Editorial: Oregon Has Little Input in LNG Siting Process
Posted on Jan 16, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Oregon Has Little Input in LNG Siting Process
An editorial published by the Register Guard (Eugene, Ore.) argues that Oregon has too little input in the LNG facility siting process and urges Congress to amend the 2005 Energy Policy Act to grant more authority to the...
Editorial: Connecticut Officials’ Opposition to LNG “Wrong”
Posted on Jan 16, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Connecticut Officials’ Opposition to LNG “Wrong”
An editorial offered by the Republican American (Waterbury, Conn.) argues that certain Connecticut state officials, including Gov. M. Jodi Rell (R-Conn.) and Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, bear some responsibility for the state’s high energy costs because of their continued opposition to reasonable energy projects, such as the proposed Broadwater LNG facility. The piece...
CLNG Executive Says Main Obstacles to Terminal Construction are Investment Costs and Lack of Supply
Posted on Jan 16, 2008 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on CLNG Executive Says Main Obstacles to Terminal Construction are Investment Costs and Lack of Supply
Bill Cooper, executive director of the Center for Liquefied Natural Gas (CLNG), told the Houston Chronicle that he believes the two main obstacles to LNG terminal construction in the United States are rising construction costs and difficulties securing LNG supplies. In his interview with the Chronicle, Cooper also noted that he believes it is unlikely that LNG exporting countries...
AGPA Asks Alaska to Reconsider Its Proposal
Posted on Jan 16, 2008 in Liquefaction, Pipelines, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on AGPA Asks Alaska to Reconsider Its Proposal
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that the Alaska Gasline Port Authority (AGPA) has requested that the state of Alaska reconsider its application to build a natural gas pipeline to a proposed liquefaction plant in Valdez. The AGPA proposal was one of four rejected by the...
FERC to Hold Technical Conference Today on Sparrows Point LNG
Posted on Jan 15, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC to Hold Technical Conference Today on Sparrows Point LNG
FERC will convene a technical conference today regarding AES’ proposed Sparrows Point LNG terminal and pipeline, focusing on the plan to construct a portion of the pipeline in the right of way of Baltimore Gas & Electric. Today’s Federal Register provides additional...