Rhode Island House Committee Approves LNG Exclusion Zones
Posted on Apr 13, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Rhode Island House Committee Approves LNG Exclusion Zones
An amended bill attempting to control LNG vessel transit in Rhode Island was approved by the Rhode Island House Environment and Natural Resources Committee yesterday evening. If passed, the legislation proposed by Rep. Raymond Gallison (D-Bristol) would create an exclusion zone around LNG vessels. No people, piers, flammable materials or facilities on state lands could be located...
Op-ed: California Needs LNG to Meet Energy Shortfall
Posted on Apr 13, 2006 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: California Needs LNG to Meet Energy Shortfall
A Westlake Village, Calif. resident says that energy giants would not invest billions of dollars to import LNG into the United States if it were an “unproven new scheme,” as characterized in a previous opinion piece. “This level of investment means they are certain the demand will be there and, if California wants in, it had better figure out the permitting morass or...
Maine Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over Access to Quoddy Bay Records
Posted on Apr 13, 2006 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maine Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over Access to Quoddy Bay Records
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court yesterday heard oral arguments in the appeal of a ruling that said the Passamaquoddy Tribe is not subject to the state’s Freedom of Access Act. The Bangor Daily News and Quoddy Tides sued the Tribe for denying reporters access to council meetings where the land lease for Quoddy Bay LNG was being discussed. At issue is whether the Tribe acted as a...
Deal Reached on Jordan Cove Pipeline Project
Posted on Apr 13, 2006 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Deal Reached on Jordan Cove Pipeline Project
Fort Chicago, Williams Companies Inc. and PG&E Corporation, signed a formal partnership agreement regarding the Pacific Connector Pipeline, a proposal initially announced in February to construct a 225-mile natural gas transmission line that would link the planned Jordan Cove LNG facility to markets in California, Oregon and Nevada. The partners expect to initiate an open season...
ConocoPhillips Schedules Vendor Fair for Compass Port Project
Posted on Apr 13, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on ConocoPhillips Schedules Vendor Fair for Compass Port Project
In an effort to keep its promise to spend $100 million in Alabama on the construction of the proposed offshore Compass Port LNG terminal, ConocoPhillips announced that it will sponsor a vendor fair on April 24 in Mobile for companies potentially interested in the project. According to Steve Lawless, the company’s manager of stakeholder relations and permitting, the fair is...