RI Assistant Attorney General to Receive CEII on Weaver’s Cove and KeySpan Terminals
Posted on Dec 14, 2005 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on RI Assistant Attorney General to Receive CEII on Weaver’s Cove and KeySpan Terminals
Yesterday FERC agreed to allow Rhode Island Assistant Attorney General, Paul Roberti, access to Critical Energy Infrastructure Information (CEII) filed in the Weaver’s Cove and KeySpan LNG terminal dockets. Weaver’s Cove unsuccessfully sought to limit disclosure to documents regarding transit through Rhode Island waters. FERC concluded that Roberti was “a legitimate...
Sempra LNG Proposal in Texas Receives Support from Local Leaders
Posted on Dec 13, 2005 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Sempra LNG Proposal in Texas Receives Support from Local Leaders
The Orange Leader reports that the West Orange City Council yesterday passed a resolution backing Sempra’s plans to build an LNG regasification terminal and pipeline system near Port Arthur,...
Vote Scheduled for Downeast LNG Proposal in January
Posted on Dec 13, 2005 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Vote Scheduled for Downeast LNG Proposal in January
Residents of Robbinston, Maine will have the opportunity to vote on the proposed Downeast LNG terminal on Jan. 10. For constituents who have not yet taken a stance on the issue, the company will hold an informational session on Dec. 28 at the Robbinston Grade School. Details are in today’s Bangor Daily News. [Archived articles require a...
Weaver’s Cove: Bridge Demolition Is Not Necessary
Posted on Dec 13, 2005 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove: Bridge Demolition Is Not Necessary
Political leaders met yesterday to discuss the future of the old Brightman Street Bridge, the plans for which they say do not include demolition.”We are working on several solutions so that the old Brightman Street Bridge will not be an issue,” the spokesman for the Weaver’s Cove project said. Today’s Herald News has the...
Fall River, Mass. Wants State to Block Weaver’s Cove Proposal
Posted on Dec 12, 2005 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Fall River, Mass. Wants State to Block Weaver’s Cove Proposal
On behalf of Fall River, Mass., Mayor Edward M. Lambert Jr. is asking the state Executive Office of Environmental Affairs to end the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act review of Weaver’s Cove or, in the alternative, force Hess to submit additional materials on the Brightman Street Bridge and the terminal’s failure to comply with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act....
Op-ed Questions NorthernStar’s “Realization”
Posted on Dec 12, 2005 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed Questions NorthernStar’s “Realization”
An Astoria, Ore. resident has expressed concern over NorthernStar Natural Gas’ last-minute decision to add a power plant to the Bradwood Landing project. The developer had nixed the idea of using air vaporizers to warm the LNG, citing its inefficiency. The writer wonders why company officials had not made this decision earlier. Her op-ed appears in Friday’s Daily...