City Councils Address Weaver’s Cove LNG Issues
Posted on Mar 18, 2010 in Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on City Councils Address Weaver’s Cove LNG Issues
The Herald News (Fall River, Mass.) reports that the Fall River City Council voted down a resolution to invite representatives from Weaver’s Cove LNG to address a council subcommittee regarding its LNG project. Additionally, the Jamestown Press (Jamestown, R.I.) reports that the Jamestown Town Council discussed the Weaver’s Cove LNG project at its meeting earlier this week....
Port Considering Steps to Implement Court Order to Extend Land Lease for Oregon LNG Site
Posted on Mar 18, 2010 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Port Considering Steps to Implement Court Order to Extend Land Lease for Oregon LNG Site
The Daily Astorian reports that, following a preliminary injunction issued by a U.S. district court requiring the Port of Astoria to extend the master lease underlying a sublease to Oregon LNG at the site of the developer’s planned LNG import terminal, the port commissioners met Tuesday to consider the steps necessary to implement the court’s order. A number of the port...
California Terminates Clearwater Port LNG Application Due to Inactivity
Posted on Mar 17, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on California Terminates Clearwater Port LNG Application Due to Inactivity
The California State Lands Commission notified NorthernStar Natural Gas that it has terminated the Clearwater Port LNG project proposed for offshore California due to inactivity for a period exceeding six months. According to the Ventura Country Star, the project has been inactive for more than a year. An official with NorthernStar commented that he believes the project “is...
Environmental Groups Reiterate Their Opposition to LNG Projects Planned for Offshore New Jersey
Posted on Mar 17, 2010 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Environmental Groups Reiterate Their Opposition to LNG Projects Planned for Offshore New Jersey
A number of environmental groups have reiterated their opposition to the proposed LNG deepwater ports planned for offshore New Jersey in a statement directed to Governor Chris Christie (R) and other elected officials. Read more in the Independent (Aberdeen,...
Former Alaskan Senator Advocating Export of North Slope Gas to Asia
Posted on Mar 15, 2010 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, Pipelines, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Former Alaskan Senator Advocating Export of North Slope Gas to Asia
Revising his previous position on a natural gas pipeline that would transport gas from Alaska’s North Slope through Canada to markets in the lower 48 states, former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens is now advocating for North Slope gas to be piped to Kenai or Valdez on the Alaskan Pacific coast and exported to Asia as LNG. As reported by the Anchorage Daily News, Stevens no longer...
Editorial Endorses Weaver’s Cove, Praises CEO’s Testimony Before R.I. LNG Task Force
Posted on Mar 12, 2010 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial Endorses Weaver’s Cove, Praises CEO’s Testimony Before R.I. LNG Task Force
The Providence Journal carries an editorial today strongly supporting the proposed Weaver’s Cove LNG project and commending Gordon Shearer, the company’s CEO, for his testimony this week before the Rhode Island Senate’s LNG task...