Assessing the Need for LNG in New England
Posted on Jun 13, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Assessing the Need for LNG in New England
Diminishing global supply, rising costs, and a glut of LNG facility proposals in North America have some questioning the wisdom of two proposed terminals on Maine’s Passamaquoddy Bay. The Bangor Daily News offers this analysis of LNG’s future in the Northeast, which suggests that a lack of suppliers and pipeline capacity may frustrate efforts to add LNG terminals along...
Ruling on Rezoning Decision for Calpine LNG Terminal Expected Next Month
Posted on Jun 13, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Ruling on Rezoning Decision for Calpine LNG Terminal Expected Next Month
The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals on Thursday heard an appeal of the Warrenton City Commission’s decision to rezone property to accommodate Calpine’s proposed Skipanon LNG terminal. Brett VanderHeuvel, representing People for Responsible Prosperity and Columbia Riverkeeper, argued that the Commission failed to adequately consider the terminal’s effects on quality...
Editorial: Riley “made the right call”
Posted on Jun 12, 2006 in Environmental, LNGLawBlog, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Riley “made the right call”
The Mobile Register offers this editorial praising Alabama Gov. Bob Riley’s opposition to the proposed ConocoPhillips open-loop LNG terminal following the corporation’s withdrawal of its application on June 9. The piece argues that the terminal’s risk of causing damage to Alabama’s coastal habitat and fishing industry warranted Riley’s opposition, and...
Gov. Riley Wants Compensation for Damage to Marine Environment
Posted on Jun 12, 2006 in Environmental, LNGLawBlog, Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Gov. Riley Wants Compensation for Damage to Marine Environment
Following the withdrawal of ConocoPhillips’ proposal to build an open-loop LNG terminal off the Alabama coast, Gov. Bob Riley told the Mobile Register that any company planning “significant developments” that would affect the state’s marine environment should have to compensate Alabama for any “disproportionate damage.” Instead of filling a general...
Jordan Cove Gets Stake in Weyerhaeuser Sale
Posted on Jun 12, 2006 in Financing, LNGLawBlog, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Jordan Cove Gets Stake in Weyerhaeuser Sale
The World carried a story on June 10, regarding timber company Weyerhaeuser’s recent sale of land on Coos Bay’s North Spit in Oregon, which includes the site of Jordan Cove Energy’s proposed LNG import terminal, to the International Port of Coos Bay. The terminal developer has helped finance the port’s purchase of the 1,300 acres from Weyerhaeuser in...
Appellate Court Preserves Gulf Landing LNG Decision
Posted on Jun 9, 2006 in Environmental, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Appellate Court Preserves Gulf Landing LNG Decision
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit yesterday ruled that the Secretary of Transportation did not violate the Deepwater Port Act when it issued a license for Shell’s Gulf Landing LNG terminal proposed for offshore Louisiana. A coalition of environmental groups had argued that the Secretary’s decision violated “the best available technology requirement” of...