Quoddy Bay Says Construction on LNG Project to Start in 2007
Posted on Dec 21, 2005 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Quoddy Bay Says Construction on LNG Project to Start in 2007
The Associate Press reports that Quoddy Bay, LLC hopes to start construction on its proposed LNG project in Pleasant Point, Maine in 2007. The facility, which is expected to come onstream in 2009, would consist of a pier, storage tanks and a pipeline, and serve Maine and portions of New England. The article is available in today’s Energy Central Professional. [Subscription...
Uncertainty Over Who Will Pay for Crown Landing Security
Posted on Dec 21, 2005 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Uncertainty Over Who Will Pay for Crown Landing Security
A spokesman for the proposed Crown Landing LNG terminal says FERC is likely to render a decision on the project “some time after the first of the year,” but exactly who will shoulder the costs of safety and security measures along the Delaware River has yet to be determined. The story is in today’s News...
LNG’s Costs and Benefits as an Energy Source
Posted on Dec 20, 2005 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LNG’s Costs and Benefits as an Energy Source
USA Today has a feature story on the nature of LNG and its role in potentially allaying the energy predicament. The article also explores benefits and risks associated with importing...
Hearing on Weaver’s Cove Dredging Request Draws Critics
Posted on Dec 19, 2005 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Hearing on Weaver’s Cove Dredging Request Draws Critics
Political leaders, environmentalists and residents voiced their concerns during the last of two hearings hosted by the Army Corps of Engineers to address Hess LNG’s dredging plan. An environmental consultant hired by Weaver’s Cove said the dredging initiative may take three years to finish and the depth of the channel would change from 35 feet to as much as 41 feet. Rhode...
Op-ed: LNG Is Advantageous to Clatsop County
Posted on Dec 19, 2005 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: LNG Is Advantageous to Clatsop County
A student at Clatsop Community College submits an op-ed about an assigned research project on LNG. The student writes that two other students “who had been against [the proposed Bradwood Landing project], now are for it,” and that all the student teams chose to present the “pro” side of the Bradwood proposal. The student says his team concluded that LNG is...
United Front Against LNG Development in Oregon
Posted on Dec 19, 2005 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on United Front Against LNG Development in Oregon
The Daily Astorian on Friday published a feature on the collective effort of local advocacy organizations and grassroots associations to thwart four LNG terminal proposals on or near the Columbia...