Louisiana Official Offers Support for Cheniere LNG Export Proposal
Posted on Nov 1, 2010 in Liquefaction, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Louisiana Official Offers Support for Cheniere LNG Export Proposal
Stephen Moret, secretary of the Louisiana Department of Economic Development, has offered his support for the LNG liquefaction project proposed by Cheniere Energy for its Sabine Pass LNG terminal. Secretary Moret predicted new jobs for Louisiana residents and increased capital investment in the state if the project is approved, and requested that FERC expedite its review process for...
Massachusetts Congressional Delegation Asks FERC for Response to Request to Rescind Approval for Weaver’s Cove
Posted on Nov 1, 2010 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Massachusetts Congressional Delegation Asks FERC for Response to Request to Rescind Approval for Weaver’s Cove
Last month four members of Massachusetts’ congressional delegation — Sens. John Kerry (D) and Scott Brown (R) and Reps. Barney Frank (D) and James McGovern — sent a letter to FERC requesting a formal response to a request by two Massachusetts residents that the Commission rescind its previous approval of the Weaver’s Cove LNG import project. The request states...
County Commissioners Allow Oregon Pipeline Project to Move Forward
Posted on Oct 29, 2010 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on County Commissioners Allow Oregon Pipeline Project to Move Forward
Clatsop, Ore., county commissioners voted 4-1 to affirm a decision by the county’s hearing officer to conditionally approve a portion of the Oregon Pipeline project, the natural gas pipeline associated with the Oregon LNG project. County commissioners also scheduled a public hearing for November 8, 2010, to learn more about the company’s emergency management plan. Read more...
County Commissioners to Limit Testimony at This Week’s Public Hearing on Oregon LNG
Posted on Oct 27, 2010 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on County Commissioners to Limit Testimony at This Week’s Public Hearing on Oregon LNG
Commissioners for Clatsop County, Ore., have announced that they will limit testimony at tonight’s hearing regarding the Oregon Pipeline project, an infrastructure project associated with the Oregon LNG proposal. According to the Daily Astorian, only testimony on emergency response planning will be...
Op-Ed: Local Citizens Need Better Analysis of Risks Associated with LNG Trucking Proposal
Posted on Oct 27, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Local Citizens Need Better Analysis of Risks Associated with LNG Trucking Proposal
An op-ed carried in today’s Savannah Morning News argues that the risks associated with Southeast LNG’s proposal to distribute LNG via truck have not been placed in the proper perspective when compared to other long-standing industrial...
Alaskan Energy Executive Predicts LNG Imports Needed
Posted on Oct 25, 2010 in Markets and Competition, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Alaskan Energy Executive Predicts LNG Imports Needed
Colleen Starring, president of Enstar Natural Gas Co., said recently that she expects Alaska to import LNG to compensate for Southern Alaskan utilities’ natural gas supply shortfalls. Starring suggested that gas supply constraints could begin as early as 2012 and that serious supply problems could occur in 2013 or 2014. The Anchorage Daily News provides further information. Separately,...