New Jersey Retains Supreme Court Specialist to Argue Crown Landing Case
Posted on Aug 16, 2007 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on New Jersey Retains Supreme Court Specialist to Argue Crown Landing Case
The State of New Jersey has hired outside counsel to argue its case in the border dispute controversy with the State of Delaware involving the construction of the Crown Landing LNG regasification terminal. New Jersey is challenging the ruling of a Court-appointed special master that found that Delaware has jurisdiction over projects on the Delaware River that extend across the state...
Op-Ed: Halting Cabrillo Port LNG Proposal Should Send a Message to Companies
Posted on Aug 16, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Halting Cabrillo Port LNG Proposal Should Send a Message to Companies
An Op-Ed carried by the Malibu Surfside News suggests that the halting of BHP Billiton’s Cabrillo Port LNG proposal should have wider significance than merely cancelling the project. The author wants companies to know that “[i]f a company wants to do business in California and its provision of resources, such as LNG, comes at a cost to native populations, or coral reefs, or...
Rhode Island Governor Applauds DEM Dredging Decision
Posted on Aug 16, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Rhode Island Governor Applauds DEM Dredging Decision
Governor Donald L. Carcieri (D-R.I.) released a statement praising the decision of the state’s Department of Environmental Management (DEM) to deny Weaver’s Cove’s application to dredge sections of Mount Hope Bay. Gov. Carcieri said that the DEM’s decision “is another important step in our efforts to block this potentially dangerous project.” Gov....
NorthernStar to Donate Annually to Community Development Organization
Posted on Aug 15, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on NorthernStar to Donate Annually to Community Development Organization
The Wahkiakum Community Foundation stated that it has received its second check for $100,000 from NorthernStar Natural Gas, the company developing the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG import facility. According to The Daily News (Longview, Wash.), NorthernStar has pledged to donate $100,000 annually to the Foundation and $500,000 annually if state and federal regulators approve its...
Some LNG Opponents Skeptical of Coos Bay Container Port Proposal
Posted on Aug 13, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Some LNG Opponents Skeptical of Coos Bay Container Port Proposal
The Mail Tribune (Ore.) reports that some residents believe that a new plan to dredge a 51-ft deep channel in order to build a container port in Coos Bay is in reality designed to assist an LNG regasification terminal project in the area. State and local officials deny the connection, saying that the current 37-ft deep shipping channel is already deep enough to accommodate LNG...
State Agency Denies Dredging Proposal for Weaver’s Cove LNG Terminal
Posted on Aug 13, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on State Agency Denies Dredging Proposal for Weaver’s Cove LNG Terminal
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management denied the application of Weaver’s Cove LNG to dredge parts of Mount Hope Bay, which would have cleared the way for LNG carriers to reach the proposed LNG regasification terminal in Fall River, Mass. According to the Providence Journal, a spokesperson for the project’s developer, Hess LNG, said that this setback will...