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FERC Holds Hearing On Bradwood Landing LNG

Wednesday night FERC heard testimony from local residents in Cowlitz County, Wash., regarding the Bradwood Landing LNG project proposed for the region. According to the Longview Daily News, FERC heard from both project proponents and critics and will use the comments as it completes its Final Environmental Impact Statement, which is expected to be released in...

LNG Terminal Developer to Answer Coast Guard’s Questions

Platts LNG Daily reports that NorthernStar Natural Gas, the company developing the Clearwater Port LNG Deepwater Port offshore Southern California, will attempt to answer the more than 400 additional questions required by the U.S. Coast Guard on their deepwater port application. NorthernStar’s vice president of West Coast development told Platts that the company was not surprised...

Op-Ed: Despite Claims of LNG Project Developer, Taunton River is “Wild and Scenic”

In an op-ed published by the SouthCoast Today (Mass.), Stephen Smith, the executive director of the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District for Massachusetts, states that contrary to the claims of Weaver’s Cove LNG, the Taunton River is an “undiscovered gem in the heart of Southeastern Massachusetts” that ought to be preserved. Smith also...

Oregon County Commissioners Add Conditions to LNG Project Land Use Application

The Coos Bay World (Ore.) offers additional details from the decision of the Coos County Board of Commissioners regarding conditions it will attach to its final approval of the land use application submitted by Jordan Cove LNG. According to the World, the focus of the commissioners’ conditions is safety and impact on...

Clearwater Port LNG Developer Comments on Competitor’s Application

The Malibu Surfside News reports that NorthernStar Natural Gas, developer of the Clearwater Port LNG import terminal proposed for offshore Southern California, has filed a letter with federal authorities requesting that a competing project sponsored by Woodside Natural Gas, OceanWay LNG, face similar questions to those recently presented  by the U.S. Coast Guard to Clearwater Port LNG....

County Panel Decides Conditions for Jordan Cove LNG Land Use Permit

Coos County Commissioners (Ore.) yesterday decided what conditions will be attached to the land use application submitted by Jordan Cove LNG, and the Commissioners are expected to meet on November 26 to vote on the land use application with the approved conditions. The conditions generally require that Jordan Cove LNG undertake responsibility for all aspects dealing with construction...

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