Forum Organizer Urges Politicians to Express Views Regarding Bradwood Landing Project
Posted on Oct 6, 2006 in Blog, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Forum Organizer Urges Politicians to Express Views Regarding Bradwood Landing Project
Candidates for Washington’s state legislature voiced concern regarding NorthernStar Natural Gas’ proposed LNG terminal during a public forum held on Wednesday; the forum’s organizer urged all politicians to “get off the fence and decide one way or the other.” Additionally, Michael Messmore, the republican challenger to U.S. Rep. Brian Baird (D-Wash.),...
No Protests Heard During Main Pass LNG Hearing
Posted on Oct 6, 2006 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on No Protests Heard During Main Pass LNG Hearing
The Mississippi Press reports that participants at a public hearing on Wednesday in Pascagoula, Miss., expressed no opposition to Freeport-McMoRan Energy’s LNG terminal proposed for offshore Louisiana. Freeport-McMoran is sponsoring a similar hearing today in New Orleans. Pending regulatory approvals, the facility could start operations by...
Cabrillo Port Opponents Note Contradiction at Signing of Greenhouse Emissions Bill
Posted on Oct 5, 2006 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Cabrillo Port Opponents Note Contradiction at Signing of Greenhouse Emissions Bill
Several California residents believe that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s signing of a bill to reduce greenhouse emissions in California is contrary to his apparent support for the importation of LNG into the state. In response to environmental concerns raised by opponents of BHP Billiton’s Cabrillo Port LNG proposal, Deputy Press Secretary Darrel Ng said that the company will...
Lawsuit Challenges Zoning Ordinance Potentially Affecting Sparrows Point Project
Posted on Oct 5, 2006 in Litigation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Lawsuit Challenges Zoning Ordinance Potentially Affecting Sparrows Point Project
AES is contesting a Baltimore County zoning law that would effectively prevent the construction of its planned LNG terminal in Sparrows Point, Md. In a federal lawsuit filed on Sept. 22, the company asserted that Baltimore County lacks LNG terminal siting authority, a power exclusively reserved for FERC. Local opposition to the project prompted the Baltimore County Council to pass...
Weaver’s Cove Opponents File Appellate Briefs
Posted on Oct 5, 2006 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove Opponents File Appellate Briefs
Opponents of the Weaver’s Cove LNG project yesterday filed legal briefs appealing FERC’s earlier decisions to approve the siting of the LNG import terminal and to deny rehearing on the matter. The Herald News reports that FERC attorneys and project developer Hess LNG have until Dec. 4 and Dec. 18, respectively, to submit their own...
Op-ed: CPUC Order Does Not Loosen Gas Quality Standards
Posted on Oct 4, 2006 in Gas Composition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: CPUC Order Does Not Loosen Gas Quality Standards
The president of the California Public Utilities Commission, Michael R. Peevey, challenges a statement in a Los Angeles Times article that the Commission’s recent order establishing natural gas quality standards for investor-owned utilities relaxes current gas composition specifications. Peevey clarifies that the order permits a maximum Wobbe Index level of 1385 for gas, a...