Op-Ed: Maine’s Energy Debate Should Be Better Informed
Posted on Feb 5, 2008 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Maine’s Energy Debate Should Be Better Informed
Sarah Miller, editor of World Gas Intelligence, states in an op-ed carried by the Bangor Daily News that Maine’s residents should be better informed as they debate the state’s options for future energy supplies. Specifically, Miller notes that expending time and effort opposing or supporting the LNG import facilities proposed for Downeast may not be productive because the...
No Decisions Yet on Bahamas LNG Projects
Posted on Feb 5, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on No Decisions Yet on Bahamas LNG Projects
Speaking to The Bahama Journal, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said that his government has not reached a final decision on the LNG regasification projects proposed for the country. Ingraham went on to note that “[w]e will look at the situation and make some judgments, but [LNG] was not a matter when we came to office that we gave very high priority to.” However, a...
FERC Announces Limited Scoping for Port Dolphin LNG Proposal
Posted on Feb 5, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Announces Limited Scoping for Port Dolphin LNG Proposal
Yesterday FERC announced the scoping period for the Port Dolphin LNG deepwater port proposal limited to the onshore pipeline and other facilities under FERC’s jurisdiction. The scoping period will close on March 5, 2008. Also, Port Dolphin LNG recently amended its proposed nearshore pipeline route, as well as other design aspects of the project, to “further minimize...
Costa Azul LNG Terminal Nears Start-Up
Posted on Feb 5, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Costa Azul LNG Terminal Nears Start-Up
Energia Costa Azul, the LNG import terminal constructed by Sempra Energy and Royal Dutch Shell is nearing commencement of operations. Read more at IndustrialInfo.com (carried via Market...
Op-Ed: Local Residents Should Voice Opposition to Broadwater Proposal to N.Y. Governor
Posted on Feb 4, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Local Residents Should Voice Opposition to Broadwater Proposal to N.Y. Governor
Robin Kriesberg, executive director of Friends of the Bay, has authored an op-ed in The Roslyn News urging local residents to contact Governor Eliot Spitzer (D-N.Y.) to express their opposition to the Broadwater LNG...