Trunkline LNG Terminal to Shutdown for Upgrades
Posted on Apr 21, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Trunkline LNG Terminal to Shutdown for Upgrades
The Trunkline LNG terminal in Lake Charles, La., will halt commercial operations on May 22 to begin planned upgrades. Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that the shutdown is expected to last until mid-June and is unlikely to substantially affect the U.S. LNG...
Op-Ed Critical of Continued Development of Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Apr 21, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed Critical of Continued Development of Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
In a guest opinion article in the Fall River Herald News (Mass.), a leader of the opposition to the proposed Weaver’s Cove LNG import terminal argues that Weaver’s Cove is wrong to persist with the proposal after recent regulatory setbacks to the...
Ballot Language Submitted for Referendum on Bradwood Landing LNG Decision
Posted on Apr 21, 2008 in Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Ballot Language Submitted for Referendum on Bradwood Landing LNG Decision
Opponents of the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG import terminal filed a ballot title with the Clatsop County Clerk’s office late last week. According to the Daily Astorian, if the referendum is included on the September ballot, voters will be asked whether they approve of the Clatsop County Commission’s decision to allow pipelines associated with the proposed Bradwood...
Weaver’s Cove to Present LNG Offloading Plan at Meeting
Posted on Apr 18, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove to Present LNG Offloading Plan at Meeting
On Wednesday, April 23, Weaver’s Cove Energy officials will present publicly their proposed LNG tanker offloading plan at a Mount Hope Bay, Mass., Board of Selectmen meeting. The revised plan calls for LNG to be transported four miles by pipeline from Mount Hope Bay to storage tanks in Fall River rather than being unloaded in Fall River, a plan that the Coast Guard determined to...
Sparrow’s Point Safety and Security Meeting Planned
Posted on Apr 18, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Sparrow’s Point Safety and Security Meeting Planned
An Office of Homeland Security official will speak at a community meeting next Tuesday regarding safety and security issues associated with the proposed Sparrows Point LNG terminal, the Baltimore Sun...