High Gas Costs Could Stall LNG Project Proposed for Alaska
Posted on Oct 15, 2007 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on High Gas Costs Could Stall LNG Project Proposed for Alaska
Fairbanks Natural Gas, a firm that has proposed to transport LNG from Port MacKenzie, Alaska, to Fairbanks via tanker trucks, told the Alaska Journal that the current structure of pegging wellhead gas prices to oil prices, in addition to the state’s Petroleum Production Tax (PPT), would make the project economically unviable. The company is asking state officials to implement an...
Op-Ed: Clearwater Port LNG Proposal Will Meet Growing Energy Needs
Posted on Oct 15, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Clearwater Port LNG Proposal Will Meet Growing Energy Needs
In an op-ed published by the Ventura County Star, a Ventura councilman expressed his support for the Clearwater Port LNG regasification project proposed for offshore Southern California. Councilman Jim Monahan cites the region’s need for “clean, affordable, and reliable energy” and the project’s innovative...
County Commission Announces Procedure for Bradwood Landing Public Hearing
Posted on Oct 12, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on County Commission Announces Procedure for Bradwood Landing Public Hearing
The Daily Astorian reports that the Clatsop County Commission (Ore.) has announced the procedure for the October 22 public hearing on the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG import terminal. Both proponents and critics of the project will be given an opportunity to voice their views on the...
Long Island Officials Express Concerns Regarding Safe Harbor Energy LNG
Posted on Oct 12, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Long Island Officials Express Concerns Regarding Safe Harbor Energy LNG
Newsday (New York) reports that four Nassau County legislators from Long Island, N.Y., have made public their opposition to the Atlantic Sea Island Group’s Safe Harbor Energy LNG proposal and released a letter to Gov. Elliot Spitzer (D.-N.Y.) outlining their concerns. The article also notes that New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine (D-N.J.) is seeking to ensure that New Jersey has a...
Washington Residents Express Mixed Views on Bradwood Landing LNG
Posted on Oct 12, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Washington Residents Express Mixed Views on Bradwood Landing LNG
The Longview Daily News reports that residents in Washington state met with officials to express their views on the Bradwood Landing LNG project proposed for the Columbia River. Local residents expressed concerns ranging from security to economic issues, though several residents expressed positive reactions to the proposal. Comments are due to FERC by December 24,...
Clearwater Port LNG Finds Mixed Reception at Public Hearing
Posted on Oct 11, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Clearwater Port LNG Finds Mixed Reception at Public Hearing
At a public hearing on the scope of the environmental review for Clearwater Port LNG, both supporters and opponents of the LNG proposal voiced their opinions. Malibu’s Mayor Pro Tempore expressed her opposition to the LNG project, saying that “we don’t need to keep relying on this fossil fuel, this dinosaur, this LNG.” In contrast, the Malibu Times reports that...