Massachusetts, Rhode Island Residents Meet to Discuss Opposition to Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Feb 17, 2011 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Massachusetts, Rhode Island Residents Meet to Discuss Opposition to Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
The Herald News (Fall River, Mass.) reports that Massachusetts and Rhode Island local officials and residents met yesterday to discuss their continuing opposition to the Weaver’s Cove LNG import project at the second Congress of Councils. Fall River Mayor Will Flanagan reiterated his opposition to the project and his hope that other communities would continue their opposition as...
ConocoPhillips Representative Speaks to Alaskan Lawmakers on Kenai LNG Shutdown Decision
Posted on Feb 16, 2011 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on ConocoPhillips Representative Speaks to Alaskan Lawmakers on Kenai LNG Shutdown Decision
Dan Clark, manager of Cook Inlet assets for ConocoPhillips, and others spoke before the Alaska House of Representatives’ Economic Development, Trade, and Tourism Committee yesterday. Clark told committee members that LNG market conditions were the key factor in the company’s decision to suspend its operations at the Kenai LNG facility. Platts LNG Daily [subscription...
Op-Eds Discuss Effects of Decision to Shutdown Kenai LNG Export Facility
Posted on Feb 15, 2011 in Liquefaction, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Eds Discuss Effects of Decision to Shutdown Kenai LNG Export Facility
Alaskan House Speaker Mike Chenault (R) offers an op-ed piece carried by the Alaska Dispatch this morning that discusses the effects of the decision to shutdown the Kenai LNG export facility. Speaker Chenault notes that the decision will have a serious impact on the workers at the facility, many of whom are his constituents, and that the decision should encourage the construction of an...
Canadian NEB Announces Hearings on Kitimat LNG Export Proposal
Posted on Feb 10, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Canadian NEB Announces Hearings on Kitimat LNG Export Proposal
The Canadian National Energy Board (NEB) announced yesterday that it will host two hearings on the Kitimat LNG export proposal. The first, a public information session, is scheduled for March 1, 2011, in Kitimat, British Columbia, and the second, a formal public hearing to receive testimony, will be convened on June 7, 2011. The Calgary Herald provides further...
ConocoPhillips Announces Plans to Suspend Operations at Kenai LNG Facility
Posted on Feb 10, 2011 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on ConocoPhillips Announces Plans to Suspend Operations at Kenai LNG Facility
Yesterday ConocoPhillips told employees at its Kenai LNG liquefaction facility that it would be suspending operations at the facility as early as April 2011. Although a formal announcement is expected from ConocoPhillips later today, the Alaska Dispatch offers preliminary...
New Jersey Governor Vetoes Liberty LNG Deepwater Port Proposal
Posted on Feb 9, 2011 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on New Jersey Governor Vetoes Liberty LNG Deepwater Port Proposal
Under authority granted by the Deepwater Port Act, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) notified the U.S. Maritime Administration yesterday that he would exercise his veto authority to prevent the construction of the Liberty LNG deepwater port project. According to Bloomberg, Gov. Christie cited public safety, economic, and environmental concerns as reasons for his opposition to the...