Editorial: Sparrows Point LNG Plan Poses Risks
Posted on Mar 16, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Sparrows Point LNG Plan Poses Risks
The Baltimore Sun says that AES’ proposed Sparrows Point LNG terminal would be located too near to residential neighborhoods and could curb recent neighborhood revitalization initiatives. [Access to archived articles requires a...
Legislator Proposes Bill to Block LNG Transit in Narragansett Bay
Posted on Mar 16, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Storage, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Legislator Proposes Bill to Block LNG Transit in Narragansett Bay
Rhode Island State Rep. Raymond E. Gallison Jr. has introduced legislation for the second consecutive year that would prevent LNG vessels from transiting the Narragansett Bay in an effort to stop the proposed Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal. The bill requires transiting tankers to maintain a distance of 1.5 miles away from residential areas and urban infrastructure, and establishes...
USCG Captain Says Coordination of Submarine and LNG Tanker Traffic Is Achievable
Posted on Mar 16, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on USCG Captain Says Coordination of Submarine and LNG Tanker Traffic Is Achievable
Responding to concerns that LNG vessels traveling to Broadwater’s proposed LNG facility would disrupt Naval submarine transit , the Captain of the Port for the Long Island Sound said that directing both submarine and LNG tanker traffic is a manageable task. “Right now we think that’s a traffic management issue,” U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Peter Boynton said...
Brewster Island Bill Sent for “Study” Not Vote
Posted on Mar 15, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Brewster Island Bill Sent for “Study” Not Vote
The Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets has sent to “study” legislation that would allow an LNG terminal on Outer Brewster Island. Opponents of the proposal welcomed this step, expecting that the bill will not move forward. However, Rep. David Flynn (D-Bridgewater), co-chairman of the committee, said that the bill may be resurrected “if...
Deed from 1960 Indicates Mass. Owns Wedge Lot Impacting Weaver’s Cove
Posted on Mar 15, 2006 in Federal Regulation, LNGLawBlog, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Deed from 1960 Indicates Mass. Owns Wedge Lot Impacting Weaver’s Cove
Today, a Fall River, Mass. citizen filed documents with FERC alleging that a parcel of land known as the “wedge lot” and considered necessary to the proposed Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal is actually owned by the State of Massachusetts. Weaver’s Cove had asserted to FERC that title to the land was unknown because the previous owner went bankrupt over 40 years ago...
Kelliher Will Not Recuse Himself From Broadwater Review
Posted on Mar 15, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Kelliher Will Not Recuse Himself From Broadwater Review
FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher says he will not recuse himself from the Broadwater matter despite three New York legislators’ request that he do so. In a written reply, Kelliher said that FERC ethics counsel advised that recusal was unnecessary, and that his employment with Broadwater’s counsel “lasted little more than two months.” Details are in today’s...