Details Provided on Scheduled Construction of Neptune LNG Deepwater Port
Posted on Jul 14, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Details Provided on Scheduled Construction of Neptune LNG Deepwater Port
The Marblehead Reporter offers details regarding the construction of the Neptune LNG deepwater port project, scheduled to commence on July 16. Specifically, the piece notes that construction initially was expected to begin in 2009. However, the timeline was moved up when Suez officials learned that one of the few companies qualified to perform this type of construction has a window of...
Oregon Gov. Requests Additional Environmental Review of Bradwood Landing LNG Proposal
Posted on Jul 14, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Gov. Requests Additional Environmental Review of Bradwood Landing LNG Proposal
Governor Ted Kulongoski (D-Ore.) has requested that FERC withdraw its Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and issue a revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement, with an opportunity for additional public comment, for the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG import project. In his letter to FERC, Gov. Kulongoski calls the FEIS “fatally flawed and legally deficient.” The...
LNG Opponents Gather in Oregon
Posted on Jul 10, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LNG Opponents Gather in Oregon
The Associated Press (carried via The Oregonian) offers details on a gathering of LNG opponents in Corvallis, Ore., earlier this week.
Supporters of LNG Referendum Announce Event
Posted on Jul 10, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Supporters of LNG Referendum Announce Event
The Daily Astorian [subscription required] reports that opponents of the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG import terminal will host an event to commence the campaign in favor of the referendum on the Clatsop County (Ore.) Board of Commissioners’ land-use decision to allow a natural gas pipeline route associated with the Bradwood project to be constructed on space zoned for open...
Mass. Attorney General Files Comments on Weaver’s Cove Offshore LNG Unloading Proposal
Posted on Jul 9, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mass. Attorney General Files Comments on Weaver’s Cove Offshore LNG Unloading Proposal
Earlier this week, Martha Coakley, the Attorney General for Massachusetts, filed comments with FERC expressing concern that, for purposes of the environmental review, Weaver’s Cove Energy’s proposed offshore LNG unloading project should not be considered as an independent project from the original Weaver’s Cove onshore proposal. The comments are available under...
Rhode Island Bill Granting Authority Over LNG Emergency Response Plans Becomes Law
Posted on Jul 9, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Rhode Island Bill Granting Authority Over LNG Emergency Response Plans Becomes Law
The Providence Journal reports that a bill passed last month by the Rhode Island General Assembly, granting the General Assembly and all Rhode Island cities and towns on the Narragansett and Mount Hope bays authority to approve any emergency response plans for the transportation of LNG through state waters, has become...