Southern LNG Reaches Tentative Agreement with City of Savannah Over Fire Prevention Services
Posted on May 22, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Southern LNG Reaches Tentative Agreement with City of Savannah Over Fire Prevention Services
WSAV News reports that Southern LNG has reached a tentative agreement with the City of Savannah over fire protection services for the Elba Island LNG facility. According to the news report, the City of Savannah Fire & Emergency Services will serve as incident commander for any fire or incident at the Elba Island to which it responds. The agreement also includes an annual fee paid...
U.S. Coast Guard Denies Weaver’s Cove Energy’s Appeal Regarding Waterway Suitability
Posted on May 22, 2008 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on U.S. Coast Guard Denies Weaver’s Cove Energy’s Appeal Regarding Waterway Suitability
The Herald News (Fall River, Mass.) reports that the commander of the First Coast Guard District in Boston, Rear Admiral Timothy S. Sullivan, has upheld the initial recommendation that the waterway near the Brightman Street Bridge is unsuitable for the transit of LNG vessels as proposed by Weaver’s Cove Energy. Gordon Shearer, CEO of Weaver’s Cove Energy, told the Herald...
Discussions Continue Regarding Fire Protection Services for Elba Island Terminal
Posted on May 21, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Discussions Continue Regarding Fire Protection Services for Elba Island Terminal
WSAV News reports that despite announcing it would contract out fire protection services to Southside Fire two weeks ago, Southern LNG has continued to discuss keeping its Elba Island LNG terminal under the protection of the Savannah Fire...
Trinidad & Tobago Invited to “Participate” in Liberty Offshore LNG Project
Posted on May 21, 2008 in Liquefaction, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Trinidad & Tobago Invited to “Participate” in Liberty Offshore LNG Project
Canadian Superior Chairman Greg Noval said yesterday that the government of Trinidad & Tobago, a potential supplier for the recently proposed Liberty offshore LNG project, has been asked “to participate” in the project. Separately, Roger Whelan, CEO of project sponsor Excalibur, told Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] that Trinidad & Tobago is not the only...
Weaver’s Cove Asserts Massachusetts’ Application of Environmental Permitting Regulations Violates U.S. Constitution
Posted on May 21, 2008 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove Asserts Massachusetts’ Application of Environmental Permitting Regulations Violates U.S. Constitution
On Monday, Weaver’s Cove Energy filed a complaint in the federal district court for the District of Massachusetts seeking: (1) to declare that certain sections of the General Laws of Massachusetts and the Code of Massachusetts Regulations have no legal effect because they are preempted by the Natural Gas Act; (2) to declare that the state review of the Weaver’s Cove...
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Baltimore County Ordinance Designed to Halt Sparrows Point LNG Terminal Project
Posted on May 20, 2008 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Baltimore County Ordinance Designed to Halt Sparrows Point LNG Terminal Project
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit ruled yesterday that Baltimore County’s zoning ordinance prohibiting the siting of LNG terminals in the County’s Chesapeake Bay Critical Area is preempted by the Natural Gas Act (NGA), overturning a June 22, 2007 district court decision. Specifically, the 4th Circuit found that the County never sent the ordinance to the...