First Circuit Affirms Lower Court’s Decision Presuming State Concurrence Under CZMA for Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Oct 27, 2009 in Environmental, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on First Circuit Affirms Lower Court’s Decision Presuming State Concurrence Under CZMA for Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has affirmed a previous decision by a federal district court that interpreted the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) to resolve a dispute between the Weaver’s Cove LNG import project and the Rhode Island Coastal Management Council (RICMC). To date, RICMC had not acted on the application to dredge in state waters submitted by...
Mass. Attorney General, Fall River Reply to Weaver’s Cove LNG Filing
Posted on Oct 26, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mass. Attorney General, Fall River Reply to Weaver’s Cove LNG Filing
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley and the City of Fall River, Mass., have filed a reply to a recent Weaver’s Cove Energy filing. The two parties from Massachusetts contend that FERC’s recent determination that Weaver’s Cove Energy has control over a parcel of land known as the “wedge lot” provides additional support for rehearing in this...
No Action Taken by Port Authority on Extension of Jordan Cove LNG Site Agreement
Posted on Oct 26, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on No Action Taken by Port Authority on Extension of Jordan Cove LNG Site Agreement
KCBY News reports that no action was taken by the Port of Coos Bay at a meeting last Thursday afternoon on extending an agreement that gives Jordan Cove LNG the option to purchase the site for its planned LNG...
Fall River Comments on Weaver’s Cove Energy’s Revised LNG Vapor Plan
Posted on Oct 22, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Technology | Comments Off on Fall River Comments on Weaver’s Cove Energy’s Revised LNG Vapor Plan
Yesterday the City of Fall River, Mass., filed comments with FERC regarding the revised LNG vapor dispersion mitigation plan filed by Weaver’s Cove Energy last May. Specifically, Fall River contends that Weaver’s Cove’s vapor dispersion plan is not adequately supported by scientific and computer modeling evidence. Find Fall River’s comments in the FERC eLibrary...
Negotiations Over Project Site Continue Between Port, Jordan Cove LNG
Posted on Oct 22, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Negotiations Over Project Site Continue Between Port, Jordan Cove LNG
The World reports that negotiations are ongoing between the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay and Jordan Cove Energy Project over the extension of a land purchase option agreement for the Jordan Cove project site. The Port’s commissioners have scheduled a meeting for this afternoon to consider the...
Sempra Holds Grand Opening for Cameron LNG
Posted on Oct 22, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Sempra Holds Grand Opening for Cameron LNG
Yesterday Sempra Energy hosted a grand opening for its Cameron LNG terminal in Hackberry, La. KPLC News reports that Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) and a number of other state dignitaries attended the...