Mass. State Senate Revives Battery Rock LNG Bill
Posted on Jun 22, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mass. State Senate Revives Battery Rock LNG Bill
The Massachusetts State Senate yesterday referred to two joint committees proposed legislation that would allow AES to build an LNG terminal on Outer Brewster Island. The House had attempted to refer the bill only to the committee whose chair sponsored it, prompting concern from some legislators and opponents of the project regarding favorable treatment. “I think there are such...
Increased LNG Supply Will Temper Price Volatility
Posted on Jun 22, 2006 in Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Increased LNG Supply Will Temper Price Volatility
Increased and diversified gas supply, including LNG imports, may “not necessarily” lead to a substantial decrease in the price of natural gas on the West Coast, butwill help ease price volatility, according to Northwest Gas Association executive director Dan Kirschner. He acknowledged that new sources of supply are needed to limit price fluctuations and that LNG must...
In Depth: Report from the NCEP forum “Ending the Stalemate on LNG Facility Siting”
Posted on Jun 22, 2006 in "In Depth", Environmental, Federal Regulation, Safety & Security | Comments Off on In Depth: Report from the NCEP forum “Ending the Stalemate on LNG Facility Siting”
On June 21,the National Commission on Energy Policy held a forum in Washington, D.C., entitled”Ending the Stalemate on LNG Facility Siting.”The forum wasco-sponsored by the Center for LNG, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and the American Chemistry Council. In a panel presentation addressing environmental concerns related to terminal siting, Jim Walpole,...
Tidewalker Associates to Conduct Feasibility Study
Posted on Jun 21, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Tidewalker Associates to Conduct Feasibility Study
FERC’s Division of Hydropower has given Tidewalker Associates permission to conduct a three-year feasibility study for its proposed tidal energy project, which would be augmented by an LNG terminal in Cutler, Maine. However, developer Normand Laberge says he will not pursue the LNG element until the fate of two proposed Passamaquoddy Bay terminals becomes clear. “If the...
Schwarzenegger Decision on Cabrillo Port Expected in 2006
Posted on Jun 21, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Schwarzenegger Decision on Cabrillo Port Expected in 2006
BHP Billiton’s Cabrillo Port LNG terminal “should come before” Gov. Arnold Schwarzenneger by the end of 2006 for his decision under the Deepwater Port Act, according to California Resources Agency Undersecretary of Energy Affairs Joe Desmond. “I say ‘should’ because many of these projects have experienced delays at different times…but under the...