Mass. Gubernatorial Candidate Takes Position on Proposed Battery Rock Terminal
Posted on Oct 19, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mass. Gubernatorial Candidate Takes Position on Proposed Battery Rock Terminal
Kerry Healey, who is among four candidates running for governor of Massachusetts, calls AES’ plan to build an LNG terminal on Outer Brewster Island “the least objectionable of the four proposals which I have seen so far,” citing the proposed facility’s distance from population centers and fishing grounds. According to The Patriot Ledger, the other gubernatorial...
Lynn City Council May Lack Jurisdiction Over LNG Facilities
Posted on Oct 19, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Storage | Comments Off on Lynn City Council May Lack Jurisdiction Over LNG Facilities
The Lynn City Council’s proposed ordinance requiring security measures at LNG facilities in the city may infringe on the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Energy’s authority to regulate natural gas infrastructure in the state, according to The Boston Globe. However, Council president J. Timothy Phelan says, “If this passes, and they don’t think...
First LNG Fueling Station Opens in Ventura County
Posted on Oct 19, 2006 in Markets and Competition, Safety & Security | Comments Off on First LNG Fueling Station Opens in Ventura County
The Ventura County Star reports that the first LNG fueling station in Ventura County opened on Saturday. LNG trucked from Wyoming will supply the station, which will be used to fuel county garbage trucks. According to a county air quality official, the station will not receive LNG from any of California’s proposed LNG terminals. [Free registration...
AES: Anti-LNG Activist’s Views at Odds with Neutral State Task Force
Posted on Oct 19, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on AES: Anti-LNG Activist’s Views at Odds with Neutral State Task Force
AES has filed a complaint with the Maryland Ethics Commission, alleging that LNG Opposition Team leader Sharon Beazley’s vocal animosity toward the proposed Sparrows Point LNG terminal hinders her ability to serve as an unbiased co-chair of the state-appointed task force created to study terminal siting issues. Read more in today’s edition of The Baltimore...
Shortage of Natural Gas Leading to Inactive Liquefaction Projects
Posted on Oct 18, 2006 in Liquefaction | Comments Off on Shortage of Natural Gas Leading to Inactive Liquefaction Projects
A shortage of feedstock gas has led to a number of global liquefaction projects operating at less than full capacity, according to this week’s edition of World Gas Intelligence. The publication attributes the shortfall to, among other things, declining reserves and political unrest in LNG-producing countries such as Oman, Malaysia, Nigeria, and Trinidad & Tobago....