Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on Dec 5, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
Daily Astorian (Ore.) (Opposed to Columbia River LNG projects)
Group Claims 20,000 More Local Residents Have Signed Anti-Broadwater Petition
Posted on Dec 5, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Group Claims 20,000 More Local Residents Have Signed Anti-Broadwater Petition
Newsday reports that Citizens Campaign for the Environment, a group opposed to Broadwater Energy’s terminal proposal, has submitted an additional 20,000 anti-Broadwater petition signatures to FERC and to Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s (D-N.Y.) office, bringing the total number of signatures collected to 80,000. In response, Broadwater Energy released a statement saying that...
Editorial: LNG Projects Should be Approved
Posted on Dec 4, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: LNG Projects Should be Approved
The Albany Democrat-Herald (Ore.) offers an editorial today advocating the approval of several LNG regasification terminals proposed along the Columbia River. Citing diminishing Canadian gas supplies and rising gas costs, the editorial cautions readers that they “must not allow theoretical fears and unreasonable objections to overshadow the real benefits that would accrue to...
Gas Pipeline Proposals in Alaska Could Have Broader Implications for Global LNG Market
Posted on Dec 4, 2007 in Liquefaction, Pipelines, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Gas Pipeline Proposals in Alaska Could Have Broader Implications for Global LNG Market
Several companies submitted pipeline proposals to Gov. Sarah Palin (R-Alaska), including ConocoPhillips, TransCanada, and Sinopec, to transport natural gas from production fields in the North Slope region to markets in the continental United States or for export from southern Alaska. Today’s Anchorage Daily News offers an analysis of the various proposals. Separately, Platts LNG...
Local Tax Officials Say Suggested Bradwood Landing Tax Revenues “Speculative”
Posted on Dec 4, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Tax Officials Say Suggested Bradwood Landing Tax Revenues “Speculative”
A report carried by the Daily Astorian states that the suggested property tax revenues projected by NorthernStar Natural Gas, the developer backing Bradwood Landing LNG, are “speculative” and that the actual figure could differ substantially from initial estimates. Scott Derickson, Clatsop County Manager, told the newspaper that “it’s really hard to know”...
County Commissioners Consider Five Options in Bradwood Landing LNG Proceedings
Posted on Dec 3, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on County Commissioners Consider Five Options in Bradwood Landing LNG Proceedings
Ed Wenger, Director of Community Development for Clatsop County, Ore., presented county commissioners with five options as they consider the Bradwood Landing LNG land use application. The Daily Astorian reports that the commissioners will consider the five options at their Dec. 13...