Mass. Bill to Allow LNG Terminal on Outer Brewster Island Is Challenged for Limiting Bidders
Posted on Nov 10, 2005 in Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mass. Bill to Allow LNG Terminal on Outer Brewster Island Is Challenged for Limiting Bidders
The Boston Globe today reports that a bill, introduced in late October to permit the construction of an LNG plant on Outer Brewster Island, is being challenged as partial to AES Corp., the company behind the proposal. The bill would allow bids for the right to build the LNG plant from companies that do not currently supply LNG to Massachusetts or have project proposals to provide such...
NJ Responds to Del. Supreme Court Filing on BP Crown Landing
Posted on Nov 10, 2005 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on NJ Responds to Del. Supreme Court Filing on BP Crown Landing
Lawyers for New Jersey alleged this week in their reply brief before the U.S. Supreme Court that the state has suffered “serious injury” as a result of Delaware’s attempt to prohibit construction of an LNG facility on the Delaware River. Today’s News Journal has the...
Officials Express Disapproval Over LNG Peak Shaving Plant Close to California High School
Posted on Nov 10, 2005 in Liquefaction, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Officials Express Disapproval Over LNG Peak Shaving Plant Close to California High School
Municipal and school officials are opposing a plan to construct a liquefied natural gas plant that would be sited within 1,000 feet of a high school in Stockton, Calif. An article published yesterday in The Record has the...
Mayor Lambert Promises to Fight Against Proposed LNG Terminal After Winning Election
Posted on Nov 9, 2005 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mayor Lambert Promises to Fight Against Proposed LNG Terminal After Winning Election
Mayor Edward M. Lambert Jr. says he vows to continue thwarting efforts to bring an LNG facility to Fall River, Mass., after defeating mayoral challenger F. George Jacome. Many of Lambert’s constituents said they voted for him because of his stance against the proposal. Today’s Herald News has the...
Maine LNG Opponents Want to Postpone Vote Until Study Is Complete
Posted on Nov 8, 2005 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maine LNG Opponents Want to Postpone Vote Until Study Is Complete
The group Save Passamaquoddy Bay is asking residents to withhold their votes on the planned LNG terminals in the region until an environmental and financial study they are authorizing is complete. The challengers intend to solicit $50,000 to subsidize the study by Yellow Wood Associates of Vermont. Yesterday’s Bangor Daily News has the story. [Access to archived articles requires...
Pipeline Company Requests Public Input on Expansion Proposal
Posted on Nov 8, 2005 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Pipeline Company Requests Public Input on Expansion Proposal
Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline LLC is seeking comments for its proposed pipeline expansion through Maine. Municipal officials and property owners near the existing pipeline have received notice of the plans, which stem from the recent number of LNG terminal proposals in the region. Today’s Bangor Daily News has the story. [Archived articles require a...