Downeast LNG Submits Application to FERC
Posted on Dec 27, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Downeast LNG Submits Application to FERC
The Bangor Daily News reports that Downeast LNG on Friday filed an application with FERC to site an LNG terminal in Robbinston, Maine, one week after rival developer Quoddy Bay LNG submitted its application to construct a terminal in Pleasant Point, Maine. Downeast LNG president Dean Girdis noted that Downeast LNG has already received local permits from Robbinston and has submitted...
AES Ocean Express Requests Extension of In-Service Date for Pipeline
Posted on Dec 27, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines | Comments Off on AES Ocean Express Requests Extension of In-Service Date for Pipeline
AES Ocean Express LLC has requested an extension of the in-service date for its FERC-approved natural gas pipeline from the Bahamas to Florida. AES requests that the date be moved from Jan. 29, 2007 to Jan. 29, 2011. According to AES’ motion filed Dec. 21, the Bahamian government’s delay in implementing LNG regulations in the Bahamas has prevented AES from obtaining...
Op-ed: LNG Developers “Exploit” Columbia River
Posted on Dec 22, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: LNG Developers “Exploit” Columbia River
A Wenatchee, Wash., resident says that mitigation proposals for the Columbia River demonstrate that the LNG industry is “buying its way to exploit the river.” His op-ed is carried by The Daily...
Local Businesses Say LNG Is Potential Threat to Tourism Industry
Posted on Dec 22, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Businesses Say LNG Is Potential Threat to Tourism Industry
Local business leaders in Oregon are concerned that the proposed construction of LNG infrastructure may disrupt the state’s tourism industry. “The worst possible scenario for the local tourism industry is if the cruise ships go away,” said the president of the Astoria Lodging Association. “That’s 40,000 people who come to Astoria who could disappear...
Jamaica Considers Coal Due to Shortage of Trinidadian LNG
Posted on Dec 22, 2006 in Liquefaction | Comments Off on Jamaica Considers Coal Due to Shortage of Trinidadian LNG
Jamaican government officials expressed concern that Trinidad and Tobago’s inability to supply Jamaica with LNG may threaten the proposed expansion of the Jamalco alumina refinery. As a result, Jamaica may turn to coal as an alternative energy source to help power the refinery and the national energy grid. Under a memorandum of understanding signed in 2004, Trinidad had planned...