Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on Jan 22, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
The Day (Conn.) (in favor of Broadwater LNG)Ventura County Star (Calif.) (in favor of Clearwater Port LNG)
Gov. Barbour Hails LNG Development
Posted on Jan 22, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Gov. Barbour Hails LNG Development
In his State of the State address on Monday, Mississippi governor Haley Barbour (R) cited the development of LNG projects along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast for contributing to economic development and helping Mississippi become “known as an energy reliable state[.]” Full details are available in today’s Mississippi...
LNG Contributing to Economic Growth in Texas
Posted on Jan 22, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LNG Contributing to Economic Growth in Texas
The Houston Chronicle reports on the contributions of energy infrastructure, including ExxonMobil’s Golden Pass and Cheniere’s Creole Trail LNG terminals, in reviving the Beaumont-Port Arthur area of...
NMFS Official Requests Denial of Bradwood Landing Dredging Permit
Posted on Jan 22, 2008 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on NMFS Official Requests Denial of Bradwood Landing Dredging Permit
The Daily Astorian reports that National Marine Fisheries Service Oregon State Habitat Office Director Michael P. Tehan asked the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers in a letter last month to deny NorthernStar Natural Gas the dredging permit it needs to create a turning basin for LNG vessels at its proposed Bradwood Landing terminal. In the letter, Tehan outlined seven reasons to deny the...
Sparrows Point Community Meeting Scheduled
Posted on Jan 22, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Sparrows Point Community Meeting Scheduled
Community leaders will meet on Thursday to discuss the proposed Sparrows Point LNG terminal and associated pipeline. The Baltimore Sun has complete meeting details.
Anti-LNG Group Advises Investors to Abandon LNG Projects in Maine
Posted on Jan 18, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Anti-LNG Group Advises Investors to Abandon LNG Projects in Maine
According to the Telegraph-Journal (New Brunswick, Canada), LNG opposition group Save Passamaquoddy Bay Canada argues that three regasification terminals proposed for Maine are not feasible because of a lack of Coast Guard resources and Canadian opposition to tanker traffic in Head Harbour Passage. The group’s chair told the Telegraph-Journal investors “are...