LNG Terminal Proposed for Offshore Florida
Posted on Jun 26, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on LNG Terminal Proposed for Offshore Florida
MARAD issued a Notice of Application yesterday formally announcing Hoegh LNG LLC’s application to build an LNG receiving terminal, named Port Dolphin, off Florida’s Gulf coast. The Tampa Tribune reports that the project would be located over 20 miles from Tampa Bay and would employ a floating buoy system and transmit gas via pipeline to existing gas infrastructure near Port...
Long Island Environmental Group Plans Anti-Broadwater Concert
Posted on Jun 26, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Long Island Environmental Group Plans Anti-Broadwater Concert
The Citizens Campaign for the Environment is planning a concert on July 7 in an amphitheater provided by the town of Brookhaven, N.Y., to raise awareness for global climate change and the group’s campaign against the proposed Broadwater LNG regasification terminal. Read more...
U.S. District Court: Tribe Has Received All Documents Related to Quoddy Bay Lease
Posted on Jun 26, 2007 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on U.S. District Court: Tribe Has Received All Documents Related to Quoddy Bay Lease
A U.S. District Court on Friday ruled that the organization We Take Care of Our Land, comprised of Passamaquoddy Tribe members opposed to the Quoddy Bay LNG proposal, has received all of the public documents to which it is entitled under the Freedom of Information Act. However, in its opinion, the court expressed “concern[] that the delay in disclosing these documents leaves the...
Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on Jun 25, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
Newsday (New York) (opposed to Broadwater LNG Terminal)
Federal Court Upholds Zoning Amendment Prohibiting LNG Terminals in Sensitive Coastal Areas
Posted on Jun 25, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Federal Court Upholds Zoning Amendment Prohibiting LNG Terminals in Sensitive Coastal Areas
A U.S. District Court on Friday upheld an amendment to the Baltimore County Zoning Regulations that prohibits the construction of LNG terminals in environmentally sensitive coastal areas of Chesapeake Bay. In its opinion, the Court said that the amendment “is not preempted by the Natural Gas Act and is within the delegated authority of the State of Maryland and Baltimore County...
FERC Authorizes Golden Pass LNG to Commence Construction of Ancillary Facilities
Posted on Jun 25, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Authorizes Golden Pass LNG to Commence Construction of Ancillary Facilities
FERC issued its authorization Friday to allow Golden Pass LNG to begin construction of LNG offloading jetties, dolphins, and tug berths at its LNG terminal site. The authorization letter, issued in response to a June 6, 2007, filing by Golden Pass LNG, is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....