Residents of Coos County, Ore. May Fight Pipeline From Proposed LNG Terminal
Posted on Apr 17, 2006 in Environmental, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Residents of Coos County, Ore. May Fight Pipeline From Proposed LNG Terminal
Oregon Live covers an Associated Press article reporting on the request of Williams Northwest for permission from Coos County residents to survey their property in preparation for a major pipeline to transport gas from the proposed Jordan Cove LNG regasification terminal to gas markets east and south of the facility. Residents of Coos County fought the construction of a much smaller...
Santa Clarita, CA Likely Will Comment on BHP Billiton’s Proposed Pipeline
Posted on Apr 17, 2006 in Federal Regulation, LNGLawBlog, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Santa Clarita, CA Likely Will Comment on BHP Billiton’s Proposed Pipeline
Kai Luoma, a senior planner for the city of Santa Clarita, Calif., stated that the city likely will comment on the revised environmental impact report for the proposed BHP Billiton offshore LNG terminal because the proposed pipeline route would cross the Santa Clara River. While the city has not come out against the project, it is concerned about the impact of the pipeline on the...
Hearing on Cabrillo Port Pipeline Proposal Scheduled Next Week
Posted on Apr 14, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Hearing on Cabrillo Port Pipeline Proposal Scheduled Next Week
A public hearing to solicit comments on the Revised Draft Environmental Impact Report for a gas pipeline connecting to BHP Billiton’s proposed Cabrillo Port LNG terminal will take place Monday night in Santa Clarita, Calif. The Los Angeles Daily News reports that the project has received mixed reviews as stakeholders try to reconcile the potential environmental concerns with the...
Massachusetts Senators Prevent Attempt to Remove Brightman Street Bridge
Posted on Apr 14, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Massachusetts Senators Prevent Attempt to Remove Brightman Street Bridge
Sens. Edward Kennedy and John Kerry have blocked an attempt by Senate Republicans to raze the Brightman Street Bridge, according to the Associated Press. Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) introduced language in a heating assistance bill that would have nullified a provision in a federal transportation statute that prevents destruction of the bridge. Demolition of the bridge is necessary to...
N.J. Rep. Plans Legislation Barring LNG Facilities
Posted on Apr 14, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on N.J. Rep. Plans Legislation Barring LNG Facilities
Responding to Safe Harbor Energy’s plan to build an LNG facility 19 miles off the New Jersey coast, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-6) says he may introduce legislation that would prohibit the construction of such facilities offshore New Jersey. According to Pallone’s spokesperson, the bill aims to create a “clean ocean zone” that would cover waters from the...
Opponents Vow to Fight WGL’s Storage Tank Plan
Posted on Apr 14, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues, Storage | Comments Off on Opponents Vow to Fight WGL’s Storage Tank Plan
Critics of Washington Gas Light’s proposal to construct an LNG storage tank in Chillum, Md. say they will continue the fight despite the failure of legislation that would have blocked the project. The Gazette reports that opponents plan to move their fight to the county level after the two bills intended to stop construction died in committee on Monday, which was the last day of...