Open Houses for Maine Terminal Proposals
Posted on Feb 16, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Open Houses for Maine Terminal Proposals
The Bangor Daily News reports on a series of open houses for the proposed Quoddy Bay and Downeast LNG terminals, including a meeting between Downeast and Robbinston’s planning board and a social gathering hosted by Save Passamaquoddy Bay. “We will use your comments to develop the draft environmental impact statement,” said Robert Kopka, FERC’s...
St. Andrews Mayor Leaves Downeast LNG Meeting
Posted on Feb 16, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on St. Andrews Mayor Leaves Downeast LNG Meeting
St. Andrews Mayor John Craig today expressed his opposition to Downeast LNG’s proposal by abruptly leaving a meeting held by the company. Other critics told Downeast LNG President Dean Girdis to take his project elsewhere. “You have 3,000 miles of (Maine coast) to choose from, just not here,” said Nancy McIntosh, who once served as an advisor to the former Liberal...
CEC Official Says Cabrillo Port and SES Farthest Along in Review Process
Posted on Feb 15, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on CEC Official Says Cabrillo Port and SES Farthest Along in Review Process
An official with the California Energy Commission says BHP Billiton’s Cabrillo Port project and Mitsubishi and ConocoPhillips’ Long Beach LNG terminal proposal are the farthest along in the formal review process. Speaking at the LNG Asia Pacific 2006 conference in Seoul, Pat Perez, manager of the CEC’s Office of Special Projects, noted that the CEC will advise...
DOE Schedules Public Forum on LNG
Posted on Feb 15, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on DOE Schedules Public Forum on LNG
The Dept. of Energy has scheduled the first in a series of public educational meetings designed to address citizen concerns about LNG. The meetings are required by the Energy Policy Act of 2005; the first will take place Friday, March 10, in Boston. “The Department of Energy’s Liquefied Natural Gas forums will initiate constructive dialogue among community members, local,...
FERC Starts Pre-filing Process for Downeast LNG
Posted on Feb 15, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Starts Pre-filing Process for Downeast LNG
The Bangor Daily News today reports that FERC has approved Downeast LNG’s use of the National Environmental Policy Act pre-filing review process for its LNG terminal proposal in Washington County, Maine. The agency has assigned the project Docket No. PF06-13-000. Property owners received a notice last week alerting them of the pre-filing process and encouraging them to voice...
Op-ed: Outer Brewster Island “Perfect” for LNG Terminal
Posted on Feb 15, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: Outer Brewster Island “Perfect” for LNG Terminal
A Boston resident says Outer Brewster Island is an appropriate location for the siting of AES’ proposed Battery Rock LNG terminal because it “provides the perfect mix of usable space, safety, and proximity to be a viable solution to the region’s LNG supply problems.” Moreover, she notes that the proposed lease for Outer Brewster Island would require part of the...