Rhode Island Appeals U.S. Coast Guard’s Determination of Waterway Suitability for Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Dec 4, 2009 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Rhode Island Appeals U.S. Coast Guard’s Determination of Waterway Suitability for Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
The State of Rhode Island has filed an appeal of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Letter of Recommendation that determined waterways associated with the Weaver’s Cove LNG project were suitable for the LNG vessel traffic. The appeal is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
Energy Action Northwest Files Complaint with IRS Against Local LNG Opposition Group
Posted on Dec 3, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Energy Action Northwest Files Complaint with IRS Against Local LNG Opposition Group
Energy Action Northwest announced this week that it has filed a complaint with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service alleging that a local LNG opposition group, Columbia Riverkeeper, improperly participated in recent recall elections involving a number of Clatsop County, Ore.,...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Dec 3, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
“Majority of Residents” Can’t Hear South Hook LNG Alarm (Milford Mercury) No Risks as LNG Mooring Ropes “Parted” at South Hook LNG Terminal (Milford Mercury)
Freeport LNG: Natural Gas Leak Posed No Danger to Public
Posted on Dec 3, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Freeport LNG: Natural Gas Leak Posed No Danger to Public
An official with Freeport LNG told The Facts (Brazoria County, Texas) that a leak of natural gas occurred during annual preventative maintenance to a pipeline at the Freeport terminal yesterday at approximately 10:30 a.m. The incident caused a loud noise and town officials in Quintana, Texas, considered evacuating the town before receiving information regarding the incident from...
Rhode Island Towns File Appeal of USCG Decision on Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Dec 3, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Rhode Island Towns File Appeal of USCG Decision on Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
The towns of Bristol and Tiverton, R.I., filed a joint appeal of the U.S. Coast Guard’s determination that the waterways associated with the Weaver’s Cove LNG import project are suitable for the project. The appeal is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
Rhode Island Requests Appeal of Coast Guard LOR in Weaver’s Cove LNG Proceeding
Posted on Dec 2, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Rhode Island Requests Appeal of Coast Guard LOR in Weaver’s Cove LNG Proceeding
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has filed an appeal of the U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port’s determination regarding waterway suitability for the Weaver’s Cove LNG project. The DEM alleges that the Captain of the Port’s decision was arbitrary and capricious, the Coast Guard’s procedures violate that National Environmental...