Conn. Attorney General Wants Disclosure of Broadwater Safety Documents
Posted on Feb 16, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Conn. Attorney General Wants Disclosure of Broadwater Safety Documents
In a letter sent yesterday to FERC, Conn. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal asks the agency to release design and safety-related details of the proposed Broadwater terminal. Blumenthal characterizes FERC’s CEII policy as an impediment to open discussions on the issues surrounding the Broadwater LNG proposal, saying that withholding safety documents hampers the public’s...
Coast Guard to Issue Final Environmental Impact Statements for Two Offshore LNG Terminals
Posted on Feb 16, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Coast Guard to Issue Final Environmental Impact Statements for Two Offshore LNG Terminals
After postponing the offshore LNG terminal licensing process for several proposals last year, the US Coast Guard says it plans to issue two final environmental impact statements in the near future for two Gulf of Mexico projects: Freeport-McMoRan’s Main Pass Energy Hub, 38 miles east of Venice, Louisiana, and ConocoPhillips’ Compass Port off Dauphin Island, Ala. The...
Coast Guard Official Says Crown Landing Proposal Needs Additional Security Resources
Posted on Feb 16, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Coast Guard Official Says Crown Landing Proposal Needs Additional Security Resources
The News Journal today reports that the US Coast Guard and BP have scheduled a meeting for Friday to flesh out details regarding security measures outlined by the agency for the company’s proposed Crown Landing LNG terminal. Capt. David L. Scott, the Delaware Bay sector commander, says that tanker security procedures are manageable if there are sufficient resources. Scott also...
Cheniere President: NYMEX Henry Hub Will Become Global Benchmark
Posted on Feb 16, 2006 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Cheniere President: NYMEX Henry Hub Will Become Global Benchmark
The NYMEX Henry Hub gas price will become a global price indicator for LNG, according to Cheniere LNG President Keith Meyer. At yesterday’s UBS 2006 Natural Gas and Electric Utilities conference in New York, Meyer said that international buyers are increasingly comfortable “with the liquidity and the oversight” of NYMEX pricing, as opposed to LNG prices tied to crude...
AES Offers Tax Benefit to Hull, Mass. Residents
Posted on Feb 16, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on AES Offers Tax Benefit to Hull, Mass. Residents
The Boston Globe today reports on the billboard paid for by LNG opposition group Save the Brewsters. The billboard reads “The Harbor Islands Are Not for Sale” and will remain in place for a month. AES Inc. proposes to lease Outer Brewster Island and build an LNG terminal there, resulting in approximately $3.5 million in property taxes paid to Hull. Doing so would involve...