Downeast LNG Receives Conditional Permit from Robbinston Planning Board
Posted on Feb 20, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Downeast LNG Receives Conditional Permit from Robbinston Planning Board
The Robbinston, Maine Planning Board gave Downeast LNG a conditional permit Thursday, signifying that the proposed LNG terminal satisfies the applicable land-use ordinance. The Bangor Daily News reports that there was “no organized opposition” at the meeting, with the exception of a petition to table the application. Downeast must now seek state and federal approvals for...
Conflicting Perspectives on Georgia Legislation
Posted on Feb 20, 2006 in Environmental, Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Conflicting Perspectives on Georgia Legislation
An editorial in today’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution criticizes HB 1325, saying the bill would force customers who are already facing expensive gas bills this season to bear the costs of a $300 million pipeline project. In a separate op-ed, Georgia State Rep. Jeff Lewis, chairman of the House Public Utilities and Telecommunications Committee and a proponent of the bill, says the...
Philadelphia City Council Passes Nonbinding Resolution Opposing PGW Proposal
Posted on Feb 17, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Philadelphia City Council Passes Nonbinding Resolution Opposing PGW Proposal
The Philadelphia City Council yesterday voted 12-2 in “unqualified opposition to any project that would create an LNG shipping terminal” in Port Richmond, despite not having the project proposal before it. Council authorization of the proposal is required since it is proposed by PGW, the city’s utility. Council members Michael A. Nutter and Rick Mariano had voted...
Md. Lawmakers Propose Bills Restricting LNG Facility Siting
Posted on Feb 17, 2006 in LNGLawBlog, State and Local Issues, Storage | Comments Off on Md. Lawmakers Propose Bills Restricting LNG Facility Siting
The Prince George’s County delegation to the Maryland General Assembly has proposed a law prohibiting approval of “a special exception for property to be used as a liquefied natural gas storage facility if the PG County District Council determines that the proposed use is unreasonably close to a heavily populated area or a public transportation center.” Bill 927...
Investors Pull Out of Port Westward LNG
Posted on Feb 17, 2006 in Financing, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Investors Pull Out of Port Westward LNG
The Daily Astorian reports that Port Westward LNG has temporarily suspended its proposal for an LNG terminal near the lower Columbia River because the company has not been able to secure control of the proposed project site. According to the CEO of Port Westward, project investors have withdrawn their financial support, which appears to have derailed a December 2005 negotiated lease...