Trunkline Terminal to Streamline Vaporization Process
Posted on Jul 17, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Storage | Comments Off on Trunkline Terminal to Streamline Vaporization Process
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NATS: Technology Changes Considered for Quoddy Bay LNG Terminal
Posted on Jul 16, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Technology | Comments Off on NATS: Technology Changes Considered for Quoddy Bay LNG Terminal
At an open meeting held on July 12 attended by NATS, FERC officials and representatives of Quoddy Bay LNG discussed a “proprietary and confidential” change in vaporization technology being proposed by the developers. The reason for the change is to reduce air pollutant emissions, especially NOx, below Maine’s 100 ton/year statutory limit on emission of regulated...
Tribe Files Support of Quoddy Bay LNG with FERC
Posted on Jul 13, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Tribe Files Support of Quoddy Bay LNG with FERC
The Passamaquoddy Tribal Government of the Pleasant Point Reservation yesterday informed FERC of its support of the Quoddy Bay LNG regasification terminal. The filing notes the lease agreement signed between Quoddy Bay LNG and the Passamaquoddy Tribe, as well as employment and economic development opportunities, as persuasive factors in the decision. The filing is available in...
Local Officials Hear Both Sides of Bradwood Landing LNG Debate
Posted on Jul 12, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Officials Hear Both Sides of Bradwood Landing LNG Debate
Over the course of a 12-hour public hearing held at a local high school, Clatsop County (Ore.) Planning Commissioners heard from staff members, NorthernStar officials, and local residents both in favor of, and opposed to, the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG terminal. In its summary of the hearing, the Daily Astorian reports that over 140 individuals offered testimony and 40 others wished...
MARAD Announces Public Meeting for Port Dolphin LNG Proposal
Posted on Jul 12, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on MARAD Announces Public Meeting for Port Dolphin LNG Proposal
The Maritime Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard will host a public meeting on the Port Dolphin Energy LLC LNG Deepwater Port License Application in Palmetto, Fla., on July 25. Additional details are available in the Federal...
Study Predicts Crown Landing Project Would Add $1.2 Billion to South New Jersey Economy
Posted on Jul 12, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Study Predicts Crown Landing Project Would Add $1.2 Billion to South New Jersey Economy
The Gloucester Times (N.J.) reports that a Rutgers University study commissioned by BP concludes that the Crown Landing LNG terminal would add up to $1.2 billion to the southern New Jersey economy by creating 1,600 jobs and increasing personal income and tax revenues. The most likely alternative use of the site, as a warehouse facility, would generate only one third of that amount for...