Democratic Candidate for Senate Advocates Greater Authority for States in LNG Terminal Approval Process
Posted on Jul 8, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Democratic Candidate for Senate Advocates Greater Authority for States in LNG Terminal Approval Process
Jeff Merkley, the Democratic Party’s candidate for U.S. Senate against incumbent Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.), said that he believes the final authority over LNG terminal proposals should belong to individual states, not the federal government. The Daily Astorian offers additional...
New Jersey Governor Considering LNG Proposals
Posted on Jul 8, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on New Jersey Governor Considering LNG Proposals
Speaking at a news conference to oppose the lifting of the moratorium on offshore drilling for oil, New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine said that he is considering “both land … and other options and we haven’t come to a conclusion on [the various LNG proposals].” The Daily Record (Morris County, N.J.) offers additional...
Oregon Secretary of State to Lead Public Forum on LNG Issues this Week
Posted on Jul 7, 2008 in State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Secretary of State to Lead Public Forum on LNG Issues this Week
Oregon Secretary of State Bill Bradbury (D) will lead a public forum in Corvallis, Ore., entitled “Liquefied Natural Gas: Oregon at a Crossroads” Tuesday evening. The Albany Democrat Herald (Ore.) provides further...
Local Officials React to FERC’s Public Meeting on Weaver’s Cove LNG Proposal
Posted on Jul 2, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Officials React to FERC’s Public Meeting on Weaver’s Cove LNG Proposal
The Fall River Herald News carries reactions from three local officials to FERC’s public meeting convened last week regarding the Weaver’s Cove Energy proposal to unload imported LNG in Mt. Hope Bay and transport it via pipeline to a regasification facility along the Taunton...
U.S. District Court Holds Evidentiary Hearing in Quoddy Bay LNG Proceeding
Posted on Jul 2, 2008 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on U.S. District Court Holds Evidentiary Hearing in Quoddy Bay LNG Proceeding
U.S. District Judge John Woodcock heard oral arguments yesterday on two evidentiary motions filed by We Take Care of our Land, a Passamaquoddy tribal organization, in a proceeding against the Bureau of Indian Affairs to oppose construction of the proposed Quoddy Bay LNG regasification project. The Bangor Daily News provides coverage of the...
Weaver’s Cove Energy to Continue Examining Feasibility of Offshore Unloading Proposal
Posted on Jul 1, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove Energy to Continue Examining Feasibility of Offshore Unloading Proposal
Weaver’s Cove Energy President Ted Gehrig met with the Somerset, Mass., Conservation Commission to answer questions regarding the company’s investigation of the proposed site for offshore unloading of LNG in Mount Hope Bay after the Commission issued a cease-and-desist order for the company’s testing activities. According to Gehrig, the company is drilling borings...