Rhode Island House Approves Exclusion Zones Around LNG Vessels
Posted on May 12, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Rhode Island House Approves Exclusion Zones Around LNG Vessels
The Providence Journal reports that legislation that would regulate LNG vessel transit through Narragansett Bay cleared the state House on Wednesday. The bill creates an exclusion zone that would prohibit LNG vessels from transiting near residential areas and certain infrastructure. “We have to protect the people and the other assets of the state of Rhode Island,” said...
Delaware: BP Orchestrating New Jersey’s Border Dispute Case
Posted on May 12, 2006 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Delaware: BP Orchestrating New Jersey’s Border Dispute Case
Delaware state attorneys maintain that classified documents can prove that BP offered New Jersey “promises of economic and other assistance” in exchange for New Jersey challenging Delaware’s authority to block BP’s Crown Landing LNG project. As the U.S. Supreme Court case over a disputed boundary between the states continues,BP spokesman Tom Mueller and New...
Compass Port LNG Meeting Planned for Next Week
Posted on May 12, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Compass Port LNG Meeting Planned for Next Week
The Mobile Register reports that Alabama Gov. Bob Riley and the Gulf Fisheries Alliance are scheduled to attend a public meeting in Mobile on May 24 to discuss ConocoPhillips’ Compass Port LNG terminal planned offshore Alabama. [Access to archived articles requires a...
Bodman Unresponsive to Congressmen’s Request on Regional Siting
Posted on May 12, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Bodman Unresponsive to Congressmen’s Request on Regional Siting
The Herald News today reports that DOE Secretary Samuel Bodman has yet to respond to a request by New England congressmen that he hold a summit on the regional siting of LNG facilities. The congressmen met with Bodman last week, and reiterated their request in a May 9 letter; a spokesman for Bodman said the Secretary has not seen the letter yet, but “certainly respects [the...
Blanco Demands a Share of Profits from Offshore LNG Terminals
Posted on May 12, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Blanco Demands a Share of Profits from Offshore LNG Terminals
In the wake of Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco’s veto of Freeport-McMoran’s Main Pass LNG facility permit, LNG developers and industry analysts are concerned that her veto stipulation that the state receive a portion of the revenue generated from offshore LNG import facilities in the Gulf Coast could discourage LNG development in the area. “The concept of revenue sharing for...