Oregon Governor Expresses Frustration Over FERC’s Permitting Process for LNG Projects
Posted on Jun 2, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Governor Expresses Frustration Over FERC’s Permitting Process for LNG Projects
Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski (D) wrote to FERC to complain about what he described as the “inadequate environmental review and the lack of sufficient documentation of that review” for LNG projects proposed for Oregon. The Governor’s comments are available in FERC’s eLibrary under Docket No. CP07-444 and The Oregonian offers further...
Port of Astoria Commission to Re-Appraise Site for Planned Oregon LNG Project
Posted on Jun 1, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Port of Astoria Commission to Re-Appraise Site for Planned Oregon LNG Project
The Daily Astorian reports that the Port of Astoria Commission has received a three-month extension of its deadline to decide whether to renew its lease of a 96-acre parcel on the Skipanon Peninsula in Warrenton, Ore. Under the terms of the current agreement, the Port of Astoria leases the land from the Oregon Department of State Lands (DSL) and subleases the property to Oregon LNG....
Land Zoning Change Could Affect Pipeline Associated with Bradwood Landing LNG
Posted on May 28, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Land Zoning Change Could Affect Pipeline Associated with Bradwood Landing LNG
The Clatsop County Planning Commission will convene a hearing on June 9 to address a zone change application for a parcel of land that a natural gas pipeline associated with the Bradwood Landing LNG import terminal is currently planned to traverse. The change sought would change the parcel’s zoning from open space, parks, and recreation to lake and wetland. However, the Daily...
Maine Legislative Committee Approves Commission for Study of Maine-New Brunswick Energy Corridor
Posted on May 14, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maine Legislative Committee Approves Commission for Study of Maine-New Brunswick Energy Corridor
The Maine State Legislature’s joint select Committee on Maine’s Energy Future voted yesterday to approve a commission to study the proposed Maine-New Brunswick energy corridor. The Press Herald (Portland, Maine) provides further coverage of the issues surrounding the energy corridor, including some opposition in Maine to the energy corridor initiative due to the Canadian federal...
Group Forms to Oppose LNG Projects Along the Columbia River
Posted on May 13, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Group Forms to Oppose LNG Projects Along the Columbia River
The Daily Astorian reports that a group called Columbia Pacific Common Sense has formed in recent months to oppose the Oregon LNG and Bradwood Landing LNG projects planned for sites along the Columbia...
New York Requests FERC Withdraw Authorization of Broadwater LNG Project
Posted on May 7, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on New York Requests FERC Withdraw Authorization of Broadwater LNG Project
The New York State Department of State (NYSDOS) has renewed its demand that FERC “withdraw or vacate its March 20, 2008, Order authorizing the siting, construction and operation” of the Broadwater LNG import project. The U.S. Secretary of Commerce recently sustained New York State’s Coastal Zone Management Act consistency objection to the project. The NYSDOS’s...