Op-Ed: Energy Policy Needed to Curb Increasing Natural Gas Rates
Posted on Jan 28, 2008 in Markets and Competition, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Energy Policy Needed to Curb Increasing Natural Gas Rates
An opinion article in the Democrat Herald (Albany, Ore.) notes that local retail natural gas rates have increased sharply and adds that although LNG could bring additional supply to the area, it takes several years to get an LNG terminal approved and then additional years to build it. The editorial cites the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG project as an example, arguing that even if the...
Multiple Agencies to Host Meeting on Bradwood LNG Project
Posted on Jan 28, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Multiple Agencies to Host Meeting on Bradwood LNG Project
On February 13, four state and federal agencies will meet in Astoria, Oregon to discuss the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG project. Agency representatives will describe their agencies’ authority and role with regard to Bradwood’s federal removal/fill permit request, and also receive questions and comments from the public. The Daily Astorian (Ore.) has complete meeting...
Editorial: Broadwater Must Guarantee Price and Supply Benefits to Long Island
Posted on Jan 28, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Broadwater Must Guarantee Price and Supply Benefits to Long Island
An editorial published in Newsday argues that Long Island homeowners and businesses will benefit from the proposed Broadwater LNG project only if its developers offer a long-term guarantee of discounted gas to the region’s electric...
Broadwater Proposal Awaits “Crucial” Decision
Posted on Jan 28, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Broadwater Proposal Awaits “Crucial” Decision
The New York Times reports that the New York State Department of State plans to announce on February 12 whether it finds the proposed Broadwater LNG project consistent with the state’s Coastal Zone Management Act plan. Additionally, a spokesman for New York Governor Eliot Spitzer (D) said that the decision will be followed by a formal statement on the project by the governor,...
Rising Global Demand May Lead to Decreased U.S. Imports
Posted on Jan 25, 2008 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Rising Global Demand May Lead to Decreased U.S. Imports
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that despite new North American terminal capacity that is scheduled to come online this year, rising LNG demand in other areas of the world may lead to decreased U.S. imports. Executive vice president of Pace Global Energy, James Diemer, stated, “We may be put in a situation where we’re going to have to attract [LNG] (via...