Talks Dormant on Northern Washington Terminal Site
Posted on Mar 5, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Talks Dormant on Northern Washington Terminal Site
Lummi Indian Business Council vice chairman Willie Jones described the discussions over building an LNG terminal on tribal land at Cherry Point, Wash., as “pretty much dormant at this point.” The Bellingham Herald, however, notes that the northern Washington site may be a natural location for a terminal because existing refineries already handle Alaskan crude oil. Natural...
Patent Awarded for Regasification Process
Posted on Mar 5, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Patent Awarded for Regasification Process
OilOnline reports that Mustang Engineering and Wood Group have been awarded a U.S. patent for Smart Air Vaporization, a closed-loop regas process that they expect will reduce fugitive air emissions and fuel gas usage. The process is currently being installed at Trunkline LNG in Lake Charles,...
NJ Governor Believes Design Alternatives Exist for Crown Landing
Posted on Mar 5, 2007 in Liquefaction, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on NJ Governor Believes Design Alternatives Exist for Crown Landing
In the event that the U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of Delaware regarding its border dispute with New Jersey related to BP’s proposed Crown Landing LNG terminal, New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine believes that the terminal can be designed to avoid Delaware’s jurisdiction. A spokesperson for BP, however, expressed reservations about having to proceed with an alternative...
Maine BEP Allows Thirteen Intervenors
Posted on Mar 5, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maine BEP Allows Thirteen Intervenors
The Maine Board of Environmental Protection granted 13 parties intervenor status Thursday in Downeast LNG’s application to build an import facility in Robbinston, Maine. Bangor Daily News has the intervenor list and...
Editorial: Maine-New Brunswick Debate Should Stay Rational
Posted on Mar 5, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Editorial: Maine-New Brunswick Debate Should Stay Rational
The Maine Sunday Telegram criticized statements made last week by Wayne Steeves, a New Brunswick minority-party legislator, as “fear-mongering,” and called for FERC to conduct an unbiased review of the disputed Quoddy Bay and Downeast LNG...