Former Assistant Surgeon General: Quoddy Bay Emergency Response Plan May Be Inadequate
Posted on Jul 12, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Former Assistant Surgeon General: Quoddy Bay Emergency Response Plan May Be Inadequate
In a letter to FERC in docket no. CP07-35, Rear Admiral / Assistant Surgeon General Brian W. Flynn (Ret.) provides a detailed critique of Quoddy Bay LNG’s response to the protest recently filed at FERC by the City of Eastport, Maine. R.Adm. Flynn expresses concern that the emergency response plan under development by Quoddy Bay for Eastport and other communities in close...
Local Officials Hear Both Sides of Bradwood Landing LNG Debate
Posted on Jul 12, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Officials Hear Both Sides of Bradwood Landing LNG Debate
Over the course of a 12-hour public hearing held at a local high school, Clatsop County (Ore.) Planning Commissioners heard from staff members, NorthernStar officials, and local residents both in favor of, and opposed to, the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG terminal. In its summary of the hearing, the Daily Astorian reports that over 140 individuals offered testimony and 40 others wished...
MARAD Announces Public Meeting for Port Dolphin LNG Proposal
Posted on Jul 12, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on MARAD Announces Public Meeting for Port Dolphin LNG Proposal
The Maritime Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard will host a public meeting on the Port Dolphin Energy LLC LNG Deepwater Port License Application in Palmetto, Fla., on July 25. Additional details are available in the Federal...
Study Predicts Crown Landing Project Would Add $1.2 Billion to South New Jersey Economy
Posted on Jul 12, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Study Predicts Crown Landing Project Would Add $1.2 Billion to South New Jersey Economy
The Gloucester Times (N.J.) reports that a Rutgers University study commissioned by BP concludes that the Crown Landing LNG terminal would add up to $1.2 billion to the southern New Jersey economy by creating 1,600 jobs and increasing personal income and tax revenues. The most likely alternative use of the site, as a warehouse facility, would generate only one third of that amount for...
Bradwood Landing Backers Present Land Use Application for Public Comment and Official Review
Posted on Jul 11, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Bradwood Landing Backers Present Land Use Application for Public Comment and Official Review
The Clatsop County, Ore., Planning Commission held a nine-hour public hearing yesterday, during which NorthernStar Natural Gas offered its Land Use application for the Bradwood Landing LNG regasification terminal. The Daily Astorian (Ore.) provided ongoing news coverage and analysis in a series of stories posted throughout the hearing. Recently, a report prepared by Clatsop...
FERC: Cameron LNG Authorized to Increase Send-Out Capacity Before Expansion Begins
Posted on Jul 11, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC: Cameron LNG Authorized to Increase Send-Out Capacity Before Expansion Begins
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that FERC has authorized Cameron LNG to increase its send-out capacity from 1.5 to 1.8 Bcf/d before construction begins on its expansion project. Previously, FERC had authorized Cameron LNG to increase its send-out capacity only once construction of its expanded facilities was underway. The decision is available in the eLibrary under...