Town Council Establishes Committee to Oppose Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Jul 16, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Town Council Establishes Committee to Oppose Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
The Bristol, R.I., Town Council has formed a blue ribbon committee to prepare a report analyzing the potential environmental effects of the Weaver’s Cove LNG project and to produce a list of technical questions for the town to submit to the project developers. EastBayRI.com also reports that the town council adopted a resolution formally opposing the LNG...
Maine BEP Agrees to Delay Hearings on Calais LNG Project
Posted on Jul 15, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maine BEP Agrees to Delay Hearings on Calais LNG Project
Despite opposition from the U.S. National Parks Service, the Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) has agreed to delay hearings on the proposed Calais LNG regasification project. The hearings were originally planned to begin next week, but the Press Herald (Portland, Maine) reports that no new hearing date has been set. A BEP official notes that the BEP has incurred significant...
Calais LNG Seeks Delay for State Hearings
Posted on Jul 14, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Calais LNG Seeks Delay for State Hearings
Yesterday, Calais LNG requested a delay of the hearings before the Maine Board of Environmental Protection, which are scheduled to begin next week. The Bangor Daily News also notes that the Calais Planning Board approved Calais LNG’s proposed site plan for the...
Hearings on Calais LNG Proposal to Begin Next Week
Posted on Jul 13, 2010 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Hearings on Calais LNG Proposal to Begin Next Week
The Telegraph-Journal (New Brunswick) reports that the Maine Board of Environmental Protection will convene a series of hearings on the planned Calais LNG import terminal beginning next...
Alaskan Legislators Raise Concerns With LNG Export Permit Extension
Posted on Jul 9, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Alaskan Legislators Raise Concerns With LNG Export Permit Extension
A number of Democratic state legislators in Alaska have raised concerns over ConocoPhillips and Marathon Oil’s request to extend their Kenai LNG export permit until 2013. Among their concerns is fear that local natural gas needs are not being considered sufficiently by federal regulators. KTUU News offers further...
Local Resident, Environmental Groups Appeal Lease Renewal for Oregon LNG Site
Posted on Jul 8, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Resident, Environmental Groups Appeal Lease Renewal for Oregon LNG Site
The Sierra Club, a local environmental group called Bark, and a local resident have joined in an appeal of the lease renewal for the Oregon LNG site. According to the Daily Astorian, the parties are requesting that the Oregon Department of State Lands reconsider its decision to renew its land lease to the Port of Astoria, which in turn subleases the land to Oregon...