BP Pipeline Damage in AK Prompts Criticism Over Crown Landing
Posted on Aug 15, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on BP Pipeline Damage in AK Prompts Criticism Over Crown Landing
Opponents of BP’s proposed Crown Landing LNG terminal in Logan Township, N. J., are citing the recent pipeline integrity problems with BP’s oil pipeline in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, as another reason to question the project’s potential safety and environmental impacts. However, BP’s Crown Landing spokesperson Tom Mueller dismissed the criticism from local...
Appellate Court Consolidates Appeals in Weaver’s Cove Matter
Posted on Aug 15, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Appellate Court Consolidates Appeals in Weaver’s Cove Matter
A federal appellate judge has ordered opponents of the Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal to consolidate their appeals of FERC’s July 2005 approval of the project and denial of a rehearing, according to today’s Herald News. The Conservation Law Foundation, the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board, attorneys general from Rhode Island and Massachusetts, the City of Fall...
State Agencies Discuss Involvement in Bradwood Landing Proceeding
Posted on Aug 14, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on State Agencies Discuss Involvement in Bradwood Landing Proceeding
The Clatskanie Chief provides additional detailed coverage of an Aug. 3 public meeting for the Bradwood Landing proposal, explaining the permits and approvals required. At the meeting, attendees raised concerns about whether project developer NorthernStar Natural Gas explored other viable sites for the project and whether the company has applied to all the necessary local...
Sabine Pass Dredging Enhances Fishing Opportunities
Posted on Aug 14, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Sabine Pass Dredging Enhances Fishing Opportunities
Robert Sloan, a columnist for The Beaumont Enterprise, says that dredge spoils from the construction of Cheniere’s Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Cameron Parish, La., have created habitat for “an abundance of marine animals like shrimp, mullet, shad, speckled trout and redfish,” and corresponding opportunities for recreational...
Onboard Regas Projects Explored
Posted on Aug 14, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Onboard Regas Projects Explored
The Boston Globe takes a look at onboard regasification vessels and the Excelerate Energy terminal proposed offshore Massachusetts, discussing their merits relative to onshore LNG terminals. [Free registration...