Bradwood Landing Opponents Pursuing Referendum on Zoning Law Changes
Posted on Apr 3, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Bradwood Landing Opponents Pursuing Referendum on Zoning Law Changes
The Daily Astorian reports that opponents of NorthernStar Natural Gas’ Bradwood Landing LNG terminal will seek a referendum on the twenty-seven changes to county land-use laws that the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners approved when they granted the project its Land Use Compatibility Statement. Organizers of the referendum have not yet begun seeking the 607 voter signatures...
Analysis: Unclear If N.Y. Governor Will Support Broadwater Proposal
Posted on Apr 3, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Analysis: Unclear If N.Y. Governor Will Support Broadwater Proposal
The New York Times offers an analysis of New York state politics as the April 11, 2008, deadline for a state decision on Broadwater Energy’s proposed LNG terminal approaches. The piece notes that former-Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D) might have been more likely to support the proposal than his successor, current Gov. David Paterson (D), but states that it is unclear what position Gov....
Weaver’s Cove CEO: LNG Terminal Would Generate Economic Activity, Bring Needed Energy to Southern Mass.
Posted on Apr 2, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove CEO: LNG Terminal Would Generate Economic Activity, Bring Needed Energy to Southern Mass.
In an op-ed published by the Herald News (Fall River, Mass.), Weaver’s Cove Energy CEO Gordon Shearer argues that his company’s proposed LNG terminal project would bring jobs and much-needed energy supplies to southern Massachusetts. Specifically, according to Shearer, Weaver’s Cove LNG would generate approximately $100 million in annual economic activity and nearly...
Southern LNG Donates $35,000 for Beach Restoration
Posted on Apr 2, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Southern LNG Donates $35,000 for Beach Restoration
Yesterday Southern LNG, a subsidiary of El Paso Corp. and operator of the Elba Island LNG import terminal, donated $35,000 to the City of Tybee, Ga., to help restore the city’s beach. Tybee Mayor Jason Buelterman noted that “[a]s a beneficiary of the Savannah River shipping channel,” Southern LNG is “committed to being a good neighbor and supporting...
Jamaican Government Expected to Delay Decision on LNG Import Terminal
Posted on Apr 2, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Jamaican Government Expected to Delay Decision on LNG Import Terminal
According to Stephen Wedderburn, LNG project manager for the state-owned Petroleum Corp. of Jamaica, the Jamaican government is expected to delay a final decision on the proposed LNG import terminal for the island nation. Wedderburn blamed the expected delay on unclear cost estimates and an ongoing debate about whether coal or natural gas would be better energy options for the future....