Some Landowners in Shale Gas Producing Region Concerned with LNG Export Proposals
Posted on Nov 18, 2011 in E&P, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Some Landowners in Shale Gas Producing Region Concerned with LNG Export Proposals
National Geographic News reports that some landowners in shale gas producing regions like Pennsylvania have expressed concerns with plans to export U.S. domestic gas as LNG to markets...
Local Citizens Note Security Concerns of Army Installation with Southeast LNG Trucking Proposal
Posted on Nov 11, 2011 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Citizens Note Security Concerns of Army Installation with Southeast LNG Trucking Proposal
Citizens for a Safe Secure Savannah filed a letter with FERC outlining their concerns for the security of the Hunter Army Airfield (HAAF) in Savannah, Ga., from the Southeast LNG trucking proposal. The commanding major general of HAAF, Anthony A. Cucolo III, noted in a January 2011 letter to the group that the risks posed by LNG truck transits have been vetted by the installation and...
FERC Chairman Addresses Savannah Mayor’s Concerns with Southeast LNG Trucking Project
Posted on Nov 10, 2011 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Chairman Addresses Savannah Mayor’s Concerns with Southeast LNG Trucking Project
FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff has replied to a letter from Savannah Mayor Otis Johnson regarding the proposed Southeast LNG truck loading and distribution project. In his reply, Chairman Wellinghoff reports that Commission staff is working on its environmental assessment of the project. Once the project developers finish consultations with the U.S. Department of Transportation,...
Georgia Education Officials Encourage Savannah School Board to Examine Southeast LNG Truck Delivery Proposal More Closely
Posted on Oct 31, 2011 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Georgia Education Officials Encourage Savannah School Board to Examine Southeast LNG Truck Delivery Proposal More Closely
The Savannah Morning News reports that the Georgia Department of Education will likely request that local officials examine the potential hazards to Savannah schools of the proposed Southeast LNG truck delivery project. According to the news article, the Department of Education may withhold state funds if the local school board does not comply with the required additional risk...
Alaska Governor Endorses LNG Exports of North Slope Gas
Posted on Oct 28, 2011 in LNG Exports, Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Alaska Governor Endorses LNG Exports of North Slope Gas
Governor Sean Parnell (R-Alaska) has endorsed a proposal that would export North Slope natural gas as LNG to gas consuming markets in Asia. Reuters reports that Gov. Parnell supports the LNG export plan over a pipeline project that would transport North Slope gas to the Lower 48 States via...
Opening Ceremony Today at Gulf LNG Terminal
Posted on Oct 27, 2011 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Opening Ceremony Today at Gulf LNG Terminal
Governor Haley Barbour (R-Miss.) will attend the official opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Gulf LNG regasification terminal today. The Sun Herald (Biloxi, Miss.) reports that six LNG vessels have delivered cargos to the terminal to...