipeline sued FERC in U.S. District Court last week over the availability of mailing lists associated with the Palomar pipeline project. FERC has previously responded to FOIA requests by the groups, saying that the Commission does not have...
Newfoundland LNG Developer Describes Plan for Transshipment Facility
Posted on Aug 13, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Newfoundland LNG Developer Describes Plan for Transshipment Facility
Mark Turner, president of Newfoundland LNG Ltd., told the Telegraph-Journal (New Brunswick, Canada) he is confident in the transshipment facility project, saying “[s]trategically we are well placed” in the middle of European shipping routes. Turner also told the newspaper he does not believe his project will compete with the Canaport LNG regasification terminal currently...