Scientists Say Offshore LNG Development Might Harm Whales
Posted on Jan 11, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Scientists Say Offshore LNG Development Might Harm Whales
Scientists have expressed concern that noise from the construction of offshore LNG terminals might threaten marine life, especially whales in New England. Yesterday’s Platts LNG Daily has the details. [Subscription...
Town Approves Downeast LNG Development
Posted on Jan 11, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Town Approves Downeast LNG Development
The Bangor Daily News reports that Robbinston, Maine residents yesterday voted 227 to 83 to approve a referendum that would allow the Downeast LNG project to go forward. Downeast had attended community forums, advertised on radio and in newspaper, and offered to pay for fire equipment, security measures, and a new school. The company will now forge ahead with environmental permits and...
Va. Bill Encourages LNG Development
Posted on Jan 11, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Va. Bill Encourages LNG Development
A bill sponsored by Va. Sen. Frank Wagner is calling for energy development in the state, including an LNG terminal in the region. Read more in yesterday’s Platts LNG Daily. [Subscription...
Limited Time for U.S. to Purchase Australian LNG
Posted on Jan 10, 2006 in Markets and Competition, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Limited Time for U.S. to Purchase Australian LNG
Australia’s Resource Minister Ian Macfarlane says the growing opposition to LNG development in California may cost the United States an opportunity to acquire LNG shipments because other countries are buying Australian supply. Macfarlane says that prices are double what they were when Australia first approached California. “At current prices…you could sail an LNG cargo...
Op-ed Says Coal Is Better Than LNG
Posted on Jan 10, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed Says Coal Is Better Than LNG
An op-ed in yesterday’s Ventura County Star says the abundance of coal in the United States makes it unnecessary to rely on imported LNG.
Rehearing Yet To Issue for Weaver’s Cove
Posted on Jan 10, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Rehearing Yet To Issue for Weaver’s Cove
Yesterday’s Herald News reports that FERC has not yet issued a rehearing to address the agency’s order allowing Hess LNG to build a regasification terminal in Fall River, Mass., nor is it clear when they might schedule one. The city, along with the Rhode Island and Massachusetts attorneys general, filed a motion almost five months ago in opposition to the project. A FERC...