Op-eds: Americans Should Manage LNG Operations
Posted on May 1, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-eds: Americans Should Manage LNG Operations
An Oxnard, Calif. resident argues that LNG vessels en route to the United States should be operated by Americans to minimize potential homeland security threats. “It’s a sensible way to conduct shipping business and port security,” she says. A Port Hueneme, Calif. resident agrees, adding that Americans should operate BHP Billiton’s proposed Cabrillo Port LNG...
Northern Star Natural Gas Renews Crystal Clearwater Port Proposal
Posted on May 1, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Northern Star Natural Gas Renews Crystal Clearwater Port Proposal
The Pacific Coast Business Times reports on NorthernStar Natural Gas’ effort to revitalize the Crystal Clearwater Port LNG proposal. The project previously stalled in June 2005, when Woodside Natural Gas withdrew from a deal to develop the terminal proposed off Ventura County, Calif. with Crystal Energy. NorthernStar says it will file a new application with the California State...
Local Citizen Lays Claim to Lot at Weaver’s Cove
Posted on May 1, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Citizen Lays Claim to Lot at Weaver’s Cove
A former Fall River City Council candidate and critic of the Weaver’s Cove LNG project has set up a campsite on a 1.19-acre “wedge lot” located within the proposed terminal’s thermal exclusion zone. David Frederick is claiming “squatter’s rights” to the land, which is owned by the state, in an attempt to prevent Hess LNG from exercising the...
AES to Hold Public Meetings on Sparrows Point LNG Plan
Posted on May 1, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on AES to Hold Public Meetings on Sparrows Point LNG Plan
Interested parties are invited to attend two hearings this week on AES’ plan to build an LNG facility in Dundalk, Md. The first meeting will take place Wednesday night, May 3, in Bel Air. The other meeting has been scheduled for Thursday night in Pasadena. Additional details are available in today’s Baltimore Sun. [Access to archived articles requires a...