Anti-LNG Legislation Proposed in Maryland
Posted on Mar 23, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Anti-LNG Legislation Proposed in Maryland
The Baltimore Sun today reports on two Maryland House bills, House Bill 1670 and 1671, that attempt to vest siting authority over LNG facilities with the Maryland Public Service Commission. Both bills prohibit the construction or operation of an LNG facility without authorization from the MdPSC, and require that any LNG facility be located a minimum of two miles from any residence....
Op-ed: Outer Brewster Island More Appropriate for LNG Terminal
Posted on Mar 23, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: Outer Brewster Island More Appropriate for LNG Terminal
An opinion piece in yesterday’s Weymouth News says that Outer Brewster Island is a more appropriate location than Everett, Mass. for an LNG terminal because it is removed from densely populated areas and poses fewer safety risks. “We need an LNG facility,” said Steven McCloskey, a commentator for the newspaper. “Moving the LNG facility to Outer Brewster Island...
Concerns Expressed Over Gaz de France Takeover of Distrigas LNG Facility
Posted on Mar 20, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Concerns Expressed Over Gaz de France Takeover of Distrigas LNG Facility
The Distrigas LNG terminal in Everett, Mass. might soon be under French control and that has raised the concerns of locals, according a report in Saturday’s Boston Herald . Gaz de France is looking to buy Suez, which owns the facility. Some say that the possibility of a foreign entity controlling U.S. LNG infrastructure brings to mind the Dubai ports controversy. “Even if...
Op-ed: Sparrows Point LNG Proposal Provides Benefits
Posted on Mar 20, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: Sparrows Point LNG Proposal Provides Benefits
The project manager for AES’ proposed Sparrows Point LNG terminal responded to Rep. C.A. Dutch Rupperberger’s concerns about the project in an op-ed published Saturday by The Baltimore Sun. Citing the extensive regulatory process that a terminal must go through, Kent Morton emphasizes that the LNG industry is safe. Also, Morton argues that everyone from emergency response...
FERC Says Blumenthal Hasn’t Filed CEII Request
Posted on Mar 17, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Says Blumenthal Hasn’t Filed CEII Request
In a letter dated March 13, FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher dismissed Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal’s claims that he had filed requests to access CEII information regarding the Broadwater LNG proposal. “The Office of External Affairs, the office responsible for receiving information requests (including CEII requests), as well as the General Administrative...
Interim Report of the Long Island Sound LNG Task Force Available at FERC
Posted on Mar 17, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Interim Report of the Long Island Sound LNG Task Force Available at FERC
The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection yesterday submitted to FERC the Long Island Sound LNG Task Force’s Interim Report on the proposed Broadwater LNG terminal. The Task Force concludes that “never before has there been such a development proposed [as Broadwater]” and emphasizes that “every alternative should be...