Bahamian Prime Minister Promises Regulations; Cat Cay Residents Call For LNG Referendum
Posted on Sep 12, 2006 in State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Bahamian Prime Minister Promises Regulations; Cat Cay Residents Call For LNG Referendum
According The Bahama Journal, Bahamian Prime Minster Perry Christie yesterday announced that his administration will not enter a heads of agreement with AES to build the proposed terminal until regulations are put in place to govern an LNG industry in the Bahamas. In related news, Cat Cay Club President Lance Mortensen and other residents who believe that LNG development will threaten...
Response to Unattended Rental Truck at Everett LNG Terminal
Posted on Sep 11, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Response to Unattended Rental Truck at Everett LNG Terminal
Massachusetts state and local police have found no security threat after responding Saturday night to reports of an unattended rental truck parked near the Distrigas LNG terminal in Everett, Mass. The incident comes about a week before local emergency personnel’s Sept. 17 homeland security drill, which will involve a staged threat against the LNG terminal. “This is a good...
Op-ed: Cheaper Natural Gas Prices Not Worth Poor Air Quality
Posted on Sep 11, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: Cheaper Natural Gas Prices Not Worth Poor Air Quality
In response to The Los Angeles Times’ coverage of the proposed Cabrillo Port LNG terminal’s potential impact on air quality in Ventura County, a Newbury Park, Calif., resident says “most would much rather pay higher natural gas prices than choke on more smog.” His op-ed is in yesterday’s edition of The Los Angeles Times. [Free registration...
FERC: Scheduling Order for Bradwood Landing Premature
Posted on Sep 11, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC: Scheduling Order for Bradwood Landing Premature
In a Sept. 7 letter to the developers of the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG terminal, FERC declined to establish a schedule imposing deadlines for required federal authorizations. Instead, the Commission indicated that NorthernStar Energy LLC and Bradwood Landing LLC must satisfy outstanding information requests from FERC and the U.S. Coast Guard, and must file necessary permit...
FERC Staff Questions Calhoun LNG’s Plan for Spill Impoundment
Posted on Sep 11, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, Storage | Comments Off on FERC Staff Questions Calhoun LNG’s Plan for Spill Impoundment
In a letter to Calhoun LNG, FERC Staff questioned Calhoun’s plan to use one shared impoundment area for multiple LNG storage tanks at its proposed LNG terminal in Port Lavaca, Texas. “[S]taff questions the ability of the common LNG storage tank impoundment system to adequately maintain the integrity of the tanks during an impoundment fire.” Before FERC can complete a...