FERC Denies Rehearing and Stay in Bradwood Landing LNG Proceeding
Posted on Sep 2, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Denies Rehearing and Stay in Bradwood Landing LNG Proceeding
Yesterday FERC issued an order denying requests for a stay and for rehearing filed by the State of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR). The State of Oregon requested a stay pending the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Oregon’s appeal of the Commission’s January 2009 rehearing order affirming its prior...
Opponents of Bradwood Landing LNG Appeal County Decision to LUBA
Posted on Sep 2, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Opponents of Bradwood Landing LNG Appeal County Decision to LUBA
Several opponents of the planned Bradwood Landing LNG import project have appealed the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners’ decision to approve the LNG project to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA). Read more in the Daily Astorian [subscription...
Massachusetts, Rhode Island Request Coast Guard Reconsider Analysis of Weaver’s Cove LNG Marine Issues
Posted on Aug 31, 2009 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Massachusetts, Rhode Island Request Coast Guard Reconsider Analysis of Weaver’s Cove LNG Marine Issues
The Attorney General for Massachusetts, Martha Coakley, has requested that Captain of the Port for Sector Southeastern New England, Raymond J. Perry, reconsider his determination that the waterways associated with the planned Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal are suitable for the type and volume of LNG vessel traffic contemplated by the project. Massachusetts’ request is available...
County Commissioners to Accept Public Comments on Certain Issues Relating to Bradwood Landing LNG
Posted on Aug 28, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on County Commissioners to Accept Public Comments on Certain Issues Relating to Bradwood Landing LNG
The Clatsop County Board of Commissioners has decided to accept public testimony on certain issues relating to the planned Bradwood Landing LNG project, but it will not accept public comments relating to issues that are presently before the county’s planning department as those decisions made regarding issues could be appealed to the Board of Commissioners. The Daily Astorian...
Fall River Files Request for Reconsideration of U.S. Coast Guard’s LOR in Weaver’s Cove LNG Proceeding
Posted on Aug 28, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Fall River Files Request for Reconsideration of U.S. Coast Guard’s LOR in Weaver’s Cove LNG Proceeding
The City of Fall River (Mass.) has filed a request that the U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port for Sector Southeastern New England, Raymond J. Perry, reconsider the findings of his Letter of Recommendation (LOR) in the Weaver’s Cove LNG proceeding. The LOR, issued July 30, 2009, determined that the waterways associated with the planned Weaver’s Cove LNG project are...
Warrenton Official Expects Oregon LNG to File Application and Zoning Variances
Posted on Aug 27, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Warrenton Official Expects Oregon LNG to File Application and Zoning Variances
Speaking at a meeting of the Warrenton, Ore., City Commission, Warrenton Planning Director Carol Parker said that following the recent extension of the lease for the Oregon LNG project site, she expects project developers to file an application for the site design and zoning variances. The Daily Astorian provides additional...