Economic Study Offers Potential Benefits for Oregon Communities
Posted on Jun 21, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Economic Study Offers Potential Benefits for Oregon Communities
A study performed by an economist at the University of Oregon predicts that an LNG terminal located in the Pacific Northwest would support 5,100-20,300 additional jobs and increase household income by as much as $214 million. The Daily Astorian reports that critics of the report contend that the study offers an overly optimistic economic forecast and is biased in favor of the...
Excelerate Begins Paying Mitigation Funds
Posted on Jun 21, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Excelerate Begins Paying Mitigation Funds
Gloucester Daily Times reports that Excelerate Energy LLC has distributed almost all of the $23.5 million in mitigation funds required by Massachusetts as a condition for approving construction of Excelerate’s offshore LNG receiving terminal. Excelerate VP told the paper that the funds were paid prior to construction. Suez LNG agreed to a mitigation package related to its...
FERC: Oregon LNG Can Begin NEPA Pre-filing Process
Posted on Jun 21, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC: Oregon LNG Can Begin NEPA Pre-filing Process
FERC announced Tuesday that it accepted Oregon LNG’s request to complete the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) pre-filing process under Docket No. PF07-10. The letter also announces that FERC selected HDR Engineering, Inc. as the third party contractor for the Oregon LNG project. Oregon LNG’s press release provides further...
Mass. Officials Ask Developer to Abandon Weaver’s Cove Project
Posted on Jun 20, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mass. Officials Ask Developer to Abandon Weaver’s Cove Project
Citing potential safety risks posed by LNG vessels transiting the Taunton River to reach the FERC-approved Weaver’s Cove terminal, two Massachusetts officials have written a letter to the terminal developer’s CEO urging the company to “terminate” its plans for the project. State Secretary of Public Safety Kevin M. Burke and Undersecretary of Homeland Security...
Nine Companies Offer Bids to Construct Jamaican LNG Terminal
Posted on Jun 20, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Nine Companies Offer Bids to Construct Jamaican LNG Terminal
The Jamaica Observer reports today that nine firms responded to the RFP issued by state-owned Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) to finance and construct a proposed floating LNG terminal. PCJ Group’s technical director said that the firms were “primarily companies involved in LNG shipping” and PCJ expects to choose a firm by October of this...
Rabaska LNG Pipeline to New Brunswick Still in Preliminary Stages
Posted on Jun 20, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Rabaska LNG Pipeline to New Brunswick Still in Preliminary Stages
New Brunswick Minister of Energy Jack Keir (Lib.-Fundy) confirmed comments made by Premier Graham to Rabaska LNG partner Gaz de France that the provincial government may consider pursuing a gas pipeline through northern New Brunswick, the Telegraph-Journal reported yesterday. However, a spokesperson for another Rabaska developer, Gaz Métro, said that his company currently does not...