Rhode Island House Passes Measure Adjusting Minimum Clearance Requirement for Ships Transiting Under Bridges
Posted on Jun 3, 2010 in Marine Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Rhode Island House Passes Measure Adjusting Minimum Clearance Requirement for Ships Transiting Under Bridges
Yesterday the Rhode Island House of Representatives passed HB 7014 requiring 30 feet of clearance between a transiting vessel that is over 150 feet long and carrying a “hazardous material” as its primary cargo and the underside of a bridge. Speaking to the Providence Journal, sponsor of the bill Rep. Douglas W. Gablinkse (D) said that the objective of this legislation is to...
Op-Ed: Weaver’s Cove LNG Project Should Be Moved Offshore
Posted on May 27, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Weaver’s Cove LNG Project Should Be Moved Offshore
An op-ed carried by the Jamestown Press (R.I.) argues that Weaver’s Cove LNG project developer Hess LNG ought to relocate the project to a site offshore. The piece notes public safety, economic, and environmental concerns with the project as currently...
Editorial Supports Application of Wild and Scenic Designation to Taunton River
Posted on May 26, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial Supports Application of Wild and Scenic Designation to Taunton River
An editorial published in today’s Herald News (Fall River, Mass.) offers support for the U.S. Department of Interior’s conclusion that it will “be unable to find [the Weaver’s Cove LNG] project consistent with the Taunton Wild and Scenic River designation,” noting that the Weaver’s Cove project could affect the local economy and...
Protest Planned for Palomar Pipeline Developer’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting
Posted on May 26, 2010 in Pipelines, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Protest Planned for Palomar Pipeline Developer’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting
Opponents of the planned Palomar natural gas pipeline project have announced that they will protest the Northwest Natural Gas Co. annual shareholders’ meeting, scheduled for this Thursday. Northwest Natural is Palomar pipeline project developer. The Portland Business Journal provides more...
Safe Harbor LNG Project Remains Possible
Posted on May 24, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Safe Harbor LNG Project Remains Possible
Following New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s (R) announcement of his opposition to the LNG projects proposed for offshore New Jersey, the Long Island Herald provides an update on the status of the Safe Harbor LNG project. The piece also offers reactions from a number of energy and environmental...
Kenai LNG to Seek Two-Year Extension of Export License
Posted on May 21, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Kenai LNG to Seek Two-Year Extension of Export License
This week, Dan Clark, ConocoPhillips’ manager of the Kenai LNG facility, said that his company will request a two-year extension of its license to export LNG from its Cook Inlet liquefaction facility. Read more in the Alaska...