FERC Officials to Host Further Public Meetings on Bradwood Landing LNG Project
Posted on Oct 30, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Officials to Host Further Public Meetings on Bradwood Landing LNG Project
In addition to previously scheduled public meetings, FERC has announced two additional meetings in Clatskanie, Ore., to take public comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement issued for Bradwood Landing LNG. Read more in the Daily...
FERC Officials to Meet with NASFM to Discuss Sparrows Point LNG
Posted on Oct 29, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Officials to Meet with NASFM to Discuss Sparrows Point LNG
FERC officials and representatives of the National Association of State Fire Marshalls (NASFM) will discuss the regulatory process regarding Sparrows Point LNG on Tuesday, October 30. The letter announcing the meeting is available in FERC’s eLibrary under Docket Number...
State Environmental Panel Suspends Review of Downeast LNG Proposal
Posted on Oct 29, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on State Environmental Panel Suspends Review of Downeast LNG Proposal
The Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) suspended its review of the Downeast LNG proposal after the company again attempted to withdraw its application. In a 5-3 decision, the BEP suspended its review until July 1, 2008, at the latest. The Bangor Daily News provides further...
LNG Funds to Support Green Energy Projects in Boston Harbor
Posted on Oct 26, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LNG Funds to Support Green Energy Projects in Boston Harbor
Over $10 million in funding promised by offshore LNG facility developers Excelerate Energy and Suez Energy North America will be used by the State of Massachusetts to support green energy projects throughout Boston Harbor. Read more about the projects in the Boston...
Local Officials Continue Efforts Opposing Weaver’s Cove
Posted on Oct 26, 2007 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Officials Continue Efforts Opposing Weaver’s Cove
Fall River, Mass., Mayor Edward Lambert Jr. and other city officials met yesterday to discuss plans to continue opposing the Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal. Despite a recent decision by the U.S. Coast Guard to reject the project’s proposed LNG tanker route, Mayor Lambert told the Fall River Herald News, “The intention is to go at this with the same perspective and...
Rhode Island Governor Praises Coast Guard Decision on Weaver’s Cove
Posted on Oct 26, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Rhode Island Governor Praises Coast Guard Decision on Weaver’s Cove
Gov. Donald Carcieri (R-R.I.) has released a statement praising the recent U.S. Coast Guard decision to deny waterway suitability to the Weaver’s Cove LNG regasification project. Gov. Carcieri said, “While I understand that Rhode Island must find new sources of affordable energy, bringing liquefied natural gas up Narragansett Bay is not the...