Cheniere Officially Opens Sabine Pass LNG Import Terminal
Posted on Apr 22, 2008 in Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Cheniere Officially Opens Sabine Pass LNG Import Terminal
The Houston Business Journal reports that Cheniere Energy Inc. has officially opened its Sabine Pass LNG regasification terminal and the associated Creole Trail gas pipeline in Cameron Parish, La. Cheniere’s CEO, Charif Souki, called the opening “the culmination of years of hard work and effort.” Separately, The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, La.) reports that U.S....
Construction Accident at Trunkline LNG Terminal
Posted on Apr 22, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Construction Accident at Trunkline LNG Terminal
Four construction workers were injured at the Trunkline LNG terminal yesterday afternoon when the scaffolding they were using to install pipe gave way. A spokesperson for Trunkline LNG told KPLC TV, “This equipment that they were installing, this pipe, was not connected to the LNG terminal when the accident occurred, so there was no fire, no LNG leak or anything like...
Editorial Critical of NorthernStar’s Challenge to Proposed Referendum on Bradwood Landing LNG
Posted on Apr 22, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial Critical of NorthernStar’s Challenge to Proposed Referendum on Bradwood Landing LNG
An editorial published yesterday by the Daily Astorian criticizes NorthernStar Natural Gas’ attempt to block a referendum on the Clatsop County Commission’s approval of the land-use application for the Bradwood Landing LNG...
Pipeline Developer Hosts Open House in Oregon
Posted on Apr 22, 2008 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Pipeline Developer Hosts Open House in Oregon
The developer of the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline Project, the 230-mile pipeline that would connect the proposed Jordan Cove LNG import terminal to a gas hub in Malin, Ore., hosted an open house yesterday in North Bend, Ore. KCBY News offers additional...
Ballot Language Submitted for Referendum on Bradwood Landing LNG Decision
Posted on Apr 21, 2008 in Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Ballot Language Submitted for Referendum on Bradwood Landing LNG Decision
Opponents of the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG import terminal filed a ballot title with the Clatsop County Clerk’s office late last week. According to the Daily Astorian, if the referendum is included on the September ballot, voters will be asked whether they approve of the Clatsop County Commission’s decision to allow pipelines associated with the proposed Bradwood...
Op-Ed Critical of Continued Development of Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Apr 21, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed Critical of Continued Development of Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
In a guest opinion article in the Fall River Herald News (Mass.), a leader of the opposition to the proposed Weaver’s Cove LNG import terminal argues that Weaver’s Cove is wrong to persist with the proposal after recent regulatory setbacks to the...