Downeast, Robbinston Agree on Compensation for Impacts from Proposed Terminal
Posted on Mar 7, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Downeast, Robbinston Agree on Compensation for Impacts from Proposed Terminal
Downeast LNG and the town of Robbinston, Maine, have entered into a Host Community Benefits Agreement that will compensate the town in exchange for the town’s support of the proposed LNG terminal. Under the terms of the agreement, Downeast will establish a community development fund with an annual contribution of up to $1.2 million after terminal operations commence. Downeast...
U.S. Rep. Baird Comes Out Against Bradwood Landing
Posted on Mar 6, 2007 in Environmental, Marine Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Safety & Security | Comments Off on U.S. Rep. Baird Comes Out Against Bradwood Landing
After reviewing the Waterway Suitability Report, Rep. Brian Baird (D-WA) has decided to oppose NorthernStar Natural Gas’ proposed terminal in Bradwood, Ore., directly across the Columbia River from his district. In a press release on his website, the Congressman identified “three main areas of great concern[]: the safety and security measures that would need to be...
Rep. Waxman Asks EPA for More Details Regarding Cabrillo Port Decision
Posted on Mar 6, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Rep. Waxman Asks EPA for More Details Regarding Cabrillo Port Decision
Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), chairman of the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, yesterday issued a new document request to the EPA regarding its reversal of its position as to whether mainland air pollution laws would apply to the planned Cabrillo Port offshore LNG terminal. Rep. Waxman says the EPA’s previous explanation to the Committee “provided no...
Op-Ed: Trinidad & Tobago and Jamaica Should Not Let LNG Cause Conflict
Posted on Mar 6, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Trinidad & Tobago and Jamaica Should Not Let LNG Cause Conflict
Jamaica Gleaner published an op-ed Sunday, written by the acting editor of The Trinidad Guardian, responding to a Gleaner editorial that had criticized the government of Trinidad for refusing to supply Jamaica with LNG. The op-ed blames multi-national corporations for creating the conflict and calls on each nation’s leaders to “talk about these issues in such a way that the...
Disagreement on Economic Effects of Sparrows Point Terminal
Posted on Mar 6, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Disagreement on Economic Effects of Sparrows Point Terminal
The Examiner (Baltimore) reports today that AES, the company proposing an LNG import facility at Sparrows Point, expects the project to have a $216 million positive impact on the local economy total. Fronda Cohen, the marketing and communications director of the Baltimore County Department of Economic Development, however, predicts that “from an economic development point of...