USCG Initiates Review of Downeast LNG and Quoddy Bay Proposals
Posted on Mar 2, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on USCG Initiates Review of Downeast LNG and Quoddy Bay Proposals
Coast Guard officials yesterday met with stakeholders to discuss safety and security issues pertaining to the terminals proposed by Downeast LNG and Quoddy Bay. U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Stephen Garrity said the agency will assess factual information provided by state and local regulators, as well as input from Canadian officials before issuing recommendations for the projects....
Connecticut State Politicians Seek Access to Sensitive Broadwater Documents
Posted on Mar 1, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Connecticut State Politicians Seek Access to Sensitive Broadwater Documents
The Hartford Courant reported on Saturday that Connecticut State Sens. Len Fasano (R-North Haven) and Andrea Stillman (D-Waterford) wrote to DHS and FERC on behalf of the Governor’s Broadwater Task Force. The Senators seek access to SSI documents on the proposed Broadwater LNG terminal. [Access to archived articles requires a...
DOE Schedules Second LNG Educational Forum
Posted on Mar 1, 2006 in Federal Regulation, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on DOE Schedules Second LNG Educational Forum
The Department of Energy has scheduled the second in a series of public educational forums to address the public’s concerns about LNG on March 28 in Astoria, Ore. Federal regulators, politicians and activists are expected to attend the event. The first forum will take place on March 10 in...
Judge Nullifies Agreement in BP’s Pelican Island Project
Posted on Mar 1, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Judge Nullifies Agreement in BP’s Pelican Island Project
The Galveston Daily News today reports that a judge has voided the 2004 agreement between BP, Galveston City Council and the Wharves Board of Trustees because inadequate notice violated the Texas Open Meetings Act. Judge John Ellisor did not invalidate BP’s later, separate lease-option agreement made with the Wharves Board only, but that deal reportedly requires a City Council...
Massachusetts House Passes LNG Commission Bill
Posted on Mar 1, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Massachusetts House Passes LNG Commission Bill
A Massachusetts bill to establish a commission on LNG siting now awaits the Governor’s signature after unanimous approval by the House yesterday. The legislation, which was approved last month by the Senate, directs the commission to create by June 30 a final report and recommendations on the state’s need for LNG. Rep. David Sullivan, D-Fall River, tried unsuccessfully to...
British Utility to Buy KeySpan
Posted on Feb 28, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on British Utility to Buy KeySpan
Today’s Providence Journal reports that the British company National Grid PLC plans to purchase KeySpan Corp. for $7.3 billion. In doing so, National Grid will acquire KeySpan’s LNG storage tank at Fields Point in Providence; if this deal and another for New England Gas Co. both go through, National Grid also will own a 42 acre parcel adjacent to the tank. Michael E....