California Energy Commission Says Safety Information on LNG Proposal Is Being Withheld
Posted on Dec 6, 2005 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on California Energy Commission Says Safety Information on LNG Proposal Is Being Withheld
The California Energy Commission is seeking a 30-day extension to file comments in response to the Draft EIR issued for the proposed Sound Energy Solutions terminal. The California Commission says it needs the extension because it is still negotiating with FERC regarding access to CEII materials: according to the California Commission, the traditional non-disclosure agreement that...
California Local Expresses Concerns Over LNG Safety
Posted on Dec 6, 2005 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on California Local Expresses Concerns Over LNG Safety
An Oxnard, Calif. resident feels that LNG infrastructure may not withstand forces of nature such as a tsunami or an earthquake, a concern she raises after a BHP Billiton oil and gas platform drifted when its anchor cables loosened during Hurricane Rita. Her op-ed is in today’s Ventura County Star. [Free registration...
Crystal Clearwater and BHP Billiton Respond to Allegation of Monopoly
Posted on Dec 6, 2005 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Crystal Clearwater and BHP Billiton Respond to Allegation of Monopoly
William O. Perkins III, the CEO of Crystal Energy, and Renee Klimczak, the president of BHP Billiton LNG International Inc., respond to a Nov. 25 op-ed that expressed concern over exclusive supply relationships that California LNG terminals have with their developers. Perkins says that the company’s proposed Clearwater Port LNG facility uses on an open-access model that provides...
Comments On LNG Forum Solicited by Astoria-Warrenton Chamber of Commerce
Posted on Dec 5, 2005 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Comments On LNG Forum Solicited by Astoria-Warrenton Chamber of Commerce
The Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce welcomes comments on last week’s LNG forum, which featured energy economist Michelle Foss of the Center for Energy Economics at the University of Texas at Austin. Contact information is in Friday’s Daily...
CPUC Drops Legal Challenge Against FERC Over LNG Terminal Siting
Posted on Dec 5, 2005 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on CPUC Drops Legal Challenge Against FERC Over LNG Terminal Siting
The California Public Utilities Commission has “quietly backed out” of a jurisdictional dispute with FERC, citing the federal authority granted by the passage of this year’s Energy Policy Act. However, the organization vows to thwart efforts to build an LNG facility in the Port of Long Beach because “there are sufficient security and safety issues that give us...
Disagreement Over How Much Government Should Pay for Crown Landing Proposal’s Security Measures
Posted on Dec 5, 2005 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Disagreement Over How Much Government Should Pay for Crown Landing Proposal’s Security Measures
BP and New Jersey disagree on how to allocate the costs of security measures required by the U.S. Coast Guard’s preliminary approval of the Crown Landing LNG terminal. BP says that it may pay as much as $6 million a year in state and local property taxes, and asks, “So what services do we get in return for those taxes?” However, Assemblyman John Burzichelli of...