Op-ed: LNG Projects Offer Economic Benefits for Maine
Posted on Aug 23, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: LNG Projects Offer Economic Benefits for Maine
A Sargentville, Maine resident agrees with remarks made by American Bureau of Shipping chairman Bob Somerville in support of Maine’s LNG projects, adding that the economic “benefits for Maine of assuming its natural role as one of the nation’s most important energy transshipment points outweigh by far some misperceived risks.” His op-ed may be found in...
Passamaquoddy Tribe Cool Toward Quoddy Bay’s Offer
Posted on Aug 23, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Passamaquoddy Tribe Cool Toward Quoddy Bay’s Offer
The Passamaquoddy Tribal Council has not accepted $200,000 offered by Quoddy Bay LNG president Donald Smith, but has indicated it will continue to consider Quoddy Bay’s tax status. Smith reported offered the funds at Thursday’s meeting with council and tribal members, during which he proposed a plan that would allow the project to go forward in the absence of a tax...
Qatar Petroleum to Undergo CFIUS Review
Posted on Aug 23, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Qatar Petroleum to Undergo CFIUS Review
Qatar Petroleum’s equity interest in the Golden Pass LNG terminal, proposed for Port Arthur, Texas, will be subject to review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), according to today’s World Gas Intelligence. ExxonMobil will share a 30% ownership interest in the project with ConocoPhillips. [Subscription...
Opposition Confers on Strategy to Defeat Broadwater
Posted on Aug 22, 2006 in Blog, LNGLawBlog, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Opposition Confers on Strategy to Defeat Broadwater
Representatives from Connecticut’s congressional delegation as well as from the offices of several state legislators met on August 15, 2006, with Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Save the Sound to discuss Broadwater Energy’s plan to construct an LNG terminal in Long Island Sound. The meeting, held at the New Haven office of U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT),...
ABS Chairman Urges Maine to Develop LNG Market
Posted on Aug 21, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on ABS Chairman Urges Maine to Develop LNG Market
The Chairman of the American Bureau of Shipping believes that Maine’s position in the international marketplace would be enhanced by the development of LNG import terminals. Speaking at a conference at the Maine Maritime Academy, Bob Somerville emphasized the need for Maine to play an expanded role in the regional LNG industry and highlighted the impressive global safety record...
Editorial: California’s Energy Demands Can Be Met Without LNG
Posted on Aug 21, 2006 in LNGLawBlog, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: California’s Energy Demands Can Be Met Without LNG
The Antelope Valley Press adds to last week’s op-ed by Thomas D. Elias, asserting that a “federal effort is underway” to establish LNG terminals in California, and that there is “no need to build those expensive LNG ports when we have an abundance of gas available …. [T]he federal government should back off and stop spending money for something that...