Landowners Urged to Fight Bradwood Landing Terminal Instead of Pipeline
Posted on Feb 1, 2007 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Landowners Urged to Fight Bradwood Landing Terminal Instead of Pipeline
A Longview, Wash., resident urged local landowners who want to prevent NorthernStar Natural Gas from building a proposed pipeline on their properties to focus their opposition efforts on the pipeline’s associated Bradwood Landing LNG terminal. “Eminent domain is against us. We can’t fight it,” Marjorie Castle told landowners at a meeting held Monday night....
Site Preparation Work Postponed for Proposed Ingleside Terminal
Posted on Feb 1, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Site Preparation Work Postponed for Proposed Ingleside Terminal
In a letter dated Jan. 30, Occidental Petroleum notified FERC that it is suspending preparation activities for its proposed Ingleside LNG terminal near Corpus Christi, Texas until “commercial issues associated with the project are resolved.” The letter may be found in the FERC e-Library in Docket No. CP05-13. Platts LNG Daily has additional details. [Subscription...
MARAD Approves Neptune LNG Project
Posted on Jan 31, 2007 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on MARAD Approves Neptune LNG Project
The U.S. Maritime Administration yesterday approved Suez Energy’s Neptune LNG terminal proposed for offshore Gloucester, Mass. According to project developer Suez Energy North America, the terminal will supplement – not replace – supply to the existing Everett LNG terminal, also owned by Suez. Maritime Administrator Sean T. Connaughton reportedly indicated that the...
Maryland Legislators Request Extension of Public Comment Period for Sparrows Point Project
Posted on Jan 31, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maryland Legislators Request Extension of Public Comment Period for Sparrows Point Project
In a Jan. 29 letter, Maryland’s congressional delegation asked FERC to allow the state government additional time to comment on AES’ proposed Sparrows Point LNG terminal in Dundalk, Md. The legislators said the original deadline of Feb. 14 does not give newly elected and appointed officials sufficient time to assess the project’s potential environmental and safety...
NPR Reports on Broadwater Debate and U.S. Approach to LNG Siting
Posted on Jan 31, 2007 in Environmental, Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on NPR Reports on Broadwater Debate and U.S. Approach to LNG Siting
NPR’s Morning Edition earlier this week reported on public opposition to Broadwater Energy’s proposed LNG terminal in Long Island Sound. In addition to interviewing supporters and opponents of the project, NPR also discussed concerns that the U.S. terminal siting process is currently conducted on a first-come-first-serve basis, rather than reviewing all projects together to...
Op-ed: Broadwater Terminal Will Provide Reliable Natural Gas Supply
Posted on Jan 31, 2007 in Environmental, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: Broadwater Terminal Will Provide Reliable Natural Gas Supply
An opinion piece published in today’s Newsday argues that the proposed Broadwater LNG terminal in Long Island Sound will reliably supply the region with needed natural gas and no significant...