FERC Officials to Visit Oregon LNG Sites This Week
Posted on Sep 17, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Officials to Visit Oregon LNG Sites This Week
FERC announced last week that several members of its staff would visit the proposed site for the Oregon LNG terminal and associated pipeline infrastructure. The visits will occur on September 18-20, 2007. For more information, please see the Notice of Site Visit available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
City Commission to Inform FERC of Plan to Participate in Review of Oregon LNG
Posted on Sep 14, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on City Commission to Inform FERC of Plan to Participate in Review of Oregon LNG
The Daily Astorian reports that the Warrenton, Ore., City Commission voted unanimously this week to advise FERC that the city will seek intervenor status in the regulatory proceedings regarding the Oregon LNG regasification terminal project and associated pipeline infrastructure. The letter also will advise FERC that the project will be required to undergo the City’s site review...
Editorial: New Jersey Not Inconsistent on LNG
Posted on Sep 14, 2007 in Environmental, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: New Jersey Not Inconsistent on LNG
An editorial in the Gloucester County Times refutes claims that New Jersey’s decision to seek adjacent state status in the Safe Harbor Energy LNG proceedings before MARAD is inconsistent with its challenge to Delaware’s authority to block the construction of the Crown Landing LNG project in Logan Township. The paper says this is an “apples to oranges” comparison...
Hurricane Humberto Damages Golden Pass LNG Tank But Will Not Delay LNG Cargos Heading for Trunkline LNG
Posted on Sep 14, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Hurricane Humberto Damages Golden Pass LNG Tank But Will Not Delay LNG Cargos Heading for Trunkline LNG
The Beaumont Enterprise (Tex.) reports that one of Golden Pass LNG’s storage tanks, currently under construction, sustained some damage caused by the high wind speeds of Hurricane Humberto. A spokesperson for project-developer Exxon Mobil said that “part of the steel inner tank was at a vulnerable stage of construction because it didn’t have a roof in place.”...
LNG Opponents Protest Clearwater Port LNG
Posted on Sep 14, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LNG Opponents Protest Clearwater Port LNG
The Ventura County Star reports that yesterday approximately 25 people demonstrated against NorthernStar Natural Gas and its plans for an LNG regasification terminal proposal, called Clearwater Port LNG, for offshore California. The protest took place as the company was hosting local elected officials on a tour of the site and a whale-watching trip. One NorthernStar official said that...
MARAD: OceanWay LNG Application is Complete
Posted on Sep 14, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on MARAD: OceanWay LNG Application is Complete
MARAD announced in the Federal Register that it has accepted Woodside’s application for the OceanWay LNG deepwater port proposed for offshore California. MARAD’s announcement begins the 30-day scoping period, including a public meeting on September 26, and public comments must be received by October...