Trade Group Leader Supports Compass Port LNG Project
Posted on Apr 28, 2006 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Trade Group Leader Supports Compass Port LNG Project
John Engler, president of the National Association of Manufacturers, said Wednesday at the Alabama Manufacturer of the Year Awards that rising fuel costs present a crucial challenge to Alabama manufacturers and that limited energy supply has cost the industry thousands of jobs. ConocoPhillips’ Compass Port import facility proposed offshore Alabama “represents exactly the...
DOE to Hold Third Public LNG Forum in Los Angeles
Posted on Apr 27, 2006 in Federal Regulation, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on DOE to Hold Third Public LNG Forum in Los Angeles
The Department of Energy today announced that it has scheduled the third in a series of public forums designed to educate interested parties about LNG: it will take place June 1 in Los Angeles. The informational sessions, which are mandated by the Energy Policy Act of 2005, are intended to help address the nation’s energy needs by initiating dialogue between civilians and...
Op-eds Support Cabrillo Port
Posted on Apr 27, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-eds Support Cabrillo Port
An Oxnard, Calif. resident responds to remarks made by Councilman Tim Flynn in opposition to BHP Billiton’s Cabrillo Port proposal. The resident says that, rather than reduce reliance on all imported fuel as Flynn suggests, the U.S. should look to decrease dependence on oil producing countries that “driv[e] the cost of crude oil through the ceiling.” He says the...
Opposing Perspectives Raised at Compass Port LNG Hearing
Posted on Apr 27, 2006 in Environmental, Marine Regulation, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Opposing Perspectives Raised at Compass Port LNG Hearing
According to the Mobile Register, speakers at last night’s hearing on the ConocoPhillips Compass Port proposal divided between concern for energy supply and concern about the impact of the proposed open-loop design on the regional fishing industry. The meeting was held at the Dauphin Island Chamber of Commerce and was the first of two scheduled by the Coast Guard; the second will...
Op-ed: Cabrillo Port Plan Unpopular With Local Communities
Posted on Apr 26, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: Cabrillo Port Plan Unpopular With Local Communities
Alan Sanders, the conservation chair for the Los Padres Chapter of the Sierra Club, was encouraged by number of attendees at the April 18 hearing on BHP Billiton’s Cabrillo Port LNG proposal who opposed the project. His opinion piece is in today’s Ventura County Star. [Free registration...
ConocoPhillips Holds Vendor Fair
Posted on Apr 25, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on ConocoPhillips Holds Vendor Fair
As part of its pledge to give Alabama residents priority employment consideration, ConocoPhillips hosted a vendor fair to gauge contractors’ interest in the construction of the company’s proposed offshore Compass Port LNG facility. Approximately 50 area businesses attended the fair. “The purpose of this event is for them to get to know us and the project, and for us...