Clatsop County Judge Rules Against Oregon Pipeline
Posted on Mar 18, 2011 in Litigation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Clatsop County Judge Rules Against Oregon Pipeline
The Daily Astorian reports that a Clatsop County Circuit Court judge has vacated Oregon Pipeline LLC’s motion for a writ of mandamus that would have required Clatsop County to immediately approve the pipeline’s land use application for its project. The judge also cancelled the court hearing on the issue scheduled for today. Oregon Pipeline is associated with the planned Oregon...
Georgia State Rep. Proposes Committee to Analyze Southeast LNG Trucking Proposal
Posted on Mar 18, 2011 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Georgia State Rep. Proposes Committee to Analyze Southeast LNG Trucking Proposal
The Savannah Morning News reports that Georgia State Rep. Craig Gordon (D) has proposed a resolution that would create a panel of local officials and concerned citizens to study the proposal by Southeast LNG to distribute LNG throughout the region via...
Company Official: LNG Exports Via Jordan Cove a “Stupid Idea”
Posted on Mar 17, 2011 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Company Official: LNG Exports Via Jordan Cove a “Stupid Idea”
Clarifying remarks made earlier this week to Platts LNG Daily, Bob Braddock of Jordan Cove LNG said that although the company has held discussions with potential customers regarding natural gas exports, re-designing the Jordan Cove project as an LNG export terminal would be “a stupid idea.” Read more in The World (Coos Bay,...
County Votes to Reverse Previous Approval of Oregon Pipeline Project
Posted on Mar 14, 2011 in Litigation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on County Votes to Reverse Previous Approval of Oregon Pipeline Project
The county commissioners for Clatsop County voted last week to reverse their previous approval of the Oregon Pipeline project, the natural gas pipeline associated with the Oregon LNG import proposal. Oregon LNG has argued that the deadline for reversing the decision has already passed. A hearing in Clatsop County Circuit Court is scheduled for March 18, 2011, to consider the issue....
County Officials to Consider Land Use Application Submitted by Oregon Pipeline
Posted on Mar 8, 2011 in Litigation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on County Officials to Consider Land Use Application Submitted by Oregon Pipeline
Officials with Clatsop County, Ore., have scheduled time tomorrow to discuss possible responses to a petition filed by Oregon Pipeline LLC to compel the county to act on the company’s land use application by March 18, 2011. According to the Daily Astorian, Oregon Pipeline, a pipeline project affiliated with Oregon LNG, argues that Clatsop County missed the deadline to withdraw...
FERC Denies Weaver’s Cove LNG’s Request for Rehearing on Wedge Lot Issue
Posted on Mar 7, 2011 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Denies Weaver’s Cove LNG’s Request for Rehearing on Wedge Lot Issue
Last Friday, FERC denied a Request for Rehearing submitted by Weaver’s Cove LNG addressing the ongoing controversy surrounding legal title to the so-called “Wedge Lot.” FERC confirmed its prior conclusion that the issue should be resolved by a court applying Massachusetts state law and that any argument regarding the application of U.S. Department of Transportation...