Quoddy Bay LNG Seeks Reconsideration of BIA Decision on Lease of Project Site
Posted on May 7, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Quoddy Bay LNG Seeks Reconsideration of BIA Decision on Lease of Project Site
Donald Smith, president of Quoddy Bay LNG, told the Telegraph-Journal that he has asked the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs to reconsider its decision to cancel the company’s lease of the project site on tribal...
Court Upholds Division of Property Taxes Paid by Gulf LNG
Posted on May 6, 2010 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Court Upholds Division of Property Taxes Paid by Gulf LNG
A chancery judge for Jones County, Miss., has decided to uphold the division of property taxes paid by Gulf LNG among local communities and school districts. The Mississippi Press provides further...
Port Commissioners to Discuss Settlement with Oregon LNG Tonight
Posted on May 6, 2010 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Port Commissioners to Discuss Settlement with Oregon LNG Tonight
The Port of Astoria Port Commission scheduled a meeting this evening to discuss the proposed settlement between the Port and Oregon LNG regarding an extension of the sublease for the Oregon LNG facility site. The Daily Astorian provides further...
Public Hearing Scheduled on Pipeline Associated with Jordan Cove LNG
Posted on May 6, 2010 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Public Hearing Scheduled on Pipeline Associated with Jordan Cove LNG
The World (Coos Bay, Ore.) reports that the Coos County Planning Department scheduled a public meeting for May 20, 2010, to take testimony regarding the planned Pacific Connector natural gas pipeline. The Pacific Connector project is associated with the proposed Jordan Cove LNG regasification...
FERC Nominees Questioned Regarding States’ Role in Siting LNG Terminals
Posted on Apr 28, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Nominees Questioned Regarding States’ Role in Siting LNG Terminals
Under questioning from Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, two FERC nominees offered their reactions to the suggestion that state authorities ought to have a greater role in LNG terminal siting decisions. Commission nominee Cheryl LaFleur said that she believes states could “usefully play a bigger role” in the LNG siting...
U.S. BIA Cancels Tribe’s Deal with Quoddy Bay LNG
Posted on Apr 28, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on U.S. BIA Cancels Tribe’s Deal with Quoddy Bay LNG
This week the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) cancelled Quoddy Bay LNG’s contract with the Passamaquoddy Tribe to use a portion of the tribe’s land to construct an LNG import terminal. Quoddy Bay LNG President Don Smith told the Bangor Daily News that he intends to request that the BIA reconsider its...