Oregon Looks to Elba Island Terminal as Example
Posted on May 29, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Oregon Looks to Elba Island Terminal as Example
The Daily News (Longview, Wash.) offers coverage of an LNG carrier arriving at the Elba Island terminal near Savannah, Ga., and compares that terminal’s facilities and operations to those proposed for the Bradwood Landing project on the Columbia River. Through comments from USCG officials, residents, and fishermen, the newspaper provides a first-hand account of the Elba Island...
U.S. Deputy Energy Secretary: Feds Should “Ensure” Siting of LNG Terminal on West Coast
Posted on May 29, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on U.S. Deputy Energy Secretary: Feds Should “Ensure” Siting of LNG Terminal on West Coast
Dow Jones reports that U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Clay Sell said on Monday that the U.S. federal government “will need to show a greater level of responsibility to ensure that an [LNG] import terminal is sited on the West Coast.” Read more in the Dow Jones Asian Equities Report [carried via LexisNexis; subscription...
Gazprom Seeks Stakes in Canadian LNG Projects
Posted on May 25, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Gazprom Seeks Stakes in Canadian LNG Projects
Rabaska LNG is negotiating a deal to purchase LNG from Russian state-owned producer Gazprom and the agreement could allow Gazprom to obtain an ownership interest in Rabaska’s proposed LNG project near Quebec City. Gazprom is also in negotiations to supply LNG for Petro-Canada’s Gros-Cacouna LNG project. Despite these negotiations, one energy analyst expressed skepticism...
LIPA CEO: Broadwater May Not Benefit Electric Ratepayers
Posted on May 25, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LIPA CEO: Broadwater May Not Benefit Electric Ratepayers
Newsday reports that Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) chief executive Richard Kessel said that benefits from the Broadwater proposal will not be as great for Long Islanders as other electricity consumers. Kessel, citing an unreleased report on economic impacts of the Broadwater LNG proposal, said that “if Long Island is going to house [the Broadwater LNG terminal], Long Island...
Neptune LNG Signs Lease for Office Facility
Posted on May 25, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Neptune LNG Signs Lease for Office Facility
The Gloucester Daily Times reports that Suez North America has leased office space in a Gloucester, Mass., marine terminal that will serve as its local headquarters for the Neptune LNG project. The term of the lease begins on July 1 and extends through the 20-year expected life span of the proposed terminal. Suez believes the move will generate approximately $10 million for the...
New Advocacy Group Requests Weaver’s Cove Deed Restrictions Agreement
Posted on May 25, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on New Advocacy Group Requests Weaver’s Cove Deed Restrictions Agreement
The Herald News (Fall River, Mass.) reports that a recently-formed environmental group, Citizens for Environmental Justice, will request a copy of the full agreement reached between Shell Oil Products US and Weaver’s Cove LNG regarding deed restrictions and future land use. If the companies do not show that their agreement meets all the deed restrictions, the group plans to bring...