Energy Industry Representatives Urge New Pipeline Construction from Texas to Markets
Posted on Sep 26, 2006 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Energy Industry Representatives Urge New Pipeline Construction from Texas to Markets
Future LNG shipments are likely to target import terminals near the Texas-Louisiana border due to a lack of natural gas transmission lines from the western coast of Texas to the market areas, according to energy industry representatives who spoke last week during Platts’ Pipeline Development and Expansion Conference in Houston. They also said that unless new pipeline...
Op-ed: Canadians Oppose LNG Development in Maine
Posted on Sep 26, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: Canadians Oppose LNG Development in Maine
A Campobello, New Brunswick resident says that the proposed LNG terminals in Maine are facing opposition from local residents and Canadians, contrary to what a Fall River, Mass., resident said in an op-ed previously published by The Providence Journal. She also says that the proposed terminals’ potential impacts on area businesses and the tourism industry “add up to very...
Port of Coos Bay Website Answers LNG Questions
Posted on Sep 26, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Port of Coos Bay Website Answers LNG Questions
The World reports on the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay’s redesigned web site featuring answers to questions asked by citizens concerned about the proposed Jordan Cove LNG terminal in Coos Bay, Ore. A Port spokesperson said that LNG information on the site will be updated regularly. [Access to archived articles requires a...
Crown Landing Critics Attack BP’s Safety Record
Posted on Sep 25, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Crown Landing Critics Attack BP’s Safety Record
Critics of the proposed Crown Landing LNG terminal in New Jersey have questioned project developer BP’s commitment to safety after recent accidents at other BP facilities in the country. “Preventable accidents are happening at BP facilities, and the kind of accidents that could occur with LNG could have significant impact on the [Delaware] [R]iver and the surrounding...
Fall River City Council Members Oppose Eminent Domain
Posted on Sep 25, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Fall River City Council Members Oppose Eminent Domain
A resolution that calls on the city of Fall River to seize the Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal site using eminent domain has received scant support from some City Council members, according to The Herald News. Councilor Bradford L. Kilby argues that any effort to exercise eminent domain would be futile because “we as a city really have no argument at all.” If Fall River...
Coast Guard Issues Broadwater LNG Waterway Suitability Report
Posted on Sep 24, 2006 in Federal Regulation, LNGLawBlog, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Coast Guard Issues Broadwater LNG Waterway Suitability Report
On Friday, Sept. 22, the U.S. Coast Guard released its security analysis for the Broadwater LNG project proposed for Long Island Sound, concluding that the Coast Guard currently has insufficient resources to coordinate security measures necessary to “responsibly manage risks to navigation safety and security risks” associated with the facility. However, the Waterway...