Gas Market Expert Argues All-Land Pipeline Better Deal for Alaska Than LNG
Posted on Jan 5, 2006 in Liquefaction, LNGLawBlog, Markets and Competition, Pipelines, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Gas Market Expert Argues All-Land Pipeline Better Deal for Alaska Than LNG
The January issue of the Alaska Journal of Commerce reports on a speech by University of Alaska Professor Douglas Reynolds, in which he argues that Alaska would benefit more from an all-land pipeline from Alaska through Canada to the Lower 48 than from building a liquefaction facility at Valdez and shipping the LNG to the U.S. West Coast. Reynolds asserts that as a result of...
Delaware Urges Supreme Court To Appoint Special Master in Boundary Case with New Jersey
Posted on Jan 5, 2006 in LNGLawBlog, Marine Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Delaware Urges Supreme Court To Appoint Special Master in Boundary Case with New Jersey
In a responsive motion filed with the U.S. Supreme Court on December 28, Delaware has asked the Court to appoint a Special Master to conduct a fact-finding procedure, including comprehensive “historical research,” in order to determine the states’ ability to regulate use of the Delaware River. New Jersey previously requested that the Court make a decision in 2006,...
Canadian Environmental Minister Determines Comprehensive Study Required for Proposed Keltic LNG Terminal
Posted on Jan 5, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, LNGLawBlog, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Canadian Environmental Minister Determines Comprehensive Study Required for Proposed Keltic LNG Terminal
The Canadian Minister of the Environment has determined that the proposed Keltic LNG terminal in Goldboro, Nova Scotia, must undergo a comprehensive environmental assessment in order to obtain authorization. The assessment will include review of the construction, operation and maintenance of the proposed facility, including the regasification plant, the marine transfer pipelines,...
Bahamian Diplomat Opposes Government Capitulation to U.S. on Proposed LNG Terminal
Posted on Jan 5, 2006 in LNGLawBlog, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Bahamian Diplomat Opposes Government Capitulation to U.S. on Proposed LNG Terminal
The Bahamian ambassador to China and former ambassador to the EU, Sir Arthur Foulkes, opposes the proposed LNG terminals in the Bahamas and the associated pipeline to Florida. He argues that the LNG project will damage the area’s tourism industry and comments on recent statements by Prime Minister Perry Christie and U.S. Ambassador John Rood. The article is carried on the...
Oral Arguments in Islander East Dispute
Posted on Jan 4, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Pipelines, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oral Arguments in Islander East Dispute
Before the 2nd Circuit yesterday, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal challenged the constitutionality of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which allows energy facility developers to sue in the U.S. Court of Appeals when a state agency issues, conditions or denies certain permits required under federal law. “This case is the very first time in our nation that the Energy...