Oregon LNG Files Suit Against Port of Astoria
Posted on Jul 27, 2009 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon LNG Files Suit Against Port of Astoria
On July 22, 2009, Oregon LNG filed suit in U.S. District Court against the Port of Astoria. According to Oregon LNG CEO Peter Hansen, the lawsuit is a precautionary measure intended to protect his company’s investment in the 96-acre site planned for development if the Port decides not to renew the state lease next month. The Port Commission signed a pass through lease agreement...
Port Delays Decision on Lease Renewal for Oregon LNG
Posted on Jul 24, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Port Delays Decision on Lease Renewal for Oregon LNG
Earlier this week, the Port of Astoria Commission delayed its decision to renew its land lease for the Oregon LNG project until August 18, 2009. The Daily Astorian reports that commissioners are hoping to know by August 18 whether the Port has a valid ownership claim to land it leases from the state and subleases to Oregon LNG, and the outcome of the Oregon attorney general’s...
Bradwood Landing Opponents Seek Recall of Two Clatsop County Commissioners
Posted on Jul 22, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Bradwood Landing Opponents Seek Recall of Two Clatsop County Commissioners
Two new groups opposing the planned Bradwood Landing LNG project, “District 1 for the Columbia” and “Democracy in District 5,” have announced that they will seek to recall Clatsop County Commissioners Jeff Hazen and Ann Samuelson over their support for the Bradwood Landing LNG import terminal. The Daily Astorian provides additional...
City Officials Decline Offer to Discuss Weaver’s Cove LNG Project Design
Posted on Jul 20, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on City Officials Decline Offer to Discuss Weaver’s Cove LNG Project Design
City officials from Fall River, Mass., have declined an invitation by Weaver’s Cove Energy to privately discuss portions of the company’s LNG terminal design, specifically the firm’s pipe-in-pine cryogenic pipeline system, stating that the information should be released publicly. Find further information in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
Local Paper Provides Additional Coverage of Clatsop Commissioners’ Vote on Bradwood Landing LNG
Posted on Jul 20, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Paper Provides Additional Coverage of Clatsop Commissioners’ Vote on Bradwood Landing LNG
The Daily Astorian offers in-depth coverage of last week’s Clatsop County Board of Commissioners meeting to address two outstanding issues related to the planned Bradwood Landing LNG import...
County Commissioners Tentatively Approve Bradwood Landing LNG’s Positions on Outstanding Land Use Issues
Posted on Jul 17, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on County Commissioners Tentatively Approve Bradwood Landing LNG’s Positions on Outstanding Land Use Issues
The Daily Astorian (Ore.) reports that last night the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners tentatively sided with Bradwood Landing LNG on two outstanding land use issues that had been remanded by Oregon’s Land Use Board of Appeals. The commissioners voted 4-1 to classify the Bradwood Landing LNG facility as “small to moderate” in scale and certified that the project...