Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on Feb 21, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
Powell River Peak (British Columbia, Canada) (questions carbon emissions of the LNG value chain)Powell River Peak (opposed to WestPac LNG proposal)Powell River Peak (questions LNG...
Kenai LNG Hopeful Export License Extension Will Be Granted in First Quarter
Posted on Feb 20, 2008 in Liquefaction, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Kenai LNG Hopeful Export License Extension Will Be Granted in First Quarter
Kenai LNG liquefaction plant manager Lindsey Clark told the Nikiski Chamber of Commerce last week that opposition to a request for an extension of the plant owner’s LNG export license is waning, noting that intervenors Tesoro and Enstar have withdrawn their opposition. Clark also told the Chamber of Commerce that the company is “cautiously optimistic” about receiving...
LNG Opponents to Meet Wednesday in Oregon
Posted on Feb 19, 2008 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LNG Opponents to Meet Wednesday in Oregon
LNG opposition groups will host an informational meeting in Astoria, Ore., on Wednesday, February 20. The meeting will focus on private landowner rights that may be affected by the gas pipelines proposed to connect the planned Bradwood Landing and Oregon LNG terminals to existing pipeline infrastructure. Read more in the Daily Astorian. [Subscription...
Oregon Governor: “Just the Beginning of the Debate” on LNG
Posted on Feb 19, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Governor: “Just the Beginning of the Debate” on LNG
Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski (D) told The Oregonian on Sunday that “[t]here are no easy decisions” for the state of Oregon as it plans for its energy future. Despite recently asking FERC to consider natural gas supply alternatives to LNG, Gov. Kulongoski told the publication that he remains uncertain about opposing...
Op-Ed: Governor Palin Deserves Credit for Supporting Extension of LNG Export License
Posted on Feb 18, 2008 in Liquefaction, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Governor Palin Deserves Credit for Supporting Extension of LNG Export License
The Daily News (Anchorage, Alaska) carried an op-ed over the weekend praising Gov. Sarah Palin’s (R) agreement to support the federal extension of the LNG export license for the Kenai gas liquefaction plant. The piece notes that in addition to keeping the LNG plant as a “backstop” for gas supplies during extremely cold weather, the endorsed agreement may also...
Oregon Governor Asks Federal Regulators to Consider Alternatives to LNG
Posted on Feb 18, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Governor Asks Federal Regulators to Consider Alternatives to LNG
The McMinnville News Register (Ore.) reports that Gov. Ted Kulongoski (D-Ore.) requested that federal regulators responsible for approving LNG terminals consider all alternatives for supplying natural gas to the area before moving forward with any of the three LNG terminal proposals currently under review. Some opponents of the LNG projects under consideration have called this a...