Main Pass Energy Hub Receives Approval from MARAD
Posted on Jan 5, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Main Pass Energy Hub Receives Approval from MARAD
The Maritime Administration has approved Freeport-McMoRan’s Main Pass Energy Hub LNG terminal proposal for development off Louisiana’s coast. The facility will have the ability to deliver 3.1 Bcf/day of gas and store 28 Bcf. Freeport-McMoRan’s initial proposal was vetoed by Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco because of its potential adverse environmental impacts. The...
Astoria Officials Ask County to Retain LNG Safety Expert
Posted on Jan 4, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Astoria Officials Ask County to Retain LNG Safety Expert
The Daily Astorian reports on a letter that Astoria, Ore., city officials planned to send yesterday to Clatsop County Administrator Scott Derickson to ask the County to hire an expert to assess LNG public safety concerns and assist in the design of emergency response plans for the area’s proposed terminals. “[O]ur experience with LNG is limited,” City Manager Paul...
Bankruptcy Court Approves Sale of Calpine Land Lease
Posted on Jan 4, 2007 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Bankruptcy Court Approves Sale of Calpine Land Lease
The Daily Astorian reports that a New York bankruptcy court yesterday approved the transfer of Calpine Corp.’s land lease with the Port of Astoria for the proposed Skipanon LNG terminal to Leucadia National Corp. The deal requires Leucadia to provide a financial guarantee for the subsidiary that will hold the lease, LNG Development Co., because the latter has no...
Developers Targeting Canada for Energy Infrastructure
Posted on Jan 4, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Developers Targeting Canada for Energy Infrastructure
The Wall Street Journal reports on LNG and other energy infrastructure projects currently proposed for Canada, many of which will supply the United States. “Canada has been a reliable supplier of energy to the U.S., and that’s something we’d like to expand,” said the president of Irving Oil, a developer of the Canaport LNG terminal in New Brunswick....
Local Residents Invited to Broadwater Beach Protest
Posted on Jan 4, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Residents Invited to Broadwater Beach Protest
Activist group Save the Sound has invited local residents to protest Broadwater Energy’s proposed LNG terminal in Long Island Sound by swimming at Branford Point Beach in Connecticut this Sunday. Donations collected at the “Our Water, NOT Brrrrroadwater Polar Plunge” will fund ongoing opposition efforts. Read more about the event in The Hartford Courant. [Access to...
Maritimes & Northeast Seeks Permit for Pipeline Expansion Project
Posted on Jan 4, 2007 in Environmental, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Maritimes & Northeast Seeks Permit for Pipeline Expansion Project
The Army Corps of Engineers is accepting comments until Jan. 19 on Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline’s request for a permit that would allow the company to fill roughly one acre of Maine wetlands. The work is associated with the Maritimes Phase VI Project, which would triple the capacity of the existing pipeline that runs from Nova Scotia to Massachusetts. The expansion is...