FERC Denies Quoddy Bay LNG’s Request for Rehearing
Posted on Jul 20, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Denies Quoddy Bay LNG’s Request for Rehearing
FERC denied Quoddy Bay LNG’s request for a rehearing in the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline expansion proceeding yesterday. FERC rejected Quoddy Bay’s argument that its approval of the expansion of the Maritimes& Northeast Pipeline should be conditioned on Canada’s allowing LNG carriers to transit through the Head Harbour Passage. Among its reasons for denying...
Delays Likely for Sparrows Point Approval
Posted on Jul 20, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Delays Likely for Sparrows Point Approval
The Dundalk Eagle (Md.) reports that both county officials and AES representatives anticipate that the legal issues surrounding the Sparrows Point LNG regasification proposal will likely delay the FERC approval timeline. Kent Morton, AES Sparrows Point project director, said that it was previously expected that FERC’s ruling regarding construction of the project would be issued...
Canadian Fisherman Testifies Before Maine Environmental Panel
Posted on Jul 20, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Canadian Fisherman Testifies Before Maine Environmental Panel
Laurence Cook, a Canadian lobsterman, testified against the Downeast LNG proposal this week before the Maine Board of Environmental Protection, stating that lobstermen would be negatively impacted by LNG tanker traffic and that the proposed terminal would by located in a lobster nursery area. Cook, the only Canadian fisherman permitted to speak at the hearing, said he was allowed to...
NATS: World Events Will Likely Slow U.S. LNG Imports
Posted on Jul 19, 2007 in Markets and Competition | Comments Off on NATS: World Events Will Likely Slow U.S. LNG Imports
NATS predicts that recent world events including the nuclear accident in Japan, storage tank problems in Korea, and the shutdown of the CATS pipeline in the U.K. may tighten the global LNG market and slow down U.S. LNG imports. NATS suggests these events may contribute to lower U.S. LNG import volumes. [Subscription...
Local Residents Express Views on Downeast LNG Proposal
Posted on Jul 19, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Local Residents Express Views on Downeast LNG Proposal
As the series of public forums continued, local residents expressed their views on the Downeast LNG terminal proposal. Both supporters and opponents offered comments at the three-hour hearing, raising issues regarding safety, the local economy, and the environment. Another hearing is scheduled for tonight at Calais High School (Maine). The Bangor Daily News offers further...