WSJ Criticizes Efforts to Impede LNG Development
Posted on Jan 10, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on WSJ Criticizes Efforts to Impede LNG Development
An editorial in today’s Wall Street Journal criticizes two Mass. politicians for inserting language in a federal transportation bill that prevents the demolition of the Brightman Street Bridge, an event which is necessary for tankers to reach the proposed Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal in Fall River, Mass. The newspaper says such efforts to impede LNG development are unsound in...
Concern Over “Secrecy” of Safety Information on Broadwater
Posted on Jan 9, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Concern Over “Secrecy” of Safety Information on Broadwater
The New York Times yesterday reported on concerns about availability information regarding the safety of the proposed Broadwater terminal. Some local communities argue that they cannot make a decision about the terminal because of federal Critical Energy Infrastructure Information (CEII) regulations that shield energy infrastructure from terrorism. Conn. Attorney General Richard...
Energy Lobbying Organization Formed to Counter NIMBYism
Posted on Jan 9, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Energy Lobbying Organization Formed to Counter NIMBYism
Prominent industrial and civic groups have formed a lobbying group in Massachusetts to offset the growing influence of “NIMBY” organizations trying to impede energy initiatives. The goal of the Massachusetts Affordable Reliable Electricity Alliance, or MassAREA, is to add balance to the public dialogue dominated by anti-development activists. Today’s Energy Daily has...
Hess LNG Says Terminal Would Avert Gas Shortage
Posted on Jan 9, 2006 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Hess LNG Says Terminal Would Avert Gas Shortage
A spokesman for Hess LNG says the proposed Weaver’s Cove regasification facility would help thwart a natural gas shortfall that might occur if consumer demands increase and cause blackouts this winter season. While Mayor Edward M. Lambert Jr. acknowledges the need for more gas, he says it will not lessen his city’s opposition against the proposal. Read more in today’s...
Port of Astoria Says Calpine Bankruptcy Does Not Threaten Lease
Posted on Jan 9, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Port of Astoria Says Calpine Bankruptcy Does Not Threaten Lease
The Port of Astoria Commission’s president says Calpine’s recent financial woes would not hamper plans to develop an LNG terminal, despite a paragraph in a lease agreement that indicates a bankruptcy might render a default on the contract. Friday’s Daily Astorian has the...
Public Hearings on Pipeline Expansion Plan This Week
Posted on Jan 9, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Pipelines, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Public Hearings on Pipeline Expansion Plan This Week
FERC has scheduled a series of meetings this week to address Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline’s 146-mile pipeline expansion proposal that would augment its consumer base in the northeastern United States. Today’s Bangor Daily News has the details. [Access to archived articles requires a...