Mayor Opposes Relocating Crown Landing LNG Terminal to Pennsville, N.J.
Posted on Mar 16, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mayor Opposes Relocating Crown Landing LNG Terminal to Pennsville, N.J.
The mayor of Pennsville, N.J., does not support relocating the proposed Crown Landing LNG terminal in his township, as suggested by Committeeman Thomas Strong. “That type of plant doesn’t belong in a township (like Pennsville),” John Crawford said. “It should be in a more isolated area.” According to The Gloucester County Times, the spokesperson for BP...
BHP Billiton Postpones In-Service Date for Proposed Cabrillo Port LNG Terminal
Posted on Mar 15, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on BHP Billiton Postpones In-Service Date for Proposed Cabrillo Port LNG Terminal
BHP Billiton no longer plans to start operating its proposed Cabrillo Port LNG terminal in 2010. “By the time that we have all the permits and approvals that we need, it would take about five years so we are looking at first gas around 2012, 2013,” a company spokesperson said. The announcement follows the release of the project’s final environmental impact report,...
Chevron Cancels Coronado LNG Project
Posted on Mar 15, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Chevron Cancels Coronado LNG Project
Chevron has cancelled plans to develop an LNG import facility near Mexico’s Coronado Islands. According to the North American Terminal Survey [subscription required], the project became too expensive and drew criticism from environmentalists. Reuters reports that Chevron instead has opted to send supply from its Gorgon natural gas field in Australia to...
Maple LNG Terminal Receives Environmental Approval
Posted on Mar 15, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Maple LNG Terminal Receives Environmental Approval
Maple LNG’s proposed LNG import facility in Nova Scotia has won environmental approval, according to a press release issued yesterday. “This approval strengthens our position and enables us to go to the next level with the feedstock supplier,” said the president of Keltic Petrochemicals, Inc. Keltic, which sold the LNG facility to Maple LNG in March 2006, plans to use...
Suffolk County Asks FERC to Reject Broadwater Energy’s Request to Submit Additional Data
Posted on Mar 15, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Suffolk County Asks FERC to Reject Broadwater Energy’s Request to Submit Additional Data
In a letter to FERC filed Tuesday, Suffolk County asked the Commission to deny Broadwater Energy’s Feb. 26 request to submit additional information in response to critics of its proposed LNG terminal in Long Island Sound. Lawyers for the County noted that comments on the project’s draft environmental impact statement were due by Jan. 23. The County also requested an...
Daily Op-eds
Posted on Mar 13, 2007 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Daily Op-eds
The Daily Astorian (in favor of Bradwood Landing) The Daily Astorian (in opposition to Bradwood Landing)