St. Andrews Mayor Leaves Downeast LNG Meeting
Posted on Feb 16, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on St. Andrews Mayor Leaves Downeast LNG Meeting
St. Andrews Mayor John Craig today expressed his opposition to Downeast LNG’s proposal by abruptly leaving a meeting held by the company. Other critics told Downeast LNG President Dean Girdis to take his project elsewhere. “You have 3,000 miles of (Maine coast) to choose from, just not here,” said Nancy McIntosh, who once served as an advisor to the former Liberal...
Save The Bay Requests Supplemental EIS for Weaver’s Cove
Posted on Feb 16, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNGLawBlog, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Save The Bay Requests Supplemental EIS for Weaver’s Cove
Today, Save The Bay filed a letter with FERC requesting a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement to “address new and unevaluated environmental concerns” arising from Weaver’s Cove Energy’s decision to use smaller LNG vessels on a more frequent basis in order to navigate under the Brightman Street Bridge. Anticipating a three-fold increase in vessel...
Open Houses for Maine Terminal Proposals
Posted on Feb 16, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Open Houses for Maine Terminal Proposals
The Bangor Daily News reports on a series of open houses for the proposed Quoddy Bay and Downeast LNG terminals, including a meeting between Downeast and Robbinston’s planning board and a social gathering hosted by Save Passamaquoddy Bay. “We will use your comments to develop the draft environmental impact statement,” said Robert Kopka, FERC’s...
Op-ed: Power Plants Can Help Regasify LNG
Posted on Feb 16, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: Power Plants Can Help Regasify LNG
A Mobile, Ala. resident suggests that LNG developers enlist the help of power companies to regasify LNG, as an alternative to using the open-loop system proposed for some offshore terminals. “Such an alliance would keep the processes ‘green’ by limiting the thermal impact of both processes and would be virtually cost-free once the piping loop was installed.” His...
Gulf Coast Energy Forum Looks at Gas Supply
Posted on Feb 16, 2006 in E&P, Environmental, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Gulf Coast Energy Forum Looks at Gas Supply
Alabama Gov. Bob Riley commented on LNG at the Gulf Coast Energy Forum in Mobile, Ala. on Monday, saying that “certain environmental protections” must be implemented before a terminal project goes forward in or near the state. Michael Zenker, managing director for global gas at Cambridge Energy Research Associates, said that importing LNG is critical to easing the...