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Lawsuit Anticipated in Dispute Over Air Quality Standards at Cabrillo Port

Industry insiders speculate that BHP Billiton may face a legal challenge involving its Cabrillo Port LNG project and the Clean Air Act if the Coast Guard ultimately authorizes  the facility.  Critics charge that the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Coast Guard are not enforcing the CAA and Deepwater Port Act, which require LNG developers to meet local...

Resident Says His Image Was Misused in SES Advertising

A Long Beach, Calif. resident says that his image was inappropriately used by Sound Energy Solutions in advertising materials disseminated to locals in support of the company’s bid to construct an LNG terminal in the city. In an op-ed published in today’s Long Beach Press Telegram, Don Darnauer says he does not support the project, despite SES’ attempts to portray...

Quoddy Bay Official Seeks Support from Sunrise County Economic Committee

Quoddy Bay’s project manager yesterday presented details of the company’s proposed LNG terminal before the Sunrise County Economic Committee, which previously endorsed a rival project proposed by Downeast LNG. Brian Smith on Tuesday pitched his project to the committee, offering to deliver “initiatives” such as helping to attract cruise ships, returning rail service to the...

Mexico Postpones Issuance of Manzanillo Tenders

Mexico’s state-owned power company, Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE), plans to issue tenders for building and supplying the 500 MMcf/d Manzanillo LNG facility a month later than scheduled due to a procedural amendment that allows CFE to approve the project without the consent of the finance ministry. “We estimate that in the month of May, around the middle of May,...

Legislators Urge USCG to Block Weaver’s Cove Project

In response to FERC’s refusal Monday to reopen the Weaver’s Cove record, Sens. Edward M. Kennedy and John F. Kerry, and U.S. Reps. Barney Frank and James P. McGovern, yesterday wrote a letter asking Admiral Thomas Collins to apply Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular No. 05-05 to the proposed project. NVIC 05-05 sets out the Waterway Suitability Assessment process, and...

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