Industry Executives Say LNG Projects May Benefit Environment and Local Economies
Posted on Dec 14, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Industry Executives Say LNG Projects May Benefit Environment and Local Economies
The Record (N.J.) reports that at the New Jersey Energy Summit yesterday, ExxonMobil’s vice president for research said that his company’s proposed BlueOcean Energy LNG terminal would promote economic growth and reduce air emissions in New Jersey. The president of BP Gas America, the conference’s keynote speaker, said that BP’s planned Crown Landing LNG terminal...
BlueOcean Energy Proposal May Affect Futures of Similar LNG Proposals
Posted on Dec 13, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on BlueOcean Energy Proposal May Affect Futures of Similar LNG Proposals
Newsday reports that several industry analysts believe that the recently-announced BlueOcean Energy LNG proposal may have an adverse impact on the chances of similar proposals, including Broadwater LNG and Safe Harbor Energy, of receiving federal and state approval for their...
Local Residents Protest Three Oregon LNG Terminal Proposals and Associated Pipelines
Posted on Dec 13, 2007 in Environmental, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Residents Protest Three Oregon LNG Terminal Proposals and Associated Pipelines
The Oregonian reports that local residents demonstrated yesterday outside the headquarters of Northwest Natural Gas Co. in opposition to three proposed LNG import terminals and associated pipelines. According to the news report, the protestors warned of potential environmental and public safety impacts should the projects become...
Malibu City Council Votes to Oppose OceanWay LNG Proposal
Posted on Dec 13, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Malibu City Council Votes to Oppose OceanWay LNG Proposal
Earlier this week the Malibu City Council unanimously voted to oppose the OceanWay LNG import terminal proposed by Woodside Natural Gas. The Council’s resolution noted that “it is imperative that the city continue to voice its opposition and keep the state of California and the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission informed of the real threat LNG ports pose to the...
Port Arthur to Hold Public Hearing on Pipeline Route from Golden Pass LNG
Posted on Dec 13, 2007 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Port Arthur to Hold Public Hearing on Pipeline Route from Golden Pass LNG
The Port Arthur (Tex.) City Council voted Tuesday to schedule a public hearing for January 2 on the proposed pipeline that will transport regasified LNG from the Golden Pass terminal to Calcasieu Parish, La. The hearing will focus on the segment of the pipeline that will pass through Port Arthur. See the Beaumont Enterprise for additional...
AES Removes Baltimore County as a Defendant in Lawsuit, Hopes to Remain in Anne Arundel County
Posted on Dec 12, 2007 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on AES Removes Baltimore County as a Defendant in Lawsuit, Hopes to Remain in Anne Arundel County
Yesterday AES removed Baltimore County as a defendant from its suit against Maryland’s Critical Areas Commission and filed a motion to keep the case in Anne Arundel County Court. This move follows a decision to remove the case involving the proposed Sparrows Point LNG regasification terminal to Baltimore County. A spokesperson for Baltimore County told the Daily Record (Md.) that...