Local Fire Department Officials Offer Comments on Southeast LNG Trucking Proposal
Posted on Oct 25, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Fire Department Officials Offer Comments on Southeast LNG Trucking Proposal
Several local fire department officials have provided public comments on Southeast LNG’s proposal to distribute LNG from the Elba Island terminal throughout the region via truck. The Savannah Morning News provides additional...
Oregon LNG Executive Remains Confident in Project
Posted on Oct 25, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon LNG Executive Remains Confident in Project
Speaking to Platts LNG Daily [subscription required], Peter Hansen, CEO of Oregon LNG, said that despite challenges facing the project, he remains confident that the import facility will eventually be...
County Suspends Meeting on Oregon Pipeline Proposal
Posted on Oct 22, 2010 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on County Suspends Meeting on Oregon Pipeline Proposal
After hearing almost four hours of testimony regarding a proposed pipeline associated with the Oregon LNG import project at a public hearing this week, the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners decided to suspend the hearing until October 27, 2010, to determine whether the project is covered by an emergency management plan. Find further details in the Daily...
FERC Says Weaver’s Cove Energy Has Not Established Sufficient Site Control for LNG Project
Posted on Oct 21, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Says Weaver’s Cove Energy Has Not Established Sufficient Site Control for LNG Project
Responding to a request for rehearing filed by both the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the City of Fall River, Mass., FERC determined this morning that Weaver’s Cove Energy, LLC has not established sufficient site control for its LNG import project. Specifically, the Commission noted that it cannot determine who owns the so-called Wedge Lot and whether Weaver’s Cove...
LNG Export Permit for Kenai LNG Extended Without Requirement to Meet Local Demand
Posted on Oct 15, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LNG Export Permit for Kenai LNG Extended Without Requirement to Meet Local Demand
The U.S. Department of Energy has approved an extension of the permit allowing LNG export from the Kenai liquefaction facility. The order granting the extension is not conditioned on meeting local natural gas demand as requested by Alaskan lawmakers, but the Alaska Journal of Commerce reports that Kenai LNG partners ConocoPhillips and Marathon Oil already have acted to ensure that...
Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Favors Gas Supplies from Rocky Mountains Over LNG
Posted on Oct 14, 2010 in Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Favors Gas Supplies from Rocky Mountains Over LNG
Chris Dudley, Republican gubernatorial candidate in Oregon, told KATU that for economic reasons he favors securing domestic natural gas supplies for Oregon from the Rocky Mountains over foreign-sourced LNG via the Jordan Cove LNG import...