LIPA CEO: Broadwater May Not Benefit Electric Ratepayers
Posted on May 25, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LIPA CEO: Broadwater May Not Benefit Electric Ratepayers
Newsday reports that Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) chief executive Richard Kessel said that benefits from the Broadwater proposal will not be as great for Long Islanders as other electricity consumers. Kessel, citing an unreleased report on economic impacts of the Broadwater LNG proposal, said that “if Long Island is going to house [the Broadwater LNG terminal], Long Island...
Neptune LNG Signs Lease for Office Facility
Posted on May 25, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Neptune LNG Signs Lease for Office Facility
The Gloucester Daily Times reports that Suez North America has leased office space in a Gloucester, Mass., marine terminal that will serve as its local headquarters for the Neptune LNG project. The term of the lease begins on July 1 and extends through the 20-year expected life span of the proposed terminal. Suez believes the move will generate approximately $10 million for the...
New Advocacy Group Requests Weaver’s Cove Deed Restrictions Agreement
Posted on May 25, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on New Advocacy Group Requests Weaver’s Cove Deed Restrictions Agreement
The Herald News (Fall River, Mass.) reports that a recently-formed environmental group, Citizens for Environmental Justice, will request a copy of the full agreement reached between Shell Oil Products US and Weaver’s Cove LNG regarding deed restrictions and future land use. If the companies do not show that their agreement meets all the deed restrictions, the group plans to bring...
Op-Ed: Developers Must Prove Need Before Building LNG Terminals
Posted on May 25, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Developers Must Prove Need Before Building LNG Terminals
An op-ed carried in the Santa Monica Mirror suggests that before any LNG projects are approved for California’s coastline, a thorough process is needed to establish that LNG is necessary to sustain the state’s future energy...
Quoddy Bay LNG Holds Public Meeting on Environmental Review
Posted on May 25, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Quoddy Bay LNG Holds Public Meeting on Environmental Review
The Bangor Daily News reports that approximately 80 local residents attended a meeting at which Quoddy Bay LNG presented on its planned filing for environmental permit applications with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection; many attendees voiced opposition to the...
Eastport Officials Express Concerns Regarding Quoddy Bay LNG Site to Governor, Congress
Posted on May 24, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Eastport Officials Express Concerns Regarding Quoddy Bay LNG Site to Governor, Congress
In letters to Maine’s governor and Congressional delegation, the City of Eastport, Maine, set forth its concerns about Quoddy Bay LNG’s LNG terminal project proposed for the shores of Passamaquoddy Bay. The city indicated that it does not oppose LNG generally but has concerns with Quoddy Bay’s project because its operations would disrupt life in the city. The city...