Excelerate Energy May Ship 90% of Teesside LNG Cargo to United States
Posted on Feb 19, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Excelerate Energy May Ship 90% of Teesside LNG Cargo to United States
According to Platts LNG Daily, Excelerate Energy may commission its UK-based Teesside terminal with roughly 10% of an LNG cargo that arrived last week, but ship the remainder of the cargo to the United States, where natural gas prices currently are higher. [Subscription...
Fall River Mayor and Mass. AG Discuss Proposed Weaver’s Cove Terminal
Posted on Feb 19, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Fall River Mayor and Mass. AG Discuss Proposed Weaver’s Cove Terminal
Fall River Mayor Edward M. Lambert, Jr. met briefly with the new Massachusetts State Attorney General Martha Coakley on Friday to discuss possible strategies to prevent development of the FERC-approved Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal. “The attorney general is committed to working with the city of Fall River on this fight,” Ms. Coakley’s press secretary said. Read...
Maine Legislators and Quoddy Bay LNG Question Canada’s Legal Authority
Posted on Feb 19, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maine Legislators and Quoddy Bay LNG Question Canada’s Legal Authority
Maine’s U.S. senators have expressed skepticism about Canada’s legal authority to block the passage of LNG vessels en route to the proposed LNG terminals in Maine. “Any threat to violate international shipping law, for whatever reason, must be treated seriously,” Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins said in a Feb. 1 letter to David Wilkins, the U.S....
Op-ed: Poll Results Highlight Need for More Details on Proposed Oregon Terminals
Posted on Feb 19, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: Poll Results Highlight Need for More Details on Proposed Oregon Terminals
An Astoria, Ore., resident says that the results of a poll recently conducted by The Daily Astorian demonstrate that residents need additional information about the LNG terminals proposed along the Columbia River. She also encourages citizens to participate in local opposition efforts. The Daily Astorian carries her...
Rhode Island Assistant AG Criticizes Approval of Proposed Weaver’s Cove Terminal
Posted on Feb 19, 2007 in Litigation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Rhode Island Assistant AG Criticizes Approval of Proposed Weaver’s Cove Terminal
Rhode Island Assistant Attorney General Paul Roberti criticized FERC’s approval of the proposed Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal in Fall River, Mass., in a lecture at the University of Rhode Island on Friday. Roberti said that the planned terminal would endanger local communities and hamper recreational boating activity. The Newport Daily News provides further...
U.S. Rep. Questions Availability of USCG Resources for Proposed Broadwater Terminal
Posted on Feb 19, 2007 in Blog, Marine Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on U.S. Rep. Questions Availability of USCG Resources for Proposed Broadwater Terminal
In a letter to the chairman of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, U.S. Rep. Tim Bishop (D-N.Y.) has requested a hearing to investigate the USCG’s ability to adequately safeguard Broadwater Energy’s proposed LNG terminal in Long Island Sound. “There are many unanswered questions about what impact Broadwater and similar projects will have...