Interview with Broadwater Energy Project Director
Posted on Mar 18, 2008 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Interview with Broadwater Energy Project Director
Business New Haven offers an interview with Broadwater Energy’s regional project director, John Hritcko, in which Hritcko defends the proposed Broadwater LNG terminal project by focusing on the “bigger national picture.” Another report from Business New Haven describes the public relations campaign that Broadwater Energy project developer Shell Oil has begun as the...
Judge Denies SES LNG’s Request to Compel Completion of Environmental Assessment
Posted on Mar 18, 2008 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Judge Denies SES LNG’s Request to Compel Completion of Environmental Assessment
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge denied a request by Sound Energy Solutions LNG to compel the Port of Long Beach to complete its Environmental Impact Report on the company’s proposed Long Beach LNG project. Judge James Chalfant told SES that the Port of Long Beach had the “right to make that call,” and suspend the environmental assessment of the project. Read more...
Editorial Supports Conn. Governor’s Opposition to Broadwater LNG Plan
Posted on Mar 17, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial Supports Conn. Governor’s Opposition to Broadwater LNG Plan
An editorial published late last week by The Day (Conn.) offers support for Conn. Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s (R) opposition to the Broadwater Energy LNG regasification terminal proposed for Long Island Sound. The editorial refutes a statement by Broadwater’s regional project director, John Hritcko, Jr., which characterized the Governor’s opposition as “vitriolic and...
Editorial: Connecticut LNG Task Force Ignores Region’s Growing Demand for Natural Gas
Posted on Mar 17, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Connecticut LNG Task Force Ignores Region’s Growing Demand for Natural Gas
The Republican-American (Conn.) offers an editorial criticizing a state-sanctioned task force charged with examining the Broadwater Energy LNG terminal proposal for opposing the project. The editorial argues that the project is needed to meet the growing energy demands of the U.S....
Gov. Paterson’s “Long Island To-Do” List Includes Broadwater Proposal
Posted on Mar 17, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Gov. Paterson’s “Long Island To-Do” List Includes Broadwater Proposal
In an editorial, Newsday offers incoming New York Governor David Paterson (D) a “Long Island To-Do” list that includes making a decision on the Broadwater Energy LNG proposal. The editorial notes that Paterson chaired then-Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s (D) energy task force, and that some Broadwater opponents believe Paterson will side with...
Mass. DEP Rejects Weaver’s Cove LNG’s Dredging Application
Posted on Mar 17, 2008 in Environmental, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Mass. DEP Rejects Weaver’s Cove LNG’s Dredging Application
The Providence Journal reports that the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) last week denied a request for permission by Weaver’s Cove LNG to dredge sediment from the Taunton River. Two rulings, one from the DEP’s Bureau of Resource Protection and one from the Wetlands and Waterways Program, cited inadequate information and statements by...