KeySpan Fine for Security Lapse Halved
Posted on May 14, 2007 in Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Storage | Comments Off on KeySpan Fine for Security Lapse Halved
The Associated Press reports that KeySpan Corp. agreed to pay a $125,000 fine for a security breach last year at the company’s LNG storage facility in Lynn, Mass. The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities originally levied a $250,000 fine for the incident, but the penalty was reduced on appeal after KeySpan demonstrated that its security procedures had been...
New York Senate’s Environmental Committee Chairman Announces Opposition to Broadwater
Posted on May 14, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on New York Senate’s Environmental Committee Chairman Announces Opposition to Broadwater
Newsday (New York) reports that New York State Senator Carl Marcellino (R-Syosset), Chairman of the senate’s Environmental Conservation Committee, announced his opposition to the Broadwater LNG terminal to be located in Long Island Sound. Citing environmental and security concerns, Marcellino also called on Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D) to publicly oppose the Broadwater...
Panel Analyzes Legal Issues Surrounding Passamaquoddy Region LNG Proposals
Posted on May 14, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Panel Analyzes Legal Issues Surrounding Passamaquoddy Region LNG Proposals
A panel of legal experts was convened at the University of New Brunswick last Friday to discuss the complex issues of international law and policy surrounding the LNG proposals in the Passamaquoddy Bay region. The Telegraph-Journal (New Brunswick) has coverage on the...
Residents Comment on Elba Island Expansion
Posted on May 11, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Residents Comment on Elba Island Expansion
The Savannah Morning News reports that about 50 people attended a FERC forum on the draft environmental impact statement for the Elba III Project, which proposes to expand the Elba Island LNG terminal and add pipeline infrastructure. The public comment period will continue through May...
Public Forum Scheduled for Pacific Connector Pipeline
Posted on May 10, 2007 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Public Forum Scheduled for Pacific Connector Pipeline
Today’s News-Review (Ore.) reports that a public forum regarding issues surrounding the Pacific Connector Pipeline from the proposed Jordan Cove LNG facility will be held Saturday, May 12, at the Douglas County Library in Roseburg, Ore. [Registration...
AES: Sparrows Point Site Safe
Posted on May 9, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on AES: Sparrows Point Site Safe
In response to a May 1 editorial, AES Sparrows Point project director Kent Morton states in a letter to The Baltimore Sun that the safety and other concerns voiced by the editorial have been addressed publicly during the federal approval process. Morton closes by saying that the arguments in the Sun’s editorial reinforce the need for a decision-maker “removed from local...