Freeport LNG to Fund Road Repairs in Texas Town
Posted on Aug 3, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Freeport LNG to Fund Road Repairs in Texas Town
Freeport LNG will provide nearly $90,000 to Quintana, Texas, to repair damage to several of the town’s roads caused by increased truck traffic during construction of the Freeport LNG terminal. Find additional details in The...
Massachusetts Says Weaver’s Cove LNG’s Coastal Zone Consistency Submission Incomplete
Posted on Aug 3, 2009 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Massachusetts Says Weaver’s Cove LNG’s Coastal Zone Consistency Submission Incomplete
Last week Massachusetts’ Office of Coastal Zone Management released a letter stating that Weaver’s Cove Energy, LLC had not submitted the proper permits and other information that would allow for the review of the company’s planned offshore LNG facility and associated pipeline infrastructure for consistency with Massachusetts’ federally approved Coastal Zone...
San Francisco Officials Ask PG&E to Withdraw from Pipeline Associated with Jordan Cove LNG Project
Posted on Aug 3, 2009 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on San Francisco Officials Ask PG&E to Withdraw from Pipeline Associated with Jordan Cove LNG Project
Last week the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to request that Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. withdraw from the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline project associated with the Jordan Cove LNG import project. The San Francisco Chronicle provides additional...
State and Local Officials React to Coast Guard’s Letter of Recommendation for Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Aug 3, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on State and Local Officials React to Coast Guard’s Letter of Recommendation for Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
The Fall River Herald News (Mass.) provides responses from state and local officials to the Letter of Recommendation issued by the U.S. Coast Guard last week regarding the Weaver’s Cove LNG...
Alaskan Gubernatorial Candidate Considering Supply Options, Including Kenai LNG Plant
Posted on Jul 28, 2009 in Liquefaction, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Storage | Comments Off on Alaskan Gubernatorial Candidate Considering Supply Options, Including Kenai LNG Plant
In his letter to the editor of the Anchorage Daily News, Alaskan gubernatorial hopeful, Senator Hollis French, noted the need for a Strategic Gas Initiative to create an “emergency storehouse of natural gas” for the winter. Hollis writes, “Whether it would be stored underground in old wells, or above ground in tanks, or delivered via the LNG plant in Kenai (which...
Board of Selectmen Refuses to Meet with Weaver’s Cove
Posted on Jul 27, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Board of Selectmen Refuses to Meet with Weaver’s Cove
The Somerset, Mass., Board of Selectmen continues to refuse any meeting with Weaver’s Cove Energy to discuss the proposed LNG facilities. Weaver’s Cove Energy requested the meeting to discuss safety and economic issues, but the Board maintains that Weaver’s Cove Energy has nothing new to say about the proposed facility. Read more in the Herald...