Canaport LNG Terminal on Track for Completion This Year
Posted on Aug 1, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Canaport LNG Terminal on Track for Completion This Year
Global LNG Monitor [subscription required] offers a report on the construction status of the Canaport LNG terminal, currently under construction in New Brunswick, Canada.
Oregon LNG Opposition Groups to Host Public Meetings
Posted on Jul 31, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon LNG Opposition Groups to Host Public Meetings
Several LNG opposition groups based in Oregon will host a series of four public meetings in August. The Daily Astorian provides additional details.
Congressmen Propose Legislation to Study Regional Gas Infrastructure
Posted on Jul 30, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Congressmen Propose Legislation to Study Regional Gas Infrastructure
Congressmen Tim Bishop (D-N.Y.) and Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) plan to introduce a bill today that would mandate a study of regional gas infrastructure. According to Platts LNG Daily, Rep. Bishop said, “Placement of natural gas infrastructure should not be run like a deli counter, where it’s ‘first come, first served.’ Instead, we must take a comprehensive approach...
Massachusetts Governor to Examine LNG Legislation
Posted on Jul 30, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Massachusetts Governor to Examine LNG Legislation
A spokesperson for Gov. Deval Patrick (D-Mass.) told GateHouse News Service (carried via the Fall River Herald News) that the governor will examine the LNG siting legislation that was passed by both houses of the state legislature this week. According to the article, Massachusetts Majority Whip Joan A. Menard (D) said that she believes Gov. Patrick is “opposed to the LNG...
Dominion Requests Expedited Action from FERC to Affirm and Reissue Cove Point Expansion Authorizations
Posted on Jul 29, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Gas Composition, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Dominion Requests Expedited Action from FERC to Affirm and Reissue Cove Point Expansion Authorizations
Yesterday Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP and Dominion Transmission, Inc. (collectively, Dominion) filed a Motion for Expedited Action to Affirm and Renew Authorizations with FERC for the Cove Point Expansion project. Specifically, Dominion requests that FERC issue an order by August 29, 2008, that: (1) fully affirms and reissues the Natural Gas Act (NGA) Section 7 certificates for the...
Editorial: Gov. Patrick Should Address LNG Issue
Posted on Jul 29, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Gov. Patrick Should Address LNG Issue
An editorial carried by the Fall River Herald News (Mass.) encourages Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) to address issues surrounding the proposed Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal during the meeting he is hosting tonight in Rehoboth, Mass., to discuss general concerns of his...