Alaskan Utility Regulators Seek Information on Potential LNG Imports
Posted on Apr 29, 2011 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Alaskan Utility Regulators Seek Information on Potential LNG Imports
The Regulatory Commission of Alaska, the body that regulates Alaska’s local utilities, will convene a public meeting in the coming weeks to receive information regarding proposals by various utilities to import LNG. Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] provides further...
Rhode Island Files Senate Resolution with FERC Opposing Weaver’s Cove LNG
Posted on Apr 28, 2011 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Rhode Island Files Senate Resolution with FERC Opposing Weaver’s Cove LNG
Rhode Island has submitted to FERC a copy of Senate Resolution 456, a non-binding resolution passed by the state senate opposing the proposed Weaver’s Cove LNG import project. The resolution is available in the Commission’s eLibrary under Docket No....
Editorial Critical of Requests that States Divest from Hess Corp. Over Weaver’s Cove LNG Proposal
Posted on Apr 26, 2011 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial Critical of Requests that States Divest from Hess Corp. Over Weaver’s Cove LNG Proposal
An editorial carried in today’s Providence Journal criticizes requests that Massachusetts and Rhode Island divest any state funds from Hess Corporation due to the company’s continued development of the Weaver’s Cove LNG import proposal. The editorial notes that Hess Corp. is a major employer in the region and that state governments should encourage diverse energy...
Coos Bay Port Director Encourages Expansion of Planned Jordan Cove LNG Facility
Posted on Apr 25, 2011 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Coos Bay Port Director Encourages Expansion of Planned Jordan Cove LNG Facility
Speaking to the Coos Bay Port Commission last week, Port Executive Director Jeff Bishop encouraged the commissioners to request that Jordan Cove LNG maximize its investment in the local community by expanding its planned facility. Others at the meeting voiced their continued opposition to the LNG import proposal. KCBY News offers further...
Editorial: Extension of Kenai LNG Operations Better Than Immediate Closure
Posted on Apr 22, 2011 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Extension of Kenai LNG Operations Better Than Immediate Closure
An editorial in the Anchorage Daily News finds the extension of operations at the Kenai LNG facility to be an encouraging sign and notes that a “shutdown in August is better than a shutdown in...
LNG Opposition Group to Participate in Earth Day Event
Posted on Apr 22, 2011 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LNG Opposition Group to Participate in Earth Day Event
A group opposed to the planned Jordan Cove LNG project will be allowed to participate in the Douglas County, Ore., Earth Day & Energy Fair event. Originally the group was barred from the event, but KPIC.com reports that the county reversed its earlier decision and will allow the group to...