Brownell Says New England Needs LNG Terminals
Posted on Jan 17, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Brownell Says New England Needs LNG Terminals
FERC Commissioner Nora Mead Brownell acknowledges that New England residents have the right to oppose LNG development in their neighborhoods, but warns that inadequate LNG terminals might prompt an energy shortfall in the region. Read more in yesterday’s Boston Herald. [Access to archived articles requires a...
Broadwater LNG Plan Poses Environmental Threats
Posted on Jan 17, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Broadwater LNG Plan Poses Environmental Threats
The communications director for the Connecticut Fund for the Environment says that Broadwater Energy’s assurances of an environmentally friendly LNG terminal lack substance. Read his opinion piece in The Hartford Courant. [Access to archived articles requires a...
Boundary Dispute Will Continue With New N.J. Governor
Posted on Jan 17, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Boundary Dispute Will Continue With New N.J. Governor
The Express-Times yesterday reported that Gov.-elect Jon Corzine will carry on the boundary dispute against Delaware as Gov. Richard Codey’s lawyer surrendered files on the proposed Crown Landing LNG project last...
AES Proposes LNG Terminal for Sparrows Point, MD
Posted on Jan 15, 2006 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on AES Proposes LNG Terminal for Sparrows Point, MD
The Washington Post is reporting today that AES Corp. is proposing a $400 million LNG terminal for Sparrows Point, Maryland, southeast of Baltimore. It will be located at the former Sparrows Point shipyard, and will include a 85-mile pipeline to a natural gas distribution center near Philadelphia. [Free registration required] The proposed location is on Mapquest here. Local Baltimore...
Weaver’s Cove Map Heightens Security Concerns
Posted on Jan 13, 2006 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove Map Heightens Security Concerns
A Fall River, Mass. resident has raised concerns that an aerial map of Hess LNG’s proposed terminal provides limited details, but also that additional information on where pipelines might run is available on the Internet and might get into the wrong hands. Read more in today’s Herald...