Quoddy Bay Asks FERC to Deny Canada Access to U.S. Gas Market
Posted on Mar 27, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Quoddy Bay Asks FERC to Deny Canada Access to U.S. Gas Market
Quoddy Bay LNG has asked FERC to condition the certificates previously granted to Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline authorizing the expansion of its pipeline to accommodate gas from the Canaport LNG terminal in New Brunswick. The terminal developer wants the Commission to deny entry of Canadian gas into the U.S. Northeast market until Canada allows unrestricted transit of LNG vessels...
Perry, Maine Residents to Vote on Proposed Quoddy Bay LNG Agreement
Posted on Mar 26, 2007 in Financing, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Storage | Comments Off on Perry, Maine Residents to Vote on Proposed Quoddy Bay LNG Agreement
Residents of Perry, Maine are set to vote today on a financial deal between the town and Quoddy Bay LNG. Under the agreement, the town would receive $3.6 million per year for hosting the proposed terminal. Another ballot question will ask whether the town should have an LNG negotiating committee. Local coverage is available in The Bangor Daily...
Jordan Cove Energy Files For County Permit
Posted on Mar 23, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Jordan Cove Energy Files For County Permit
Jordan Cove Energy has submitted a conditional use permit application to the Coos County Planning Department in Oregon for the construction of its proposed LNG terminal. According to The World, the county usually has 150 days after the application is submitted to hold a public hearing. However, planning officials said that Jordan Cove plans to give the county more latitude in...
Passamaquoddy Tribe Agrees to Sale of Land to Quoddy Bay LNG
Posted on Mar 23, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Passamaquoddy Tribe Agrees to Sale of Land to Quoddy Bay LNG
Passamaquoddy tribal members earlier this week voted to sell 300 acres of land to Quoddy Bay LNG, which will use the property to facilitate the construction of its proposed LNG terminal. According to deputy project manager Adam Wilson, the company will return the land to the tribe once the project is completed. The Bangor Daily News provides further...
NorthernStar Official Discusses Columbia River LNG Vessel Transit
Posted on Mar 22, 2007 in Marine Regulation, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on NorthernStar Official Discusses Columbia River LNG Vessel Transit
Paul Soanes, the president of NorthernStar Natural Gas, asserts that LNG vessels en route to his company’s proposed Bradwood Landing LNG terminal will not hamper shipping traffic along the Columbia River. Nevertheless, he said that NorthernStar welcomes the U.S. Coast Guard’s recommendations to ensure the safe navigation of LNG vessels. The Daily News (Longview, Wash.) has...
NY Congressman Introduces Legislation Restricting Offshore LNG
Posted on Mar 22, 2007 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on NY Congressman Introduces Legislation Restricting Offshore LNG
Rep. Tim Bishop (D-N.Y.) has introduced legislation that, if passed, would prohibit the placement of LNG facilities “in estuaries of national significance,” a designation made by the Environmental Protection Agency. Although Rep. Bishop introduced the bill to block the development of the Broadwater LNG terminal in Long Island Sound, the bill would also prohibit floating...