Editorial Expresses Concern Over U.S. Coast Guard Bill
Posted on Apr 29, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Editorial Expresses Concern Over U.S. Coast Guard Bill
An editorial in the Daily Astorian argues that the U.S. Coast Guard’s concerns regarding H.R. 2830, which requires the Coast Guard to enforce security zones around U.S. LNG import terminals and vessels transiting to those facilities, are legitimate and...
Opponents of Bradwood Landing Terminal Urge FERC to Develop New Environmental Impact Statement
Posted on Apr 29, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Opponents of Bradwood Landing Terminal Urge FERC to Develop New Environmental Impact Statement
Last week, Columbia Riverkeeper, a group opposed to the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG terminal, voiced concerns regarding various changes to the project design that are under consideration and requested that FERC prepare a new environmental impact statement. Read more in the Daily...
Quoddy Bay LNG Does Not Foresee Long-Term Problems for Proposal Despite Recent Setback
Posted on Apr 29, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Quoddy Bay LNG Does Not Foresee Long-Term Problems for Proposal Despite Recent Setback
Donald Smith, president of Quoddy Bay LNG, told Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] that he does not anticipate any long-term problems for the company’s LNG proposal for Maine, despite FERC’s decision to suspend review of Quoddy Bay’s LNG terminal application. In its letter announcing the decision, FERC stated that it did not have enough information to continue...
Company Official: Cheniere May Sell Entire Company
Posted on Apr 28, 2008 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Company Official: Cheniere May Sell Entire Company
Platts LNG Daily reports that a company official from Cheniere Energy, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said that the firm is contemplating selling all or parts of the company. [Subscription...
Editorial Questions Safety of Offshore New Jersey LNG Proposals
Posted on Apr 28, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial Questions Safety of Offshore New Jersey LNG Proposals
An editorial carried by the Asbury Park Press argues that two LNG projects proposed for offshore New Jersey, Safe Harbor Energy and BlueOcean Energy, pose significant safety risks.
Massachusetts LNG Deepwater Ports Developers: Too Early to Know Coast Guard Bill’s Effect on Security Plans
Posted on Apr 28, 2008 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Massachusetts LNG Deepwater Ports Developers: Too Early to Know Coast Guard Bill’s Effect on Security Plans
Two developers of deepwater LNG ports planned for offshore Massachusetts, Suez Energy and Excelerate Energy, told the Gloucester Daily Times that they believe it is too early to know how the LNG provisions in H.R. 2830, the Coast Guard Authorization Act passed by the U.S. House last week, will affect their respective security plans. A spokesperson for Excelerate Energy, noting that the...