Business Association Representative Encourages Port of Astoria to Renew Lease for Oregon LNG Site
Posted on Aug 13, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Business Association Representative Encourages Port of Astoria to Renew Lease for Oregon LNG Site
The Daily Astorian reports that a representative of the Warrenton Area Business Owners Association told the Port of Astoria Board of Commissioners that his group hopes that the Port will renew its lease of the state land that is sublet to Oregon LNG. The deadline for the Port to renew its lease is August...
Mayor Describes Plans for Tax Payments from Freeport LNG
Posted on Aug 12, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mayor Describes Plans for Tax Payments from Freeport LNG
Wallace Neeley, mayor of Quintana, Texas, has released his 2009-2010 budget that includes anticipated tax payments of more than $1.1 million from Freeport LNG. The budget is approximately $1 million more than the previous year and provides additional funds for infrastructure investment and long-term savings. The Facts provides additional...
Energy, Environmental Interests Present Challenges for Mass. Ocean Resource Planners
Posted on Aug 11, 2009 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Energy, Environmental Interests Present Challenges for Mass. Ocean Resource Planners
National Public Radio provides coverage of the effects of Massachusetts’s ocean resource zoning efforts, including effects on the existing LNG deepwater ports located offshore...
Bradwood Landing LNG Project Opponents React to NMFS Description of Scale of Project
Posted on Aug 7, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Bradwood Landing LNG Project Opponents React to NMFS Description of Scale of Project
The Daily Astorian reports that some opponents of the Bradwood Landing LNG import project were surprised that the National Marine Fisheries Service said that it needed more time to consider whether a number of threatened or endangered species would be negatively affected by the Bradwood Landing project due to the “large scale” of the project. The NMFS characterization of...
R.I. Official Expresses Concern Over Redacted Portions of Weaver’s Cove LNG Letter of Recommendation
Posted on Aug 5, 2009 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on R.I. Official Expresses Concern Over Redacted Portions of Weaver’s Cove LNG Letter of Recommendation
Rhode Island Rep. Raymond E. Gallison Jr. (D) has expressed concern regarding the redacted portions of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Letter of Recommendation on the suitability of the vessel transit route for the planned Weaver’s Cove LNG project. Read more in the Providence...
Weaver’s Cove Updates FERC on Environmental Impact Mitigation Discussions
Posted on Aug 4, 2009 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove Updates FERC on Environmental Impact Mitigation Discussions
Weaver’s Cove Energy, LLC submitted a letter to FERC yesterday updating the Commission on discussions with various federal and state agencies regarding the project’s environmental impact mitigation plan. Specifically, the filing notes that a number of agencies involved in these discussions “took umbrage” with the updated mitigation plan submitted to FERC last...