The Breakup of Calais LNG Recounted
Posted on Feb 12, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on The Breakup of Calais LNG Recounted
The Bangor Daily News recounts the events that precipitated the dissolution of Calais LNG, the former developer of one of the three LNG terminals currently proposed in Maine.
MARAD Approves Proposed Northeast Gateway LNG Terminal
Posted on Feb 9, 2007 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on MARAD Approves Proposed Northeast Gateway LNG Terminal
The Boston Globe reports that the U.S. Maritime Administration yesterday approved Excelerate Energy’s Northeast Gateway LNG terminal, which is proposed for offshore Massachusetts. The terminal is expected to start operations by the end of the...
Maryland Legislators Raise Concerns Regarding Proposed Sparrows Point Terminal
Posted on Feb 9, 2007 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maryland Legislators Raise Concerns Regarding Proposed Sparrows Point Terminal
In a Feb. 8 letter to the Army Corps of Engineers, Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), and three of Maryland’s U.S. Representatives express opposition to AES’ proposed Sparrows Point LNG terminal. The legislators raise concerns about the disposal of dredged material from the project and the potential safety risks due to Sparrows Point’s close...
Op-ed: Prepare a Regional EIS Before Issuing One for Proposed Jordan Cove Terminal
Posted on Feb 9, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: Prepare a Regional EIS Before Issuing One for Proposed Jordan Cove Terminal
A North Bend, Ore., resident says that an environmental impact statement that evaluates the potential cumulative impacts on the region from LNG development should be issued before one is prepared for Jordan Cove Energy’s proposed LNG terminal. “Only then would we, and FERC, be in [a] position to objectively evaluate the merits of the Jordan Cove proposal,” he said....
Rhode Island Gov. Carcieri Clarifies His Position on Weaver’s Cove Emergency Response Plan
Posted on Feb 9, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Rhode Island Gov. Carcieri Clarifies His Position on Weaver’s Cove Emergency Response Plan
Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri declared in a Feb. 1 letter to Weaver’s Cove Energy CEO Gordon Shearer that the emergency response plan for the proposed Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal in Fall River, Mass., “will be a State plan developed under the direction of the State.” Carcieri also said that “the State’s initial efforts at…planning [have]...
SES Sues for Completion of Environmental Review for Proposed Long Beach Terminal
Posted on Feb 9, 2007 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on SES Sues for Completion of Environmental Review for Proposed Long Beach Terminal
Sound Energy Solutions yesterday asked the Los Angeles Superior Court to order the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners to finish the environmental review for the company’s proposed LNG terminal in Long Beach, Calif. SES’ CEO said, “The Harbor Commission wrongly curtailed an established environmental process that is designed to objectively evaluate the project on...