Delaware: BP Orchestrating New Jersey’s Border Dispute Case
Posted on May 12, 2006 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Delaware: BP Orchestrating New Jersey’s Border Dispute Case
Delaware state attorneys maintain that classified documents can prove that BP offered New Jersey “promises of economic and other assistance” in exchange for New Jersey challenging Delaware’s authority to block BP’s Crown Landing LNG project. As the U.S. Supreme Court case over a disputed boundary between the states continues,BP spokesman Tom Mueller and New...
Dredging Sparrows Point Not Tied to LNG Project
Posted on May 11, 2006 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Dredging Sparrows Point Not Tied to LNG Project
The Army Corps of Engineers dismissed speculation that a dredging permit awarded to the owner of the Sparrows Point Shipyard is for an LNG facility proposed by AES. Barletta Willis Inc. received authorization in May to dredge basin and berthing areas to 30 feet, but the authorized dredging and the LNG terminal project “have nothing to do with one another,” said Joe Da Via,...
Editorial: Gov. Blanco’s Veto of Main Pass Was Appropriate
Posted on May 11, 2006 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Gov. Blanco’s Veto of Main Pass Was Appropriate
The Times-Picayune says Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco’s veto of Freeport-McMoRan’s Main Pass LNG facility and the company’s subsequent decision to modify the design of the project demonstrates that “the state can protect its environment without giving up economic opportunities like LNG...
Experimental LNG Tanker Explosion Proposed
Posted on May 11, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Experimental LNG Tanker Explosion Proposed
Arguing that studies predicting the worst-case scenarios for potential LNG accidents are inadequate, an undisclosed fuel company is working with U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano (D-Somerville) on a proposal to stage a real-life LNG tanker explosion to determine the outcome. “It’s just never happened so all the studies are based on scientific guestimates,” Capuano says....
Maine Official Unsure if Proposed LNG Sites Can Accommodate Piers
Posted on May 11, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maine Official Unsure if Proposed LNG Sites Can Accommodate Piers
An official with the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands has expressed doubt over whether the proposed sites for the Quoddy Bay and Downeast LNG terminals can accommodate the long piers necessary for LNG vessels to dock. “Given the length of Maine’s coastline and the shallow depth and narrow waterway at the proposed site relative to the navigation and berthing requirements for...
Op-ed: Galveston Mayoral Candidate Says Pelican Island Negotiations Were Mishandled
Posted on May 11, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: Galveston Mayoral Candidate Says Pelican Island Negotiations Were Mishandled
Mike Mehlman, a mayoral candidate in Galveston, Texas, says each candidate for mayor or city council in Galveston should take a position on the handling of negotiations between the Wharves Board and BP, which resulted in a long-term lease to BP for the site of its proposed Pelican Island LNG terminal. Mehlman says the Wharves Board and city council should have considered safety issues...