California Utilities Commission Contemplates Evaluation Process for Long-Term LNG Procurement Arrangements
Posted on Nov 2, 2007 in Markets and Competition, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on California Utilities Commission Contemplates Evaluation Process for Long-Term LNG Procurement Arrangements
In an effort to ensure adequate natural gas supplies for the California market, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) announced yesterday that it will institute a rulemaking proceeding to consider the implementation of an evaluation process for requests by California utilities to enter into long-term LNG supply contracts. Moreover, the CPUC intends to examine the...
MARAD, Coast Guard Release DEIS for Calypso LNG
Posted on Nov 2, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on MARAD, Coast Guard Release DEIS for Calypso LNG
MARAD and the U.S. Coast Guard have released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Calypso LNG, an LNG import terminal designed as a deepwater port and planned for offshore Florida. The notification for the DEIS also announced a public meeting planned for November 28, 2007, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The announcement is available in the Federal Register and the DEIS, as...
N.Y. Governor Appoints Lobbyist for Broadwater as Senior Advisor
Posted on Nov 2, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on N.Y. Governor Appoints Lobbyist for Broadwater as Senior Advisor
Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D-N.Y.) announced yesterday that lobbyist Bruce Gyory will join his staff as a senior advisor. Noting Gyory’s past representation of Broadwater LNG, several project opponents expressed concern over the appointment. However Gyory stated that he will recuse himself from any issue involving Broadwater. Read more in...
Editorial: LNG Terminal Developers Should Pursue Offshore Designs
Posted on Nov 1, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: LNG Terminal Developers Should Pursue Offshore Designs
An editorial in the Boston Globe supports the recent decision by the U.S. Coast Guard to declare the waterway leading to the planned Weaver’s Cove LNG import terminal “unsuitable” for LNG tanker traffic and advocates the pursuit of offshore terminal designs. The piece concludes that LNG developers should pursue offshore projects like the two projects north of...
Editorial: Local Pressure Should not Prevent New Energy Infrastructure
Posted on Nov 1, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Local Pressure Should not Prevent New Energy Infrastructure
While referencing the U.S. Coast Guard’s recent decision to declare the waterway leading to the planned Weaver’s Cove LNG import terminal “unsuitable,” an editorial carried by the Providence Journal (R.I.) urges federal agencies to avoid basing their permitting decisions on “NIMBY political pressure” and to allow new energy infrastructure in the...
Role in LNG Battle Becomes Key Issue in Mayoral Race
Posted on Nov 1, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Role in LNG Battle Becomes Key Issue in Mayoral Race
Two candidates for mayor of Fall River, Mass., are each claiming to have played a more critical role in opposing the Weaver’s Cove LNG project than the other. A piece of campaign mail from Robert Correia triggered a controversy by asserting that “No other mayoral candidate has done more to stop the LNG facility.” His opponent, David Sullivan, took issue with that...