Authorities Wait to Consider State Permits Until County Decision on Bradwood Landing Land Use Application
Posted on May 22, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Authorities Wait to Consider State Permits Until County Decision on Bradwood Landing Land Use Application
The Daily Astorian reports that before the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will rule on NorthernStar’s application for air and water quality permits for the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal, officials in Clatsop County, Ore., must approve three zoning changes to make the project compatible with the county’s land use plan. Before issuing its zoning decision,...
Expert: Access to Global LNG Supplies Major Factor in U.S. Market
Posted on May 22, 2007 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Expert: Access to Global LNG Supplies Major Factor in U.S. Market
James Diemer, the managing director of Pace Global Energy, told attendees at the 6th Annual Platts LNG Conference that there will be a second wave of projects to expand U.S. LNG regasification capacity, which will likely come in the form of expansions to existing terminals. In the short-term, Diemer predicted that, because global liquefaction capacity is growing more slowly than U.S....
Massachusetts State Senate Proposal to Restrict LNG Sites
Posted on May 22, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Massachusetts State Senate Proposal to Restrict LNG Sites
Massachusetts State Sen. Joan Menard (D-Fall River) has filed a budget amendment that would prohibit the issuance of state permits for LNG terminals that would be located within one mile of a school, nursing home, or hospital. Sen. Menard’s proposal is intended to block the proposed Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal, which would be located a half-mile from a school. The Herald...
Media Representatives Tour Proposed Broadwater Site
Posted on May 22, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Media Representatives Tour Proposed Broadwater Site
Broadwater LNG officials ferried reporters to the proposed Broadwater LNG terminal site yesterday. The Connecticut Post reports that Conn. state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal (D) met the journalists when they arrived back on shore following the tour and pledged to oppose the Broadwater LNG proposal to the U.S. Supreme Court, if...
Broadwater Developers to Give Journalists a Tour of Proposed Site
Posted on May 21, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Broadwater Developers to Give Journalists a Tour of Proposed Site
The Day (Conn.) reports that Broadwater LNG officials will ferry two groups of journalists today to the proposed site for the Broadwater LNG terminal in Long Island Sound. Broadwater officials say that the trip’s purpose is to explain what the site is like, why it was chosen, and how much marine traffic travels nearby. The article also reports that Connecticut’s Sens. Chris...
Gov. Schwarzenegger Denies Cabrillo Port Application
Posted on May 21, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Gov. Schwarzenegger Denies Cabrillo Port Application
Citing environmental concerns, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) has denied BHP Billiton’s application to build its Cabrillo Port LNG regasification facility off the coast of Ventura County in southern California. Though the Governor reaffirmed his support for LNG importation projects generally, he stated that as designed, the Cabrillo Port LNG proposal would have adverse...