Opponents Air Views at Bradwood Landing LNG Public Meeting
Posted on Feb 15, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Opponents Air Views at Bradwood Landing LNG Public Meeting
Calling the Bradwood Landing regulatory process a “shell game,” several local residents expressed frustration with the review of the Bradwood Landing LNG proposal at a public hearing hosted by federal and state agencies on Wednesday. In response, a NorthernStar Natural Gas official said that his company is working with the relevant regulatory agencies to have all required...
Electrical Power Restored to LNG Vessel Off Massachusetts Coast
Posted on Feb 14, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Electrical Power Restored to LNG Vessel Off Massachusetts Coast
The Boston Herald reports that full electrical power has been restored to the Catalunya Spirit, an LNG vessel bound for the Everett LNG terminal which lost propulsion earlier this week. The Herald also reports that the ship lost power due to a computer glitch and that the ship suffered no structural damage and did not release any...
Local Oregon Officials Visit Everett LNG Terminal
Posted on Feb 14, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Oregon Officials Visit Everett LNG Terminal
Seven local officials from Warrenton, Ore., site for the proposed Oregon LNG project, traveled to the Everett LNG terminal to better understand the scale and operations of a working LNG import facility. Several members of the delegation expressed surprise at the close proximity of residential and commercial property to the Everett facility. Read more in the Daily Astorian [subscription...
Op-Ed: CPUC’s Consideration of LNG a “Ruse”
Posted on Feb 14, 2008 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: CPUC’s Consideration of LNG a “Ruse”
An op-ed published by the Press Telegram (Long Beach, Calif.) argues that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is acting inefficiently by continuing to study LNG importation when alternative domestic supplies are...
Oral Argument Set for March in Appeal of Order Authorizing Crown Landing LNG Terminal
Posted on Feb 14, 2008 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Oral Argument Set for March in Appeal of Order Authorizing Crown Landing LNG Terminal
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has scheduled oral arguments in Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) v. FERC (Case No. 07-1007), DNREC’s appeal of the FERC order that conditionally authorized the Crown Landing LNG project. DNREC is asserting that FERC violated the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) and Clean Air Act (CAA) when...
Secretary of Commerce Stays Closure of Decision Record in Determination of CZMA Consistency Appeal by AES Sparrows Point
Posted on Feb 14, 2008 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Secretary of Commerce Stays Closure of Decision Record in Determination of CZMA Consistency Appeal by AES Sparrows Point
Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez has determined that it is necessary to receive supplemental information before deciding Sparrows Point LNG’s consistency appeal under the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) and, as a result, has stayed closure of the decision record until April 14, 2008. Today’s Federal Register provides additional...