Perry to Hold Public Hearing on Quoddy Bay Compensation Agreement
Posted on Mar 7, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Perry to Hold Public Hearing on Quoddy Bay Compensation Agreement
Selectmen for the town of Perry, Maine, will convene a public hearing tonight to discuss and answer questions regarding the proposed compensation agreement between the town and Quoddy Bay LNG, which seeks to build an LNG terminal in the area. Under the proposed terms of the agreement, Perry would receive $3.6 million annually from the terminal developer for twenty-five years. A vote on...
Disagreement on Economic Effects of Sparrows Point Terminal
Posted on Mar 6, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Disagreement on Economic Effects of Sparrows Point Terminal
The Examiner (Baltimore) reports today that AES, the company proposing an LNG import facility at Sparrows Point, expects the project to have a $216 million positive impact on the local economy total. Fronda Cohen, the marketing and communications director of the Baltimore County Department of Economic Development, however, predicts that “from an economic development point of...
Rep. Waxman Asks EPA for More Details Regarding Cabrillo Port Decision
Posted on Mar 6, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Rep. Waxman Asks EPA for More Details Regarding Cabrillo Port Decision
Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), chairman of the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, yesterday issued a new document request to the EPA regarding its reversal of its position as to whether mainland air pollution laws would apply to the planned Cabrillo Port offshore LNG terminal. Rep. Waxman says the EPA’s previous explanation to the Committee “provided no...
Editorial: Maine-New Brunswick Debate Should Stay Rational
Posted on Mar 5, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Editorial: Maine-New Brunswick Debate Should Stay Rational
The Maine Sunday Telegram criticized statements made last week by Wayne Steeves, a New Brunswick minority-party legislator, as “fear-mongering,” and called for FERC to conduct an unbiased review of the disputed Quoddy Bay and Downeast LNG...
Maine BEP Allows Thirteen Intervenors
Posted on Mar 5, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maine BEP Allows Thirteen Intervenors
The Maine Board of Environmental Protection granted 13 parties intervenor status Thursday in Downeast LNG’s application to build an import facility in Robbinston, Maine. Bangor Daily News has the intervenor list and...
NJ Governor Believes Design Alternatives Exist for Crown Landing
Posted on Mar 5, 2007 in Liquefaction, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on NJ Governor Believes Design Alternatives Exist for Crown Landing
In the event that the U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of Delaware regarding its border dispute with New Jersey related to BP’s proposed Crown Landing LNG terminal, New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine believes that the terminal can be designed to avoid Delaware’s jurisdiction. A spokesperson for BP, however, expressed reservations about having to proceed with an alternative...