Climate Change Not Focus of Governor’s Decision
Posted on May 23, 2007 in Environmental, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Climate Change Not Focus of Governor’s Decision
An analysis published by UPI Energy notes that California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) did not specifically cite climate change or net carbon emissions as reasons why he denied BHP Billiton’s Cabrillo Port LNG proposal. Instead, the Governor’s decision focused on the local environmental impact of the...
Media Representatives Tour Proposed Broadwater Site
Posted on May 22, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Media Representatives Tour Proposed Broadwater Site
Broadwater LNG officials ferried reporters to the proposed Broadwater LNG terminal site yesterday. The Connecticut Post reports that Conn. state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal (D) met the journalists when they arrived back on shore following the tour and pledged to oppose the Broadwater LNG proposal to the U.S. Supreme Court, if...
Massachusetts State Senate Proposal to Restrict LNG Sites
Posted on May 22, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Massachusetts State Senate Proposal to Restrict LNG Sites
Massachusetts State Sen. Joan Menard (D-Fall River) has filed a budget amendment that would prohibit the issuance of state permits for LNG terminals that would be located within one mile of a school, nursing home, or hospital. Sen. Menard’s proposal is intended to block the proposed Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal, which would be located a half-mile from a school. The Herald...
LNG Opponents: Whale’s Death Underscores Need for Restrictions on Vessel Traffic
Posted on May 22, 2007 in Environmental, Marine Regulation | Comments Off on LNG Opponents: Whale’s Death Underscores Need for Restrictions on Vessel Traffic
Gloucester Daily Times (Mass.) reports that opponents of LNG terminals in the Northeast say the recent death of a humpback whale highlights the need for tighter restrictions for the increased vessel traffic expected as new LNG receiving terminals come online. A necropsy report concludes that the whale died soon after it was struck by an unidentified ship. The article also reports on...
Expert: Access to Global LNG Supplies Major Factor in U.S. Market
Posted on May 22, 2007 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Expert: Access to Global LNG Supplies Major Factor in U.S. Market
James Diemer, the managing director of Pace Global Energy, told attendees at the 6th Annual Platts LNG Conference that there will be a second wave of projects to expand U.S. LNG regasification capacity, which will likely come in the form of expansions to existing terminals. In the short-term, Diemer predicted that, because global liquefaction capacity is growing more slowly than U.S....