Federal Magistrate Recommends Partial Summary Judgment in Favor of Oregon LNG in Suit Against Port of Astoria
Posted on Nov 19, 2009 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Federal Magistrate Recommends Partial Summary Judgment in Favor of Oregon LNG in Suit Against Port of Astoria
Federal Magistrate Judge John Jelderks issued a recommendation this week to grant Oregon LNG’s motion for partial summary judgment in the terminal developer’s ongoing lawsuit against the Port of Astoria. Oregon LNG’s lawsuit alleges that the Port breached its agreement to extend the Port’s land lease with the State of Oregon for thirty years if Oregon LNG...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Nov 18, 2009 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
European Court of Human Rights Requests British Government Release Risk Assessments Performed Before Construction of LNG Terminals (The Guardian) Polish Gas Operator Plans for LNG Inflows (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription...
Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office Objects to Characterization of First Circuit Decision by Weaver’s Cove LNG
Posted on Nov 18, 2009 in Environmental, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office Objects to Characterization of First Circuit Decision by Weaver’s Cove LNG
The Rhode Island Department of Attorney General has filed an objection to Weaver’s Cove Energy’s characterization of an October 26, 2009, decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Specifically, the attorney general’s office argues that the decision does not mean that condition 24 of the order approving the Weaver’s Cove LNG project regarding...
Freeport LNG to Host Public Meeting on Emergency Response, Construction Plans
Posted on Nov 17, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Freeport LNG to Host Public Meeting on Emergency Response, Construction Plans
Residents of Quintana, Texas, are invited to a public meeting to be held today at the Freeport LNG terminal where company and federal officials will discuss the emergency response and construction plans associated with the LNG truck delivery proposal. The Facts (Brazoria County) reports that the meeting is scheduled to begin at 9...
Investigative Report Questions Role of Columbia Riverkeeper in Local Recall Election
Posted on Nov 17, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Investigative Report Questions Role of Columbia Riverkeeper in Local Recall Election
NorthCoastOregon.com suggests the Columbia Riverkeeper may have violated Internal Revenue Service rules governing nonprofit organizations by campaigning in the recall election of a commissioner in Clatsop County, Ore. The piece reports that a number of e-mails obtained by the newspaper provide evidence that Columbia Riverkeeper played a direct role in the recall campaign despite...
Jordan Cove LNG Application Not on Agenda for FERC’s Upcoming Meeting
Posted on Nov 13, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Jordan Cove LNG Application Not on Agenda for FERC’s Upcoming Meeting
The World (Coos Bay, Ore.) reports that the Jordan Cove LNG application is not on the agenda for FERC’s November 19, 2009, meeting despite requests from members of the local community that the Commission address the...