Freeport LNG to Receive Environmental Award
Posted on Apr 19, 2010 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Freeport LNG to Receive Environmental Award
Keep Texas Beautiful, a Texas environmental group, will present an award to Freeport LNG this summer which recognizes the company’s environmental policies. The Facts (Brazoria County, Texas) provides further...
Canadian Officials Reiterate Opposition to LNG Traffic in Canada’s Head Harbour Passage Following Progress on Energy Corridors
Posted on Apr 15, 2010 in Canada & Mexico, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Canadian Officials Reiterate Opposition to LNG Traffic in Canada’s Head Harbour Passage Following Progress on Energy Corridors
A number of Canadian officials reiterated the Harper Government’s opposition to LNG tanker traffic through Canadian waters of the Head Harbour Passage. These statements came following a decision by Maine lawmakers to end a moratorium on new energy corridors between Maine and New Brunswick. The Kennebec Journal offers further coverage. Separately, Mayor John Craig of St. Andrews,...
County Assessors to Appeal Arbitration Decision on Property Value of Elba Island LNG Terminal Site
Posted on Apr 15, 2010 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on County Assessors to Appeal Arbitration Decision on Property Value of Elba Island LNG Terminal Site
The Chatham County Board of Assessors has decided to appeal an arbitration panel’s determination that the Elba Island LNG terminal site was overvalued by more than $240 million for the years 2003-2007. According to the Savannah Morning News, the Board’s decision to appeal came after it found out that Elba Island LNG would be assessed less than $100,000 in fines and overdue...
FERC Determines AES Sparrows Point LNG Project Will Conform to Pennsylvania’s Air Quality Standards
Posted on Apr 14, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Determines AES Sparrows Point LNG Project Will Conform to Pennsylvania’s Air Quality Standards
Yesterday, FERC released its Final General Conformity Determination for Pennsylvania for the AES Sparrows Point LNG terminal and pipeline project. FERC concluded that LNG terminal and associated pipeline would conform to Pennsylvania’s air quality standards. The conformity determination is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
Oregon’s LUBA Rules in Favor of Opponents on Bradwood Landing LNG Permitting Appeal
Posted on Apr 13, 2010 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon’s LUBA Rules in Favor of Opponents on Bradwood Landing LNG Permitting Appeal
Oregon’s Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) remanded the Bradwood Landing LNG import project to Clatsop County on two zoning and environmental issues appealed by opponents of the project. LUBA determined that Clatsop County incorrectly determined that the Bradwood Landing LNG project was a “small or medium” development. The board also determined that further mitigation...
ConocoPhillips to Apply for Extension of LNG Export Permit for Kenai LNG Facility
Posted on Apr 9, 2010 in Liquefaction, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on ConocoPhillips to Apply for Extension of LNG Export Permit for Kenai LNG Facility
Testifying before the Alaskan Senate’s Resources Committee, a representative for ConocoPhillips said that his company will apply for an extension of its permit to export LNG from the Kenai LNG liquefaction facility through 2013. KTUU News notes that the current export permit expires next...