ExxonMobil Agrees to Sell North Slope Gas to Alaskan Firm
Posted on Feb 13, 2008 in Liquefaction, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on ExxonMobil Agrees to Sell North Slope Gas to Alaskan Firm
ExxonMobil and Fairbanks Natural Gas announced a deal yesterday under which the supermajor would supply gas to a small liquefaction facility to be transported to customers by truck. Though the 10 Bcf/year supply agreement is relatively small, the Anchorage Daily News reports that some Alaskan state officials, including Governor Palin (R), see the announcement as a positive sign for...
Conn. Attorney General Pledges Continued Opposition to Broadwater LNG Proposal
Posted on Feb 12, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Conn. Attorney General Pledges Continued Opposition to Broadwater LNG Proposal
Predicting that FERC will give final approval to the Broadwater LNG proposal soon, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal yesterday pledged to continue to oppose the project. Blumenthal stated that his office “will take the deficiencies in that federal approval and go to federal court as soon as we can.” The Connecticut Post offers additional...
MARAD Reaffirms New Jersey’s Adjacent Coastal State Status in Safe Harbor Energy Proceeding
Posted on Feb 12, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on MARAD Reaffirms New Jersey’s Adjacent Coastal State Status in Safe Harbor Energy Proceeding
MARAD reaffirmed its earlier decision to grant Adjacent Coastal State status to New Jersey following a Request for Reconsideration by Atlantic Sea Island Group. MARAD noted that although the proposed site of the Safe Harbor Energy LNG terminal is 19 miles from the New Jersey coast and outside the 15-mile limit specified by statute, the risks posed by the proposed facility affect both...
New York State Delays Ruling on Broadwater LNG Proposal
Posted on Feb 11, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on New York State Delays Ruling on Broadwater LNG Proposal
The New York State Department of State and Broadwater Energy have agreed to extend, by an additional 60 days, the Department’s deadline to decide on the Broadwater LNG proposal. A spokesperson for Governor Eliot Spitzer (D-N.Y.) told Newsday that the Department of State sought the extension to study the complex issue more...
Coalition Questions Need for LNG in California
Posted on Feb 7, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Coalition Questions Need for LNG in California
Ratepayers for Affordable Clean Energy and other environmental groups filed comments with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) questioning the need for LNG imports to California. RACE asserted that LNG imports to the state are unnecessary due to plentiful U.S. domestic natural gas supplies and relatively static demand. The group also noted that the greenhouse gas...
Opponents of Proposed Oregon LNG Terminals Hold Rally
Posted on Feb 7, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Opponents of Proposed Oregon LNG Terminals Hold Rally
The Oregonian reports that opponents of the three LNG projects proposed for Oregon held a rally yesterday in Salem, Ore., to publicly oppose the terminals, which include Jordan Cove LNG, Bradwood Landing LNG, and Oregon LNG. In addition to local residents, two candidates for U.S. Senate also attended the...