Property Owners Seek Further Information on Oregon LNG Pipeline Route
Posted on Sep 24, 2007 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Property Owners Seek Further Information on Oregon LNG Pipeline Route
The News Register (McMinnville, Ore.) follows an extended family of property owners who are seeking further details regarding the exact route of Oregon LNG’s proposed natural gas pipeline to determine where the gas line will enter their...
Southern California Wary of LNG from Energia Costa Azul
Posted on Sep 24, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Southern California Wary of LNG from Energia Costa Azul
San Diego Union-Tribune reports that Sempra is facing renewed objections to its plan to import LNG with different hydrocarbon compositions than historical California gas supplies to its Energia Costa Azul LNG terminal in Mexico. In particular, the concern centers around the fact that imported LNG may contain higher percentages of ethane, propane and butane than domestic natural gas and...
Farmers Oppose Oregon LNG Pipeline Proposal
Posted on Sep 21, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Farmers Oppose Oregon LNG Pipeline Proposal
The Statesman Journal (Salem, Ore.; from Associated Press) reports that approximately 200 local residents attended a FERC hearing on the gas pipeline infrastructure associated with the Oregon LNG terminal proposal, many of them farmers who argued that the pipeline should follow existing roads and utility corridors instead of cutting across farmland as currently proposed. The meeting...
Maine Environmental Panel Denies Downeast LNG’s Bid to Withdraw and Resubmit Application
Posted on Sep 21, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maine Environmental Panel Denies Downeast LNG’s Bid to Withdraw and Resubmit Application
Maine’s Board of Environmental Protection voted 5-3 to deny Downeast LNG’s request to withdraw and resubmit its application to build an LNG regasification terminal on Passamaquoddy Bay. Downeast LNG had planned to include supplemental information upon resubmission, although Downeast LNG president Dean Girdis maintains that the company believes “that our applications...
FERC Representatives Meet With LNG Opposition in Oregon
Posted on Sep 20, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Representatives Meet With LNG Opposition in Oregon
FERC officials met with local opposition to the Oregon LNG project proposed for Warrenton, Ore., at a public meeting held Tuesday evening. The Daily Astorian reports that Oregon State Senator Betsy Johnson asked numerous questions about the process and several local residents expressed frustration with the lack of transparency and level of local input during the federal LNG terminal...
Malibu Prepares for Ocean Way LNG Public Forum
Posted on Sep 20, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Malibu Prepares for Ocean Way LNG Public Forum
The Malibu Surfside News reports that despite last week’s formal announcement of a public meeting, scheduled for September 26 near Los Angeles Airport regarding Woodside’s Ocean Way LNG terminal proposal, Malibu city officials were not notified of the meeting until the local newspaper informed them of it this week. The Surfside Times reports that a Los Angeles official has...