Kelso City Council Will Not Consider Resolution Against Proposed Bradwood Landing LNG Terminal
Posted on Apr 19, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Kelso City Council Will Not Consider Resolution Against Proposed Bradwood Landing LNG Terminal
The Kelso, Wash., City Council will not consider a resolution written by a local activist organization in opposition to NorthernStar Natural Gas’ proposed LNG terminal in Bradwood, Ore. “We’re looking at something that has no clear answer and that we are very unlikely to have an effect on,” said Councilman David Futcher. The Daily News (Longview, Wash.) provides...
Op-Ed: California Should Restructure LNG Terminal Approval Process
Posted on Apr 19, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: California Should Restructure LNG Terminal Approval Process
An editor for the Ventura County Star predicts and advocates the reintroduction of California State Senator Joe Simitian’s (D-Palo Alto) bill to require a need-based assessment of LNG terminal proposals. A previous version of the bill ordered state agencies to review LNG proposals comparatively and rank them based on the state’s energy needs and public safety...
Other Offshore LNG Terminals Proposed for Southern California
Posted on Apr 19, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Other Offshore LNG Terminals Proposed for Southern California
The Malibu Surfside News reports on three LNG terminal proposals off the coast of Southern California: Woodside’s Oceanway Secure Energy, a buoy-type project 22 miles off Point Dume; NorthernStar Natural Gas’ Clearwater Port, on an existing platform 12.6 miles from Oxnard; and Tidelands subsidiary Esperenza Energy’s Port Esperenza, another buoy-type project roughly 10...
California Market More Likely to Support a Swing Facility Rather Than Baseload
Posted on Apr 18, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on California Market More Likely to Support a Swing Facility Rather Than Baseload
World Gas Intelligence reports that pressure from the global LNG market and relatively weak demand for LNG on the U.S. West Coast makes California better suited for a swing facility, such as Woodside’s Oceanway project, as opposed to a baseload facility. An analyst with Wood Mackenzie suggests that the Cabrillo Port LNG project, which appears to be designed as a baseload...
Connecticut’s LNG Task Force to Issue Own Report After Reviewing GAO Report
Posted on Apr 18, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Connecticut’s LNG Task Force to Issue Own Report After Reviewing GAO Report
The Connecticut Post Online reports that the Connecticut state government’s Long Island Sound Liquefied Natural Gas Task Force held an informational meeting Monday on the recent LNG safety report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. The task force plans to issue its own report in the coming...
Executive Confident Weaver’s Cove Terminal will be Built
Posted on Apr 18, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Executive Confident Weaver’s Cove Terminal will be Built
Platts LNG Daily reports that Hess LNG CEO Gordon Shearer is confident that the company’s Weaver’s Cove project will be built, despite local opposition. Shearer expects the Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal to have all necessary permits in the next 12 months and begin operations in 2011. [Subscription...