Op-Ed Criticizes Southern LNG Trucking Proposal
Posted on Sep 29, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed Criticizes Southern LNG Trucking Proposal
An op-ed, penned by a risk assessment consultant and published by the Savannah Morning News, argues that the route Southeast LNG proposes to use to transport LNG by truck from the Elba Island LNG facility throughout the region is not appropriate due to the risks to infrastructure located along the proposed...
Op-Ed: Despite Political Opposition, Weaver’s Cove LNG Project Will Move Forward
Posted on Sep 28, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Despite Political Opposition, Weaver’s Cove LNG Project Will Move Forward
An executive with Weaver’s Cove Energy says in an op-ed piece carried by the Worcester Business Journal that despite local political opposition, the company will continue to develop its LNG import...
Resolution Opposing Offshore LNG Projects Advances in New Jersey Senate
Posted on Sep 28, 2010 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Resolution Opposing Offshore LNG Projects Advances in New Jersey Senate
The New Jersey Senate’s Environment and Energy Committee last week reported favorably SR58, a resolution that opposes the development of LNG facilities off the New Jersey coast. NJToday.net provides additional...
Oregon Asks Federal Court to Dismiss Pacific Connector Pipeline Suit
Posted on Sep 27, 2010 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Asks Federal Court to Dismiss Pacific Connector Pipeline Suit
Last week, the State of Oregon filed a motion to dismiss in a suit brought by Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline LP, a project associated with the Jordan Cove LNG project. The motion to dismiss argues that the court does not have jurisdiction and that Pacific Connector’s claims should have been brought before FERC. Oregon’s filing is available in the PACER system [subscription...
Maine Grants Calais LNG More Time for Financing Negotiations
Posted on Sep 21, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maine Grants Calais LNG More Time for Financing Negotiations
Maine’s Board of Environmental Protection has granted an extension of time to Calais LNG to allow the company to secure additional financing. Calais LNG now has until December 1, 2010, to file its completed application. Read more in the Bangor Daily...
Alabama Governor Approves TORP Bienville LNG Deepwater Port
Posted on Sep 16, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Alabama Governor Approves TORP Bienville LNG Deepwater Port
Alabama Governor Bob Riley (R) announced yesterday that he has approved the TORP Bienville LNG deepwater port proposed for offshore Alabama. Governor Riley cited TORP’s plan to employ a “closed loop” regasification system and the potential economic benefits of the project as key factors in his decision. The Press-Register provides further...