Town Approves Funds to Continue Legal Challenge to Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Apr 22, 2011 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Town Approves Funds to Continue Legal Challenge to Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
The Jamestown Town Council approved $40,000 in additional funds to cover the costs of continuing its legal challenge to the Weaver’s Cove LNG import project. Read more in the Jamestown...
Editorial Argues Against Politician’ Request to Divest from Hess Corp. Over Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Apr 21, 2011 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial Argues Against Politician’ Request to Divest from Hess Corp. Over Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
An editorial published in today’s Herald News (Fall River, Mass.) argues against the request by three members of Massachusetts’ congressional delegation that the state divest a $28 million pension fund investment in Hess Corporation due to concerns with the company’s Weaver’s Cove LNG import proposal. The editorial states that divestment would “represent[]...
Three Mass. Politicians Ask State Government to Consider Divesting Shares of Hess Corp. Over Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Apr 20, 2011 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Three Mass. Politicians Ask State Government to Consider Divesting Shares of Hess Corp. Over Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Three members of Massachusetts’ congressional delegation, including Sen. John Kerry (D) and Reps. Barney Frank (D) and Jim McGovern (D), sent a letter to Massachusetts Treasurer Steve Grossman requesting that his office investigate the possibility of divesting the state’s shares of Hess Corporation. Hess is the primary developer backing the Weaver’s Cove LNG import...
Georgia House Resolution Urges Monthly Meetings with Stakeholders on Southeast LNG Truck Delivery Proposal
Posted on Apr 15, 2011 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Georgia House Resolution Urges Monthly Meetings with Stakeholders on Southeast LNG Truck Delivery Proposal
The Georgia House of Representatives passed HR 615 yesterday. HR 615 is a non-binding resolution, that urges various stakeholders to convene monthly meetings with Southeast LNG to discuss the company’s proposal to deliver via truck LNG previously imported to the Elba Island terminal. Read more in the Savannah Morning...
Op-Ed: Weaver’s Cove LNG Project Could Help Lower Natural Gas Bills in U.S. Northeast
Posted on Apr 14, 2011 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Weaver’s Cove LNG Project Could Help Lower Natural Gas Bills in U.S. Northeast
Responding to the position that additional LNG import facilities are not needed in the U.S. Northeast, Weaver’s Cove Energy President Ted Gehrig argues in an op-ed that the region’s high natural gas prices relative to the rest of the country suggest that more gas resources, including his company’s import project proposal, may benefit the region’s economy....
Editorial Encourages Local Officials to Seek Further Information on Southeast LNG Truck Delivery Proposal
Posted on Apr 11, 2011 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial Encourages Local Officials to Seek Further Information on Southeast LNG Truck Delivery Proposal
An editorial carried in the Savannah Morning News encourages local officials to seek further information from FERC on Southeast LNG’s proposal to deliver by truck LNG imported via the Elba Island LNG...