Freeport LNG Gives Town Its First High-Speed Internet Line
Posted on Nov 26, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Technology | Comments Off on Freeport LNG Gives Town Its First High-Speed Internet Line
The Facts (Brazoria County, Texas) reports that fiber-optic internet lines being installed for Freeport LNG also may give residents of the island of Quintana, Texas, their first high-speed internet connection. The Freeport LNG terminal is expected to commence operations in March...
Maryland State Court To Hear AES Appeal Today
Posted on Nov 26, 2007 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Maryland State Court To Hear AES Appeal Today
AES and Baltimore County will appear in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County today to consider the County’s use of the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) to restrict the development of LNG terminals. As the Baltimore Sun reports, today’s hearing is just one of several legal fronts in the efforts by both Baltimore County and the State of Maryland to block AES’s...
Oregon Agencies Expected to Announce Criticisms of Bradwood Landing
Posted on Nov 26, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Agencies Expected to Announce Criticisms of Bradwood Landing
According to The Daily News (Longview, Wash.), several Oregon state agencies are circulating joint draft comments that criticize FERC’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG terminal. The agencies reportedly cite concerns about dredging, emergency response funding, and preparations for natural disasters, among other issues. FERC...
U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Arguments in Crown Landing Dispute Tomorrow
Posted on Nov 26, 2007 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Arguments in Crown Landing Dispute Tomorrow
Tomorrow the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in New Jersey v. Delaware, a case that will determine the states’ marine border, and therefore whether Delaware has the power to regulate certain aspects of BP’s Crown Landing LNG proposal. Today’s Sunbeam (NJ.com) recaps the...
FERC Offers Comments on Weaver’s Cove LNG Administrative Appeal
Posted on Nov 21, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Offers Comments on Weaver’s Cove LNG Administrative Appeal
Yesterday FERC filed comments with the Department of Commerce regarding an administrative appeal filed by Weaver’s Cove LNG concerning the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management’s decision that the project is not consistent with the state’s CZMA regulations. FERC granted approval of the project in July 2007 but notes that its approval of the project was...
LNG Opponents Skeptical of Approval Process for Bradwood Landing LNG
Posted on Nov 21, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LNG Opponents Skeptical of Approval Process for Bradwood Landing LNG
According to the Daily Astorian (Astoria, Ore.), several Clatsop County Commissioners expressed skepticism regarding whether or not NorthernStar Natural Gas, the developer of Bradwood Landing LNG, will ultimately have to meet any conditions the county sets for approval of the project’s land use application. Citing testimony from Oregon LNG, a competing LNG regasification...