Maine BEP Schedules Hearings on Downeast LNG Proposal
Posted on Jun 22, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maine BEP Schedules Hearings on Downeast LNG Proposal
The Maine Board of Environmental Protection has scheduled a series of public hearings on the proposed Downeast LNG terminal as well as on the surrounding pipeline infrastructure. The hearings are open to the public and will feature testimony from Downeast LNG representatives and legally-recognized intervenors including Save Passamaquoddy Bay, We Take Care of Our Land, Fishermen’s...
Cancelled Yacht Race May Portend Future Restrictions if Fall River LNG Terminal is Built
Posted on Jun 21, 2007 in Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Cancelled Yacht Race May Portend Future Restrictions if Fall River LNG Terminal is Built
The Jamestown Press (R.I.) reports that, after the arrival of a propane tanker cancelled the weekly yacht race in Narragansett Bay, boating enthusiasts worried that future events may be imperiled if a proposed LNG receiving terminal is built near Fall River, Mass., and the amount of traffic requiring security zones increases. However, Harbormaster Sam Paterson said “If everybody...
Economic Study Offers Potential Benefits for Oregon Communities
Posted on Jun 21, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Economic Study Offers Potential Benefits for Oregon Communities
A study performed by an economist at the University of Oregon predicts that an LNG terminal located in the Pacific Northwest would support 5,100-20,300 additional jobs and increase household income by as much as $214 million. The Daily Astorian reports that critics of the report contend that the study offers an overly optimistic economic forecast and is biased in favor of the...
Excelerate Begins Paying Mitigation Funds
Posted on Jun 21, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Excelerate Begins Paying Mitigation Funds
Gloucester Daily Times reports that Excelerate Energy LLC has distributed almost all of the $23.5 million in mitigation funds required by Massachusetts as a condition for approving construction of Excelerate’s offshore LNG receiving terminal. Excelerate VP told the paper that the funds were paid prior to construction. Suez LNG agreed to a mitigation package related to its...
Mass. Officials Ask Developer to Abandon Weaver’s Cove Project
Posted on Jun 20, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mass. Officials Ask Developer to Abandon Weaver’s Cove Project
Citing potential safety risks posed by LNG vessels transiting the Taunton River to reach the FERC-approved Weaver’s Cove terminal, two Massachusetts officials have written a letter to the terminal developer’s CEO urging the company to “terminate” its plans for the project. State Secretary of Public Safety Kevin M. Burke and Undersecretary of Homeland Security...
Rhode Island State House Passes LNG Transport Emergency Response Plan Bill
Posted on Jun 20, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Rhode Island State House Passes LNG Transport Emergency Response Plan Bill
In a general legislative wrap-up, the Providence Journal reports that the Rhode Island state House passed House Bill No. 6482, proposed by Rep. Raymond Gallison (D-Bristol), which would require any emergency response plan for the transport of LNG through Narragansett Bay or Mount Hope Bay to receive approval from the General Assembly and the coastal communities along the tanker route...