FERC Says Blumenthal Hasn’t Filed CEII Request
Posted on Mar 17, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Says Blumenthal Hasn’t Filed CEII Request
In a letter dated March 13, FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher dismissed Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal’s claims that he had filed requests to access CEII information regarding the Broadwater LNG proposal. “The Office of External Affairs, the office responsible for receiving information requests (including CEII requests), as well as the General Administrative...
FERC to Assess Environmental Impact of Downeast LNG and Quoddy Bay Projects
Posted on Mar 17, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC to Assess Environmental Impact of Downeast LNG and Quoddy Bay Projects
FERC has announced it will prepare environmental impact statements for the two LNG terminals proposed by Quoddy Bay and Downeast LNG. The agency is welcoming input from the public and has scheduled a round of public hearings and deadlines to submit comments. Notices are available in the FERC e-Library in Dockets PF06-13 (Downeast) and PF06-11 (Quoddy Bay), and are reported in...
Georgia Senate Committee Passes AGL Pipeline Legislation
Posted on Mar 17, 2006 in Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Georgia Senate Committee Passes AGL Pipeline Legislation
A Georgia Senate committee passed a bill on Wednesday that would allow Atlanta Gas Light to levy a surcharge on Georgia customers for an expansion of its natural gas distribution system. The bill would create a streamlined regulatory review process to facilitate the construction of an interconnect to receive gas directly from the Elba Island LNG terminal. The Associated Press reports...
Interim Report of the Long Island Sound LNG Task Force Available at FERC
Posted on Mar 17, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Interim Report of the Long Island Sound LNG Task Force Available at FERC
The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection yesterday submitted to FERC the Long Island Sound LNG Task Force’s Interim Report on the proposed Broadwater LNG terminal. The Task Force concludes that “never before has there been such a development proposed [as Broadwater]” and emphasizes that “every alternative should be...
Op-ed: Letter Seeks Comparison of LNG Revenue to Potential Losses to Fishing Industry
Posted on Mar 17, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: Letter Seeks Comparison of LNG Revenue to Potential Losses to Fishing Industry
A resident of Orange Beach, Ala. asks the Mobile Register to compare expected revenue generated by the operation of an off-shore LNG terminal with any potential losses expected to be experienced by the fishing industry. His op-ed was in yesterday’s Mobile Register. [This article is no longer available...
Editorial: “Transnational” LNG Plan Is Necessary
Posted on Mar 16, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: “Transnational” LNG Plan Is Necessary
In an editorial published today, The Boston Globe criticizes two onshore terminal proposals in Massachusetts, but acknowledges the increasing demand for energy. The paper stresses the importance of “a reliable, safe, and environmentally benign system of LNG delivery” in New England, and calls on U.S. and Canadian politicians “to produce a transnational plan that works...