No Agreement Reached on Broadwater LNG Proposal
Posted on Feb 4, 2008 in Environmental, Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on No Agreement Reached on Broadwater LNG Proposal
A deal offered by a local New York official which would see Governor Eliot Spitzer (D -N.Y. ) oppose the proposed Broadwater LNG facility if Connecticut dropped its opposition to the proposed Islander East gas pipeline was rejected by Governor M. Jodi Rell (R-Conn.). Newsday reports that a spokesperson for Gov. Rell said she “has no interest trading one project with a severe...
Op-Ed: Local Residents Should Voice Opposition to Broadwater Proposal to N.Y. Governor
Posted on Feb 4, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Local Residents Should Voice Opposition to Broadwater Proposal to N.Y. Governor
Robin Kriesberg, executive director of Friends of the Bay, has authored an op-ed in The Roslyn News urging local residents to contact Governor Eliot Spitzer (D-N.Y.) to express their opposition to the Broadwater LNG...
Costa Azul to Receive First LNG Shipment
Posted on Feb 1, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Costa Azul to Receive First LNG Shipment
Business News Americas reports that Sempra Energy anticipates that the first shipment of LNG to its Energia Costa Azul terminal will arrive at the end of March. According to a Sempra spokesperson, the terminal then will enter a testing phase and commence commercial operations from...
Oregon Secretary of State Opposes LNG
Posted on Feb 1, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Secretary of State Opposes LNG
Bill Bradbury, the Oregon Secretary of State, is the first high-ranking state executive to express firm opposition to the construction of any LNG terminals in Oregon. At a global warming forum held on Wednesday, Bradbury stated he thinks LNG facilities would take Oregon “180 degrees in the wrong direction.” Bradbury’s stance against LNG appears to put him on the...
Worker Killed at Canaport Construction Site
Posted on Feb 1, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Worker Killed at Canaport Construction Site
The Canadian Press reports that a worker at the Canaport LNG terminal construction site was killed Wednesday evening after falling more than 100 feet while working inside one of the storage tanks at the facility. Saint John city police, the Occupational Health and Safety Board, and Canaport are investigating the...
Fourth Circuit Hears Arguments on Baltimore County’s Coastal Zone Management
Posted on Jan 31, 2008 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Fourth Circuit Hears Arguments on Baltimore County’s Coastal Zone Management
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit heard oral arguments yesterday on the constitutionality of Baltimore County’s Coastal Zone Management Plan, which currently prohibits in designated areas the siting of LNG facilities, including the Sparrows Point LNG terminal proposed by AES. Attorneys for both AES and Baltimore County presented arguments for over an hour before...