Connecticut Attorney General: New York State Should Reject Broadwater LNG Proposal
Posted on Feb 26, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Connecticut Attorney General: New York State Should Reject Broadwater LNG Proposal
In an op-ed carried by Newsday, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal urges the state of New York to reject the proposed Broadwater LNG project in favor of other regional LNG projects also under consideration, including BlueOcean Energy, Crown Landing LNG, and Safe Harbor Energy. Blumenthal contends that “[s]ince federal approval [for Broadwater] is nearly certain, the...
Hearing to Compel Environmental Review of Sound Energy Solutions LNG Proposal Set for March
Posted on Feb 26, 2008 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Hearing to Compel Environmental Review of Sound Energy Solutions LNG Proposal Set for March
Sound Energy Solutions (SES) filed data responses at FERC last week that include a status update on its efforts to gain site control for the proposed SES LNG terminal. The filing also contains a brief in support of SES’ Petition for Writ of Mandate, originally filed in the Superior Court of California in February 2007, to compel the Port of Long Beach and the Board of Harbor...
Mississippi House Panel to Convene Hearing on Gulf LNG Tax Revenue Allocation
Posted on Feb 25, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mississippi House Panel to Convene Hearing on Gulf LNG Tax Revenue Allocation
The Mississippi House Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow to consider the allocation of tax revenues from the Gulf LNG project. At issue is whether the Pascagoula School District should receive 100% of tax revenues from an ad valorem tax related to the project or if those revenues ought to be shared with three other surrounding districts. Read more in the Mississippi...
Op-Ed: LNG to Cost California More than Domestic Gas Supplies
Posted on Feb 25, 2008 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: LNG to Cost California More than Domestic Gas Supplies
The Ventura County Star carried an op-ed last Friday arguing that despite the apparent willingness of the state Public Utilities Commission to begin importing LNG to California, two gas pipelines could provide cheaper gas supplies from Wyoming. The piece also contends that LNG will make California dependent on Indonesian and Russian gas...
NorthernStar Urges FERC to Continue Review of Bradwood Landing LNG Project
Posted on Feb 22, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on NorthernStar Urges FERC to Continue Review of Bradwood Landing LNG Project
Bradwood Landing LNG developer NorthernStar Natural Gas has requested that FERC continue its review of proposed LNG projects in Oregon. NorthernStar’s request follows a letter to FERC from Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski (D) in which the Governor requested that FERC’s review of LNG projects in Oregon be delayed pending an analysis of the need for and alternatives to LNG...
Consulting Firm to Evaluate Alaskan LNG Proposal
Posted on Feb 21, 2008 in Liquefaction, Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Consulting Firm to Evaluate Alaskan LNG Proposal
Alaskan State Legislator Ralph Samuels (R) has requested an independent evaluation of an “all-Alaska” natural gas pipeline project, like the one proposed by the Alaska Gasline Port Authority, by economic consulting firm Econ One. The study will focus on the costs of constructing an LNG project, as well as the projected market prices in places where the gas could potentially...