Congress of Councils Schedules Meeting for Next Week
Posted on Sep 1, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Congress of Councils Schedules Meeting for Next Week
A group seeking to represent communities affected by the planned Weaver’s Cove LNG project, the Congress of Councils, has scheduled a meeting for September 8, 2010, in Jamestown, R.I. The Providence Journal offers further...
Developers of Pacific Connector Pipeline Project File Suit Against Oregon State Officials
Posted on Sep 1, 2010 in Litigation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Developers of Pacific Connector Pipeline Project File Suit Against Oregon State Officials
Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline LP has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon alleging that opposition to the Jordan Cove LNG project has led state officials to “unreasonably delay and substantially interfere with the overall permitting and construction” of the pipeline project. The complaint is available in the PACER system under Docket No....
Kenai LNG Backers Seek Reauthorization of Export License Without Conditions Sought by Alaskan Legislators
Posted on Aug 31, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Kenai LNG Backers Seek Reauthorization of Export License Without Conditions Sought by Alaskan Legislators
On August 17, 2010, ConocoPhillips requested that the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy extend the export license for the Kenai LNG liquefaction facility without the limitations requested by a number of Alaskan state legislators. In its letter to the U.S. Department of Energy, ConocoPhillips argued that existing contractual arrangements “would satisfy...
Rhode Island Congressional Delegation Raise Concerns with Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Aug 31, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Rhode Island Congressional Delegation Raise Concerns with Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Earlier this month members of Rhode Island’s congressional delegation wrote to FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff expressing their concern with the planned Weaver’s Cove LNG import project. In their letter, available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No. CP04-36, the Members of Congress also invited Chairman Wellinghoff and the other FERC commissioners to meet with the...
Editorial Argues FERC Should Slow Review of Elba Island LNG Trucking Proposal
Posted on Aug 30, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial Argues FERC Should Slow Review of Elba Island LNG Trucking Proposal
An editorial published by the Savannah Morning News asks FERC to extend the public comment deadline in the Elba Island LNG truck transportation proceeding and argues that project backers should work more closely with Savannah...
Washington State Denies Water Quality Certification for Bradwood Landing Pipeline Project
Posted on Aug 30, 2010 in Environmental, Pipelines, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Washington State Denies Water Quality Certification for Bradwood Landing Pipeline Project
Earlier this month the Department of Ecology for the State of Washington denied an application for water quality certification filed by NorthernStar Energy, LLC for the Bradwood Landing Pipeline project. In its denial letter, available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No. CP06-365, the Department of Ecology noted that NorthernStar failed to submit enough information for the Department...