U.S. Coast Guard Finalizes Elba Island Security Zone
Posted on May 16, 2007 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on U.S. Coast Guard Finalizes Elba Island Security Zone
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that the USCG has established a permanent security zone around the mooring slip at the Elba Island LNG terminal that is nearly identical to the temporary security zone instituted on January 9, 2007. Additional details are available in yesterday’s issue of the Federal Register...
MARAD Issues License for Northeast Gateway
Posted on May 15, 2007 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on MARAD Issues License for Northeast Gateway
MARAD yesterday issued the Deepwater Port license for Excelerate Energy’s Northeast Gateway Energy Bridge. Northeast Gateway will be connected to consumer markets by a 16-mile subsea pipeline and will have a baseload capacity of approximately 500 MMcf/d. MARAD confirmed a previous commitment made by Excelerate Energy to use U.S. mariners for at least 25% of the personnel on...
Maryland Senators Propose Statutory Amendment to Give States Veto Power Over LNG Terminal Siting
Posted on May 15, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maryland Senators Propose Statutory Amendment to Give States Veto Power Over LNG Terminal Siting
Senators Benjamin Cardin (D-Md.) and Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) offered an amendment (see pages S5997 and S5998) to H.R. 1495 (Water Resources Development Act) to give states the veto power over the siting of LNG terminals. Both senators last month sponsored a standalone version of the...
U.S. Supreme Court Gives Parties 45 Days to Respond to Special Master’s Findings
Posted on May 15, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on U.S. Supreme Court Gives Parties 45 Days to Respond to Special Master’s Findings
The News Journal (Delaware) reports that the Supreme Court announced yesterday that New Jersey and Delaware have 45 days to challenge the ruling of the Special Master’s report filed last month in the jurisdictional dispute involving BP’s Crown Landing LNG terminal proposal. The Court is expected to hear the case after its new term begins in...
Analysis: Delaware River Dispute
Posted on May 14, 2007 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Analysis: Delaware River Dispute
Today’s Bond Buyer offers an analysis of the dispute surrounding the Crown Landing LNG terminal between Delaware and New Jersey. It further reports that the U.S. Supreme Court may announce today how it will proceed regarding the Special Master’s decision released last...
Canaport Access Road Completed
Posted on May 14, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Canaport Access Road Completed
Canaport LNG announced that it has completed a seven kilometer access road to its regasification terminal outside St. John, New Brunswick. Though the road is only open to construction traffic now, it will soon be paved and open to the public. The article also reports that approximately 20 percent of the terminal has been constructed. Canadian Sailings provides further...