County Legislator: LNG Tankers Will Traverse Narrow Corridor in Long Island Sound
Posted on May 9, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on County Legislator: LNG Tankers Will Traverse Narrow Corridor in Long Island Sound
Newsday carries a letter to the editor by Wayne Horsley, chair of the Suffolk County Legislature’s Energy Committee, in which Horsley claims that vessels in transit to the proposed Broadwater LNG facility would pose an unacceptable safety risk because they would have to travel through a part of the Long Island Sound known as The Race, a narrow corridor that is 1.5 miles wide in...
Developer Affiliated with Quoddy Bay LNG Says Downeast LNG Lacks Site Control
Posted on May 9, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Developer Affiliated with Quoddy Bay LNG Says Downeast LNG Lacks Site Control
The Bangor Daily News reported yesterday that Bear Creek Investments Ltd., a development company with connections to Quoddy Bay LNG President Donald Smith, says the required exclusion zones for the proposed Downeast LNG terminal site will extend onto Bear Creek’s property, and Bear Creek has filed comments with the Maine Board of Environmental Protection opposing Downeast...
Fall River Officials Continue to Oppose Weaver’s Cove LNG Proposal
Posted on May 8, 2007 in Environmental, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Fall River Officials Continue to Oppose Weaver’s Cove LNG Proposal
The Herald News (Fall River) reports that city officials of Fall River, Mass., announced Thursday that, with the signing of a “public involvement plan” petition by ten city residents, Fall River now may compel Weaver’s Cove developer Hess LNG to hold public hearings and allow the public to review documents related to its clean-up efforts at the proposed terminal site....
U.S. House Subcommittee Hearing Focuses on Broadwater Safety and Security
Posted on May 8, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on U.S. House Subcommittee Hearing Focuses on Broadwater Safety and Security
Newsday reports that, at a hearing of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held yesterday in Farmingville, N.Y., witness testimony centered on safety and security issues surrounding the Broadwater LNG terminal proposed for Long Island Sound. Following the hearing, two lawmakers, Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), remained unconvinced that the...
Editorial: Broadwater LNG Terminal Will Meet Connecticut’s Energy Needs
Posted on May 7, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Broadwater LNG Terminal Will Meet Connecticut’s Energy Needs
The New Haven Register offered support for the Broadwater LNG terminal project proposal in an editorial yesterday, citing an increasing need for natural gas due to carbon emission regulations that will apply to new power...
NY State Senate Hearing Planned for Broadwater LNG Proposal
Posted on May 7, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on NY State Senate Hearing Planned for Broadwater LNG Proposal
State Sen. Vincent Leibell (R), chair of the New York State Senate’s Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, and Military Affairs, plans to convene a hearing on the security aspects of the Broadwater LNG terminal project next month. This hearing will come in the wake of a U.S. Congressional hearing of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation to be...